model training jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, model training appears in 1,142 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Machine Learning Engineer has the most postings mentioning model training, with demand down 44% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is model training in demand in 2026?
Yes. model training appears in 1,142 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 44% vs the prior 4 weeks. Machine Learning Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning model training (24.2% of all postings mentioning model training).
+What jobs require model training?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning model training are ML Platform Engineer (29.8% of that role’s postings mention model training), Machine Learning Research Engineer (20.6% of that role’s postings mention model training), AI Research Scientist (15.0% of that role’s postings mention model training).
+What skills are commonly paired with model training?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), model training most often appears alongside Python, machine learning, model evaluation, PyTorch, model deployment.
+Where is model training most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring model training are San Francisco, New York City, London, Mountain View, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring model training — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require model training
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| ML Platform Engineer | 14 | 29.8% |
| Machine Learning Research Engineer | 7 | 20.6% |
| AI Research Scientist | 12 | 15.0% |
| Applied ML Engineer | 3 | 14.3% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 276 | 12.1% |
| Machine Learning Systems Engineer | 3 | 11.1% |
| AI Scientist | 9 | 10.6% |
| Lead Data Scientist | 10 | 10.3% |
| ML Ops Engineer | 4 | 9.8% |
| Deep Learning Engineer | 3 | 9.1% |
Roles with the most model training postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Machine Learning Engineer | 276 | 24.2% |
| Software Engineer | 82 | 7.2% |
| ML Engineer | 76 | 6.7% |
| Data Scientist | 70 | 6.1% |
| Research Engineer | 36 | 3.2% |
| AI Engineer | 34 | 3.0% |
| Product Manager | 24 | 2.1% |
| AI/ML Engineer | 22 | 1.9% |
| Applied Scientist | 22 | 1.9% |
| Research Scientist | 16 | 1.4% |
Top metros hiring for model training
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 108 | 9.5% |
| New York City | 72 | 6.3% |
| London | 48 | 4.2% |
| Mountain View | 46 | 4.0% |
| Bengaluru | 26 | 2.3% |
| Seattle | 22 | 1.9% |
| San Jose | 18 | 1.6% |
| Singapore | 17 | 1.5% |
| Toronto | 16 | 1.4% |
Skills commonly paired with model training
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning model training by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s model training postings by all model training postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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