What is Natural Language Processing and how common is it in AI job postings?

Natural Language Processing is a skill in the "NLP & Language" category. It currently appears in 938 active AI roles across 120 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for Natural Language Processing?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Natural Language Processing are: Amazon (209), Google (177), Capital One (58), JPMorgan Chase (43), Apple (38).

Is demand for Natural Language Processing growing?

Over the last 12 weeks, 658 new AI postings mentioned Natural Language Processing. Demand is rising — up 226% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

At which stage of AI development is Natural Language Processing used?

Roles requiring Natural Language Processing are concentrated in: agents (48%), application (17%), post-training (14%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

What skills are commonly paired with Natural Language Processing?

Job postings that mention Natural Language Processing most often also require: Machine Learning, Large Language Models (LLMs), Python, Agentic Systems, Distributed Systems.

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Natural Language Processing

938 active AI roles across 120 companies mention Natural Language Processing. Category: NLP & Language.

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New AI postings mentioning Natural Language Processing per week — 658 total over 12 weeks.

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468 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
Google	Research Engineer, Agentic Security & Privacy Post-Training for Gemini, DeepMind	Big Tech	9	L2
Amazon	Applied Scientist II, GenAI Evaluation Media (GEM)	Big Tech	9	L4
Amazon	Human-Robot Interaction Applied Scientist , Fauna	Big Tech	9	L4
Apple	Machine Learning Engineer, Apple Services Engineering	Big Tech	9	L2
Google	Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Generative AI, Google Cloud (English, Portuguese)	Big Tech	9	L4
Google	Forward Deployed Engineer III, Generative AI, Google Cloud (Spanish, English)	Big Tech	9	L4
ByteDance	Research Scientist - Seed Responsible AI	Big Tech	9	L2
Google	Staff Research Scientist, AI2 Research	Big Tech	9	L1
Google	Senior Research Scientist, AI2 Research	Big Tech	9	L1
Apple	AIML - Machine Learning Researcher, MLR	Big Tech	9	L1
Apple	Senior Applied Researcher	Big Tech	9	L4
Apple	Machine Learning Engineer, Apple Intelligence	Big Tech	9	L2
Google	Staff Software Engineer, Generative AI, Search Developer Tools	Big Tech	9	L4
Google	Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML GenAI, Google Cloud Applications AI	Big Tech	9	L3
Amazon	Senior Applied Scientist, Fauna	Big Tech	9	L6
Amazon	Senior Applied Scientist, Alexa International	Big Tech	9	L2
Google	Staff Software Engineer, Applied Research, Foundation User Models	Big Tech	9	L2
Amazon	Applied Scientist, Trustworthy Shopping Experience (TSE)	Big Tech	9	L4
Microsoft	Principal Researcher - Agentic AI - Microsoft Research AI Frontiers	Big Tech	9	L4
Microsoft	Senior Researcher - Agentic AI - Microsoft Research AI Frontiers	Big Tech	9	L4
Meta	AI Research Scientist — Agentic AI for Materials Discovery	Big Tech	9	L4
Apple	Machine Learning Research Engineer, Siri Speech	Big Tech	9	L5
Amazon	Applied Scientist II, Alexa International	Big Tech	9	L2
Amazon	Applied Scientist, Alexa Connections	Big Tech	9	L2
Meta	AI Research Scientist (Technical Leadership), Multimodal - Monetization GenAI	Big Tech	9	L1
Amazon	2026 Fall Applied Science Internship - Gen AI & Large Language Models - United States, PhD Student Science Recruiting	Big Tech	9	L2
Amazon	2026 Fall Applied Science Internship - Natural Language Processing and Speech Technologies - United States, PhD Student Science Recruiting	Big Tech	9	L2
Google	Staff Software Engineer, AI/ML GenAI, Google Cloud AI	Big Tech	9	L3
Amazon	Applied Scientist II, AFT AI, Amazon AFT AI	Big Tech	9	L4
Amazon	Applied Scientist, Alexa Connections	Big Tech	9	L2

Frequently asked questions

What is Natural Language Processing and how common is it in AI job postings?
Natural Language Processing is a skill in the "NLP & Language" category. It currently appears in 938 active AI roles across 120 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for Natural Language Processing?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Natural Language Processing are: Amazon (209), Google (177), Capital One (58), JPMorgan Chase (43), Apple (38).
Is demand for Natural Language Processing growing?
Over the last 12 weeks, 658 new AI postings mentioned Natural Language Processing. Demand is rising — up 226% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.
At which stage of AI development is Natural Language Processing used?
Roles requiring Natural Language Processing are concentrated in: agents (48%), application (17%), post-training (14%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.
What skills are commonly paired with Natural Language Processing?
Job postings that mention Natural Language Processing most often also require: Machine Learning, Large Language Models (LLMs), Python, Agentic Systems, Distributed Systems.

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