AI training jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-15, AI training appears in 176 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for AI Trainer roles, with demand down 22% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-15

Postings · last 90 days
176
Demand vs prior month
down 22% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top job title · 11% require it
Top hiring metro
Washington

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Frequently asked questions about AI training

+Is AI training in demand in 2026?

Yes. AI training appears in 176 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-15, with demand down 22% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for AI Trainer roles (11% of AI Trainer postings list it).

+What jobs require AI training?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-15, the job titles most likely to require AI training are AI Trainer (11% of postings list AI training), AI Training Expert (9% of postings list AI training), Software Engineer (9% of postings list AI training).

+What skills are commonly paired with AI training?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-15), AI training most often appears alongside data labeling, data annotation, text generation, AI inference, quality assurance.

+Where is AI training most in demand?

As of 2026-09-15, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring AI training are Washington, Tel Aviv, New York City, San Francisco, Austin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly job postings requiring AI training — last 90 days

Job titles most likely to require AI training

RolePostings mentioning% requiring
AI Trainer2011.4%
AI Training Expert169.1%
Software Engineer169.1%
Quality Assurance Lead63.4%
AI Content Evaluator42.3%
AI Evaluator42.3%
AI Training Contributor31.7%
Product Manager31.7%
AI Safety Evaluator21.1%
AI Systems Engineer21.1%

Top metros hiring for AI training

NamePostingsShare
Washington105.7%
Tel Aviv42.3%
New York City31.7%
San Francisco31.7%
Austin10.6%
Canary Wharf10.6%
Costa Mesa10.6%
Dallas10.6%
Denmark10.6%

Skills commonly paired with AI training

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-15. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index