speech recognition jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, speech recognition appears in 150 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for AI Tutor roles, with demand down 49% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about speech recognition
+Is speech recognition in demand in 2026?
Yes. speech recognition appears in 150 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 49% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for AI Tutor roles (21% of AI Tutor postings list it).
+What jobs require speech recognition?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require speech recognition are AI Tutor (21% of postings list speech recognition), Machine Learning Engineer (13% of postings list speech recognition), AI Engineer (9% of postings list speech recognition).
+What skills are commonly paired with speech recognition?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), speech recognition most often appears alongside machine learning, speech processing, accent variation analysis, phonology, Phonetics.
+Where is speech recognition most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring speech recognition are San Francisco, Palo Alto, London, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new speech recognition content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring speech recognition — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require speech recognition
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| AI Tutor | 32 | 21.3% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 19 | 12.7% |
| AI Engineer | 14 | 9.3% |
| Software Engineer | 11 | 7.3% |
| ML Engineer | 6 | 4.0% |
| AI Trainer | 4 | 2.7% |
| Research Scientist | 4 | 2.7% |
| AI Data Associate | 3 | 2.0% |
| Applied Scientist | 3 | 2.0% |
| Machine Learning Data Associate | 3 | 2.0% |
Top metros hiring for speech recognition
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 14 | 26.4% |
| Palo Alto | 10 | 18.9% |
| London | 7 | 13.2% |
| Bengaluru | 5 | 9.4% |
| Hyderabad | 4 | 7.5% |
| Tokyo | 4 | 7.5% |
| Copenhagen | 3 | 5.7% |
| Gdańsk | 3 | 5.7% |
| Munich | 3 | 5.7% |
Skills commonly paired with speech recognition
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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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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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