translation jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, translation appears in 184 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — AI Trainer has the most postings mentioning translation.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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+Is translation in demand in 2026?
Yes. translation appears in 184 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. AI Trainer accounts for the most postings mentioning translation (40.8% of all postings mentioning translation).
+What jobs require translation?
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 translation are AI Tutor (34.8% of that role’s postings mention translation), AI Trainer (18.9% of that role’s postings mention translation), Quality Assurance Lead (12.2% of that role’s postings mention translation).
+What skills are commonly paired with translation?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), translation most often appears alongside Linguistics, prompt engineering, localization, syntax, Grammar.
+Where is translation most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring translation are Madrid, Paris, Belize, London, Mexico City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new translation content and jobs?
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+Which skills come before and after translation?
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 translation — last 90 days
Career paths around translation
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before translation
Skills after translation
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: deployability | 1 |
| Before: ApptioOne | 1 |
| Before: micro-spectroscopic techniques | 1 |
| Before: particle counts | 1 |
| Before: Acquia | 1 |
| Before: Microplastics | 1 |
| Before: quality scoring | 1 |
| Before: Cloudability | 1 |
| After: reports | 2 |
| After: animation | 2 |
| After: automation | 1 |
| After: python | 1 |
| After: CRM | 1 |
| After: R Shiny | 1 |
| After: agile methodologies | 1 |
| After: fish stock | 1 |
Roles most likely to require translation
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| AI Tutor | 16 | 34.8% |
| AI Trainer | 75 | 18.9% |
| Quality Assurance Lead | 11 | 12.2% |
| AI Response Evaluator | 2 | 7.4% |
| AI Analyst | 2 | 6.9% |
| Generative AI Analyst | 1 | 4.8% |
| Marketing Program Manager | 1 | 3.3% |
| AI Evaluation Expert | 1 | 2.8% |
| AI Training Specialist | 1 | 2.6% |
| Research Intern | 1 | 1.8% |
Roles with the most translation postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| AI Trainer | 75 | 40.8% |
| AI Tutor | 16 | 8.7% |
| Linguistic AI Auditor | 14 | 7.6% |
| Quality Assurance Lead | 11 | 6.0% |
| Product Manager | 10 | 5.4% |
| Localization Quality Assurance Analyst | 3 | 1.6% |
| AI Analyst | 2 | 1.1% |
| AI Content Evaluator | 2 | 1.1% |
| AI Response Evaluation Expert | 2 | 1.1% |
| AI Response Evaluator | 2 | 1.1% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring translation
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Meridiam | 76 |
| OpenBrain | 45 |
| xAI | 16 |
| Rws | 14 |
| Meridian | 3 |
| 2K | 3 |
| Cohere | 2 |
| Coursera | 2 |
| Netflix | 2 |
| DeepL | 2 |
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 translation
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Madrid | 3 | 1.6% |
| Paris | 3 | 1.6% |
| Belize | 2 | 1.1% |
| London | 2 | 1.1% |
| Mexico City | 2 | 1.1% |
| Austin | 1 | 0.5% |
| Bangkok | 1 | 0.5% |
| Berlin | 1 | 0.5% |
| Cairo | 1 | 0.5% |
Skills commonly paired with translation
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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 translation by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s translation postings by all translation 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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