Also called: Data Linguist, LLM Evaluator
Writes, labels, and grades language data used to train and test AI models.
Rates AI answers for accuracy and tone, writes tricky test questions in two languages, and flags when the AI makes things up.
Estimate; many contract roles.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in linguistics, English, or languages.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Linguistics, English, Foreign Languages.
Growing about average. New role; not tracked by BLS.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Demand follows AI training budgets; AI increasingly grades and writes its own data, so generalist rater work shrinks.
Classes: AP English Language, A world language, AP Computer Science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3099.
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