What the data shows

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Title words seen most often: Operator (33.0% of open roles), Data collector or contributor (25.2% of open roles) and Driver (25.0% of open roles).
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The top posted median belonged to "Technician" roles ($65/hr) and the bottom one to "Annotator or labeler" roles ($4/hr).
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Just 0.7% of open roles have senior, staff or principal in the title.
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7.0% of open roles name a night, swing or weekend shift in the title itself.
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Figure 1

The job titles robot training roles go by

Is the work posted as operator, teleoperator, driver, data collector or technician?

Title word	Open roles	Share of open roles	Employers using it
Operator	380	33.0%	46
Data collector or contributor	290	25.2%	23
Driver	287	25.0%	17
Specialist	128	11.1%	26
Test or evaluation operator	109	9.5%	19
Safety driver or safety operator	99	8.6%	8
Lead, supervisor or manager	91	7.9%	11
Technician	72	6.3%	14
Teleoperator or robot pilot	55	4.8%	13
Pilot or flight operator	47	4.1%	17
Trainer	30	2.6%	7
Associate or assistant	27	2.3%	10
Annotator or labeler	14	1.2%	10
Engineer or researcher	2	0.2%	1

Base: 1,150 roles live as 31 Oct 2026 closed, sorted by the wording of their job titles. 92.9% contain at least one word from this list.

A title can use several words ('Robotics AI Data Collection Operator (Robot Trainer)') and counts for each. 'Robot Pilot' counts as a teleoperator, not as a flight pilot.

Credit: RobotTraining.jobs Research, The Job Titles Employers Use for Robot Training Work, October 2026 edition.

Figure 2

Advertised pay by title word

Does it pay more to be called a specialist or a technician than an operator?

Title word	Median per hour	Middle half	Roles stating pay
Technician	$65	$22 to $80	36
Pilot or flight operator	$39	$35 to $44	14
Lead, supervisor or manager	$37	$35 to $37	9
Test or evaluation operator	$33	$29 to $41	19
Trainer	$33	$33 to $33	3
Specialist	$29	$26 to $35	38
Teleoperator or robot pilot	$29	$23 to $33	4
Driver	$27	$25 to $34	27
Operator	$27	$25 to $30	118
Safety driver or safety operator	$26	$26 to $30	13
Associate or assistant	$22	$22 to $22	18
Data collector or contributor	$20	$10 to $30	41
Annotator or labeler	$4	$4 to $18	3

Base: Priced roles live on 31 Oct 2026; a title word appears once 3 or more of them use it.

Credit: RobotTraining.jobs Research, The Job Titles Employers Use for Robot Training Work, October 2026 edition.

Figure 3

The title word each employer favours

What does each employer most often call these roles?

