Amazon EMR jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, Amazon EMR appears in 170 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Data Engineer roles, with demand up 18% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about Amazon EMR
+Is Amazon EMR in demand in 2026?
Yes. Amazon EMR appears in 170 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand up 18% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Data Engineer roles (43% of Data Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Amazon EMR?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require Amazon EMR are Data Engineer (43% of postings list Amazon EMR), Software Engineer (12% of postings list Amazon EMR), Data Scientist (3% of postings list Amazon EMR).
+What skills are commonly paired with Amazon EMR?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), Amazon EMR most often appears alongside Python, SQL, Amazon S3, AWS Glue, AWS Lambda.
+Where is Amazon EMR most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Amazon EMR are Bengaluru, Hyderabad, New York City, Austin, Dublin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Amazon EMR content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring Amazon EMR — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require Amazon EMR
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 73 | 42.9% |
| Software Engineer | 20 | 11.8% |
| Data Scientist | 5 | 2.9% |
| Software Data Engineer | 5 | 2.9% |
| Staff Data Engineer | 5 | 2.9% |
| Big Data Engineer | 4 | 2.4% |
| Engineering Manager | 4 | 2.4% |
| Data Architect | 3 | 1.8% |
| ML Engineer | 3 | 1.8% |
| Machine Learning Solutions Architect | 3 | 1.8% |
Top metros hiring for Amazon EMR
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 12 | 28.6% |
| Hyderabad | 9 | 21.4% |
| New York City | 5 | 11.9% |
| Austin | 4 | 9.5% |
| Dublin | 3 | 7.1% |
| San Francisco | 3 | 7.1% |
| Boston | 2 | 4.8% |
| Brazil | 2 | 4.8% |
| Cairo | 2 | 4.8% |
Skills commonly paired with Amazon EMR
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. 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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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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