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The AI Training Jobs Index

From 3 Aug 2026 to 11 Oct 2026, open AI training roles on the platforms tracked throughout went up 10.5% (index 110.5); platforms listed 232 new roles in the last week and the advertised median stood at $55/hr.

Data window
3 Aug 2026 to 11 Oct 2026
10 weeks, UTC
Computed
18 Oct 2026, 17:41 UTC
Moves on every Monday
Source
The public job boards of the AI training platforms this site tracks, read every day. Apply clicks are made on AITraining.jobs.
Method
Version 1. Definitions
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the index in the week of 5 Oct 2026 (first week = 100)
110.5
open roles in the last week, all platforms
2,653
new listings in the last week
232
median advertised rate
$55/hr

Key findings

  1. 1

    On the 15 platforms tracked throughout, open roles went up 10.5%, from about 1,474 in the week of 3 Aug 2026 to 1,628 in the week of 5 Oct 2026.

    Figure 2
  2. 2

    Platforms listed about 273 new roles a week over the last four weeks, against 305 a week in the four before (-10.6%).

    Figure 3
  3. 3

    The median advertised rate of open roles moved from $65/hr to $55/hr between the first and the last week.

    Figure 4
  4. 4

    Apply clicks per open role went from 0.04 a week in the week of 3 Aug 2026 to 0.42 in the week of 5 Oct 2026, as the roles listed and the site's audience changed.

    Figure 5

Figure 1

The index at a glance

How did the market change between the first and the last week?

MeasureWeek of 3 Aug 2026Week of 5 Oct 2026Change
Open roles (fixed panel)1,4741,628+10.5%
Open roles (all tracked platforms)1,4742,653+80.0%
New listings in the week282232-17.7%
Removed in the week285260-8.8%
Median advertised rate$65/hr$55/hr-15.4%
Apply clicks per open role0.040.42+1,033.7%

Sample. The first and the last complete week of 3 Aug 2026 to 11 Oct 2026.

Open roles are the average over the week's days; the rate and the share of roles stating pay are read at the start of each week.

Source. AITraining.jobs Research, The AI Training Jobs Index, live data.

Figure 2

Open roles, week by week

Is the number of open AI training roles rising or falling?

WeekOpen roles (fixed panel)Index
3 to 9 Aug
1,474
100.0
10 to 16 Aug
1,505
102.1
17 to 23 Aug
1,582
107.3
24 to 30 Aug
1,600
108.6
31 Aug to 6 Sep
1,623
110.1
7 to 13 Sep
1,687
114.5
14 to 20 Sep
1,652
112.1
21 to 27 Sep
1,637
111.1
28 Sep to 4 Oct
1,617
109.7
5 to 11 Oct
1,628
110.5

Sample. Average open roles over each week's days, on the 15 platforms tracked since 3 Aug 2026 (the fixed panel), 3 Aug 2026 to 11 Oct 2026.

The index is the panel's open roles against the week of 3 Aug 2026 (100). Platforms first tracked later appear only in the last column, so their arrival never reads as hiring growth.

Source. AITraining.jobs Research, The AI Training Jobs Index, live data.

Figure 3

New and removed listings, week by week

How many AI training roles are listed and taken down each week?

WeekNew listingsRemoved
3 to 9 Aug
282
285
10 to 16 Aug
243
154
17 to 23 Aug
161
125
24 to 30 Aug
204
196
31 Aug to 6 Sep
282
211
7 to 13 Sep
574
955
14 to 20 Sep
202
203
21 to 27 Sep
354
266
28 Sep to 4 Oct
304
406
5 to 11 Oct
232
260

Sample. Listings on the platforms' job boards, 3 Aug 2026 to 11 Oct 2026, by ISO week (Monday to Sunday, UTC).

Each platform's first week in this dataset (its back catalogue) is not counted as new listings.

Source. AITraining.jobs Research, The AI Training Jobs Index, live data.

Figure 4

The advertised median rate, week by week

Are advertised rates for AI training work moving?

