OCR jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, OCR appears in 245 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning OCR.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about OCR
+Is OCR in demand in 2026?
Yes. OCR appears in 245 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning OCR (15.9% of all postings mentioning OCR).
+What jobs require OCR?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning OCR are Developer Relations Manager (5.7% of that role’s postings mention OCR), Analytics Developer (4.8% of that role’s postings mention OCR), Software Test Automation Engineer (4.3% of that role’s postings mention OCR).
+What skills are commonly paired with OCR?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), OCR most often appears alongside Python, SQL, machine learning, LLMs, AWS.
+Where is OCR most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring OCR are San Francisco, New York City, London, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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+Which skills come before and after OCR?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring OCR — last 90 days
Career paths around OCR
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before OCR
Skills after OCR
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: python | 16 |
| Before: MYSQL | 5 |
| Before: sql | 5 |
| Before: Flask | 4 |
| Before: AWS | 4 |
| Before: tensorflow | 4 |
| Before: Tableau | 4 |
| Before: JavaScript | 4 |
| After: python | 10 |
| After: sql | 9 |
| After: docker | 6 |
| After: Power BI | 6 |
| After: Tableau | 6 |
| After: PostgreSQL | 5 |
| After: React | 5 |
| After: JavaScript | 5 |
Roles most likely to require OCR
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Developer Relations Manager | 2 | 5.7% |
| Analytics Developer | 1 | 4.8% |
| Software Test Automation Engineer | 1 | 4.3% |
| Applied Machine Learning Engineer | 1 | 4.2% |
| Applied Research Scientist | 1 | 3.8% |
| Senior Data Scientist | 1 | 3.7% |
| Applied AI Scientist | 1 | 3.4% |
| Data & AI Engineer | 1 | 3.4% |
| AI Agent Engineer | 2 | 2.7% |
| Applied Data Scientist | 1 | 2.3% |
Roles with the most OCR postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 39 | 15.9% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 17 | 6.9% |
| Product Manager | 16 | 6.5% |
| AI Engineer | 13 | 5.3% |
| Data Scientist | 13 | 5.3% |
| Applied AI Engineer | 9 | 3.7% |
| Business Analyst | 7 | 2.9% |
| Backend Engineer | 6 | 2.4% |
| Data Engineer | 6 | 2.4% |
| ML Engineer | 6 | 2.4% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring OCR
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| CLERA | 10 |
| UiPath | 5 |
| MaintainX | 4 |
| INSPYR Solutions | 4 |
| Roboyo | 4 |
| Inetum | 4 |
| Verana Health | 4 |
| Allianz | 3 |
| DataLAB | 3 |
| DataSnipper | 3 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring for OCR
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 26 | 10.6% |
| New York City | 9 | 3.7% |
| London | 8 | 3.3% |
| Hyderabad | 7 | 2.9% |
| Bengaluru | 4 | 1.6% |
| Mountain View | 4 | 1.6% |
| Mumbai | 4 | 1.6% |
| Seattle | 4 | 1.6% |
| Singapore | 4 | 1.6% |
Skills commonly paired with OCR
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. 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 OCR by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s OCR postings by all OCR 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). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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