What is Synthetic Data and how common is it in AI job postings?

Synthetic Data is a skill in the "LLM & Foundation Models" category. It currently appears in 159 active AI roles across 53 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for Synthetic Data?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Synthetic Data are: NVIDIA (22), Amazon (19), Adobe (10), OpenAI (9), Meta (7).

Is demand for Synthetic Data growing?

Over the last 12 weeks, 93 new AI postings mentioned Synthetic Data. Demand is rising — up 176% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

At which stage of AI development is Synthetic Data used?

Roles requiring Synthetic Data are concentrated in: post-training (30%), agents (26%), data (22%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

What skills are commonly paired with Synthetic Data?

Job postings that mention Synthetic Data most often also require: Machine Learning, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Python, LLM Evaluation & Grading.

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Synthetic Data

159 active AI roles across 53 companies mention Synthetic Data. Category: LLM & Foundation Models.

Demand trend

New AI postings mentioning Synthetic Data per week — 93 total over 12 weeks.

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15 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
OpenAI	Researcher, Context - Agent Post-Training	AI Frontier	10	L2
OpenAI	Researcher, Connectors - Agent Post-Training	AI Frontier	10	L2
OpenAI	Researcher, Computer Use - Agent Post-Training	AI Frontier	10	L2
OpenAI	Researcher, Synthetic RL	AI Frontier	10	L2
Anthropic	Research Engineer, Domain Scaling	AI Frontier	9	L0
Writer	Staff AI research scientist	AI Frontier	9	L2
OpenAI	Researcher, Agent Post-Training, Personality	AI Frontier	9	L2
OpenAI	Researcher: Agent Post-Training, API & Power-Users	AI Frontier	9	L2
OpenAI	Researcher, Artifacts - Agent Post-Training	AI Frontier	9	L2
OpenAI	Researcher, Alignment Training	AI Frontier	9	L2
Mistral AI	Applied Scientist / Research Engineer (Internship)	AI Frontier	9	L2
OpenAI	Research Engineer/Scientist - Human Alignment, Consumer Devices	AI Frontier	9	L2
World Labs	Research Engineer / Scientist (3D Tech Lead)	AI Frontier	9	L0
Cohere	Senior Research Scientist, Model Evaluation	AI Frontier	9	L5
Lila Sciences	Research Scientist, Frontier Capabilities	AI Frontier	9	L2

Frequently asked questions

What is Synthetic Data and how common is it in AI job postings?
Synthetic Data is a skill in the "LLM & Foundation Models" category. It currently appears in 159 active AI roles across 53 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for Synthetic Data?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Synthetic Data are: NVIDIA (22), Amazon (19), Adobe (10), OpenAI (9), Meta (7).
Is demand for Synthetic Data growing?
Over the last 12 weeks, 93 new AI postings mentioned Synthetic Data. Demand is rising — up 176% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.
At which stage of AI development is Synthetic Data used?
Roles requiring Synthetic Data are concentrated in: post-training (30%), agents (26%), data (22%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.
What skills are commonly paired with Synthetic Data?
Job postings that mention Synthetic Data most often also require: Machine Learning, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Python, LLM Evaluation & Grading.

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