text annotation jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, text annotation appears in 126 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Language Specialist roles, with demand down 93% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about text annotation
+Is text annotation in demand in 2026?
Yes. text annotation appears in 126 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 93% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Language Specialist roles (48% of Language Specialist postings list it).
+What jobs require text annotation?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require text annotation are Language Specialist (48% of postings list text annotation), AI Data Contributor (10% of postings list text annotation), AI Data Annotator (10% of postings list text annotation).
+What skills are commonly paired with text annotation?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), text annotation most often appears alongside translation, Linguistics, language teaching, editing, linguistic annotation.
+Where is text annotation most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring text annotation are Leisure World, Port of Spain, London, Italy, Malta, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new text annotation content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring text annotation — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require text annotation
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Language Specialist | 61 | 48.4% |
| AI Data Contributor | 13 | 10.3% |
| AI Data Annotator | 12 | 9.5% |
| AI Data Expert | 10 | 7.9% |
| AI Content Reviewer | 4 | 3.2% |
| AI Content Expert | 3 | 2.4% |
| AI Evaluator | 3 | 2.4% |
| AI Annotation Specialist | 1 | 0.8% |
| AI Content Evaluator | 1 | 0.8% |
| AI Data Associate | 1 | 0.8% |
Top metros hiring for text annotation
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Leisure World | 26 | 59.1% |
| Port of Spain | 5 | 11.4% |
| London | 3 | 6.8% |
| Italy | 2 | 4.5% |
| Malta | 2 | 4.5% |
| Poland | 2 | 4.5% |
| Singapore | 2 | 4.5% |
| Addis Ababa | 1 | 2.3% |
| Cairo | 1 | 2.3% |
Skills commonly paired with text annotation
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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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