WeekMedian advertised rateRoles stating a rate
3 to 9 Aug
$65
87.7%
10 to 16 Aug
$65
88.9%
17 to 23 Aug
$65
89.6%
24 to 30 Aug
$65
89.2%
31 Aug to 6 Sep
$65
89.6%
7 to 13 Sep
$65
87.4%
14 to 20 Sep
$60
84.2%
21 to 27 Sep
$55
83.2%
28 Sep to 4 Oct
$55
82.7%
5 to 11 Oct
$55
82.1%

Sample. Roles open at the start of each week that state an hourly rate, 3 Aug 2026 to 11 Oct 2026.

The median follows the mix of open roles as well as rates themselves.

Source. AITraining.jobs Research, The AI Training Jobs Index, live data.

Figure 5

Applicant interest per open role, week by week

Is competition for each opening rising or falling?

WeekClicks per open role
3 to 9 Aug
0.04
10 to 16 Aug
0.13
17 to 23 Aug
0.12
24 to 30 Aug
0.06
31 Aug to 6 Sep
0.14
7 to 13 Sep
0.16
14 to 20 Sep
0.19
21 to 27 Sep
0.31
28 Sep to 4 Oct
0.34
5 to 11 Oct
0.42

Sample. Apply clicks on a specific role on AITraining.jobs, 3 Aug 2026 to 11 Oct 2026, against the roles open that week.

It rises with AITraining.jobs's own audience as well as with interest in the work: read it beside the other weeks, not as a market total.

Source. AITraining.jobs Research, The AI Training Jobs Index, live data.

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Method and definitions

The public job boards of the AI training platforms this site tracks, read every day. Apply clicks are made on AITraining.jobs. Every figure is computed by one database query over the window shown, the same query for the live report and for every edition. Each figure states its sample beneath it.

Fixed panel
The platforms already tracked when the window opens. The index follows their open roles, so a platform added later never reads as market growth.
Index
The panel's average open roles in a week, divided by the same in the base week, times 100.
Open role
A role listed by a given day and still in its platform's feed that day.
New listing
A role that first appeared during the window on a platform already tracked before that week. A platform's first week in this dataset is its back catalogue and is not counted as new.
Removed listing
A role that left its platform's feed during the window.
Advertised pay
The hourly figure a posting states (the middle of a stated range). Medians need at least 8 roles stating a rate; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
Clicks per open role a week
Apply clicks on AITraining.jobs divided by the days the roles were open, times 7.
Window
Live: the last twelve complete ISO weeks (Monday to Sunday, UTC), from the week of 3 Aug 2026 at the earliest. Edition: the weeks of one calendar month.

What this data cannot tell you

  • Platforms that recruit without a public job board are not counted. Several large ones invite workers to projects directly.
  • A listing is not a hire. Some platforms keep evergreen roles open for months, and some post one listing per language or country.
  • Apply clicks measure interest among the people who use AITraining.jobs, and what is shown first gets clicked more.
  • Before 3 Aug 2026 this dataset's feeds were still being added and tuned, so the index does not reach back further.

How the job feeds are read and roles are classified: site methodology. How fresh, complete and consistent the data is, checked every day: data quality and coverage.

Editions

The live report covers the last 12 complete weeks (from 3 Aug 2026 at the earliest) and moves on every Monday. Each complete month is also published as an edition, frozen two days after the month ends, so a figure you cite from an edition never moves.

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Citation

AITraining.jobs (2026). The AI Training Jobs Index (live data, 3 Aug 2026 to 11 Oct 2026). https://www.aitraining.team/research/ai-training-jobs-index (accessed 18 Oct 2026)

BibTeX

@misc{aitrainingjobs_ai_training_jobs_index_live,
  author = {{AITraining.jobs}},
  title = {The AI Training Jobs Index (live data, 3 Aug 2026 to 11 Oct 2026)},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.aitraining.team/research/ai-training-jobs-index}},
  note = {Accessed 18 Oct 2026},
}
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