Employer	Most-used title word	Share of that employer's roles	Open roles
TSMG	Driver	49.3%	503
Tesla	Lead, supervisor or manager	44.1%	170
Amazon Prime Air	None of these	n/a	59
Alignerr	Technician	43.9%	41
Transdev	Operator	88.0%	25
HireArt	Operator	60.0%	25
Serve Robotics	Associate or assistant	81.3%	16
Claru	Data collector or contributor	100.0%	16
Avride	Technician	73.3%	15
Gatik	Driver	100.0%	11
Symbotic	Operator	100.0%	11
Figure AI	Operator	60.0%	10
DoorDash Labs	Specialist	70.0%	10
Dyna Robotics	Operator	88.9%	9
Aurora Innovation	Specialist	100.0%	9
Anduril Industries	Operator	100.0%	9
Moove	Specialist	55.6%	9
Zipline	Operator	87.5%	8
Nuro	Operator	85.7%	7
Robot.com (Kiwibot)	Technician	100.0%	7
Kodiak AI	Driver	83.3%	6
Waabi	Operator	66.7%	6
Genesis AI	Specialist	50.0%	6
micro1	Data collector or contributor	100.0%	6
ISEE	Operator	100.0%	6
Latitude AI	Operator	83.3%	6
Collaborative Robotics	Data collector or contributor	80.0%	5
Waymo	Specialist	100.0%	5
Saronic	Specialist	100.0%	5
Scout AI	Operator	80.0%	5
Skild AI	Operator	75.0%	4
Monumental	Operator	75.0%	4
Shield AI	Pilot or flight operator	75.0%	4
Wayve	Operator	50.0%	4
Coco Robotics	Technician	75.0%	4
Arctic Engines	Annotator or labeler	75.0%	4
Nimble Robotics	Associate or assistant	66.7%	3
Torc Robotics	Driver	66.7%	3
FS Studio	Teleoperator or robot pilot	100.0%	3
Perle	Data collector or contributor	100.0%	3
Welo Data	Annotator or labeler	66.7%	3
Skyports Drone Services	Pilot or flight operator	66.7%	3
AeroVect	Operator	66.7%	3
1X TechnologiesSmall sample	Data collector or contributor	50.0%	2
RoboForceSmall sample	Operator	100.0%	2
Sunday RoboticsSmall sample	Engineer or researcher	100.0%	2
HumanoidSmall sample	Data collector or contributor	100.0%	2
Bot AutoSmall sample	Driver	100.0%	2
DexmateSmall sample	Data collector or contributor	50.0%	2
DexorySmall sample	Associate or assistant	50.0%	2
SereactSmall sample	Teleoperator or robot pilot	100.0%	2
Stack AVSmall sample	Driver	100.0%	2
NerosSmall sample	Pilot or flight operator	50.0%	2
Havoc AISmall sample	Specialist	100.0%	2
Cota RoboticsSmall sample	Associate or assistant	50.0%	2
MotionalSmall sample	Operator	100.0%	2
Rhoda AISmall sample	Teleoperator or robot pilot	100.0%	2
Tutor IntelligenceSmall sample	Operator	50.0%	2
Keywords StudiosSmall sample	Teleoperator or robot pilot	100.0%	2
Applied IntuitionSmall sample	Driver	50.0%	2
Gecko RoboticsSmall sample	Operator	100.0%	2
Performance Drone WorksSmall sample	Pilot or flight operator	50.0%	2
BeepSmall sample	Operator	100.0%	2
InstaworkSmall sample	Annotator or labeler	100.0%	2
PlusAISmall sample	Driver	50.0%	2
Physical IntelligenceSmall sample	Operator	100.0%	1
Maven RoboticsSmall sample	Data collector or contributor	100.0%	1
SamaSmall sample	Data collector or contributor	100.0%	1
AppenSmall sample	Data collector or contributor	100.0%	1
AdexisSmall sample	None of these	n/a	1
Generalist AISmall sample	Associate or assistant	100.0%	1
May MobilitySmall sample	Specialist	100.0%	1
Reliable RoboticsSmall sample	Pilot or flight operator	100.0%	1
ProntoSmall sample	Operator	100.0%	1
Allen Control SystemsSmall sample	Operator	100.0%	1
VaySmall sample	Driver	100.0%	1
WingSmall sample	Operator	100.0%	1
PykaSmall sample	Pilot or flight operator	100.0%	1
SkywaysSmall sample	Operator	100.0%	1
Pickle RobotSmall sample	Operator	100.0%	1
Ambi RoboticsSmall sample	Operator	100.0%	1
Foundation RoboticsSmall sample	Operator	100.0%	1
Mind RoboticsSmall sample	Annotator or labeler	100.0%	1
SaildroneSmall sample	Pilot or flight operator	100.0%	1
DroydSmall sample	Operator	100.0%	1
120ftSmall sample	Teleoperator or robot pilot	100.0%	1
Flexdrive (Lyft)Small sample	Associate or assistant	100.0%	1
InnodataSmall sample	Data collector or contributor	100.0%	1
WorkstreamSmall sample	Data collector or contributor	100.0%	1
CHAOS IndustriesSmall sample	Operator	100.0%	1
MatternetSmall sample	None of these	n/a	1
MannaSmall sample	None of these	n/a	1
Starship TechnologiesSmall sample	Technician	100.0%	1
Rugged RoboticsSmall sample	Technician	100.0%	1
TELUS Digital AI CommunitySmall sample	None of these	n/a	1
Enact IntelligenceSmall sample	Operator	100.0%	1
NidusSmall sample	Operator	100.0%	1
TelexistenceSmall sample	Data collector or contributor	100.0%	1
Mindy SupportSmall sample	Data collector or contributor	100.0%	1
Aerospace engineering firmSmall sample	Pilot or flight operator	100.0%	1

Base: 1,150 roles live as 31 Oct 2026 closed, sorted by the wording of their job titles.

A row with under 2 open roles carries a small-sample mark and is left unranked: under that count, the average across all rows says more than the row's own open roles do (a weight fitted on the counts themselves).

Credit: RobotTraining.jobs Research, The Job Titles Employers Use for Robot Training Work, October 2026 edition.

Figure 4

Seniority words in titles

What share of robot training titles signal seniority, and what premium do they carry?

Level	Open roles	Share of open roles	Median per hour
Senior, staff or principal	8	0.7%	n/a
Lead, supervisor or manager	90	7.8%	$36
A level above the first (II, III, Tier 2)	19	1.7%	$25
Junior, entry or associate	19	1.7%	$22
Intern or student	4	0.3%	n/a
None of these words	1,011	87.9%	$27

Base: 1,150 roles live as 31 Oct 2026 closed, sorted by the wording of their job titles.

Median pay appears only with 3 or more priced roles.

Credit: RobotTraining.jobs Research, The Job Titles Employers Use for Robot Training Work, October 2026 edition.

Figure 5

Engagement words in titles

How many roles name a shift, part-time hours, a fixed term or remote work in the title?

Word	Open roles	Share of open roles	Median per hour
Part-time	17	1.5%	$22
Full-time	6	0.5%	n/a
Contract	16	1.4%	n/a
Fixed term or temporary	3	0.3%	n/a
Night, swing or weekend shift	81	7.0%	$27
Freelance	1	0.1%	n/a
Remote or at home	11	1.0%	$28
On-site or hybrid	4	0.3%	n/a
None of these words	1,032	89.7%	$27

Base: 1,150 roles live as 31 Oct 2026 closed, sorted by the wording of their job titles.

Median pay appears only with 3 or more priced roles.

Credit: RobotTraining.jobs Research, The Job Titles Employers Use for Robot Training Work, October 2026 edition.

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@misc{robottrainingjobs_robot_training_job_titles_2026_10,
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  title = {The Job Titles Employers Use for Robot Training Work, October 2026 edition},
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}

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