Synthetic Data

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.