{"name":"Waymo Hiring Data (live data, 12 Sep 2026 to 9 Oct 2026)","question":"How many roles does Waymo list, in what kinds of work, at what pay and open to whom?","source":"The public job boards of the robot training employers and programs this site tracks, read every day. Waymo's figures come from its own public listings only; full descriptions and application forms are read where its job board publishes them.","publisher":"RobotTraining.jobs","url":"https://robottraining.jobs/research/waymo-hiring-data","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","citation":"RobotTraining.jobs (2026). Waymo Hiring Data (live data, 12 Sep 2026 to 9 Oct 2026). https://robottraining.jobs/research/waymo-hiring-data (accessed 10 Oct 2026)","frozen_at":null,"report":"waymo-hiring-data","method":1,"edition":null,"window":{"from":"2026-09-12","to":"2026-10-09","days":28},"computedAt":"2026-10-10T22:20:55.237Z","summary":"On 9 Oct 2026, Waymo listed 9 open robot training roles (1.2% of the market, the 8th largest of 60 employers), 7 of them in Robot Task Evaluation & QA; none stated an hourly rate, and all accepted applicants only from listed countries, most often the United States.","stats":[{"id":"open-roles","value":"9","label":"open roles on 9 Oct 2026, 1.2% of the market","figure":"compared-with-market"},{"id":"stated-pay","value":"0 of 9","label":"open roles state an hourly rate","figure":"pay-against-market"},{"id":"location-rule","value":"9 of 9","label":"open roles accept applicants only from listed countries","figure":"location-rules"},{"id":"main-kind","value":"7 of 9","label":"open roles in Robot Task Evaluation & QA","figure":"kinds-of-work"}],"findings":[{"id":"size","figure":"compared-with-market","text":"Waymo listed 9 open roles on 9 Oct 2026, 1.2% of the 745 open across the 60 employers RobotTraining.jobs reads, the 8th most."},{"id":"trend","figure":"open-roles-by-week","text":"Counted at the end of each week, Waymo went from 8 open roles on 20 Sep 2026 to 7 on 4 Oct 2026."},{"id":"main-kind","figure":"kinds-of-work","text":"7 of its 9 open roles are in Robot Task Evaluation & QA, where Waymo holds 63.6% of all open roles, more than any other employer; it lists 2 of the 7 kinds of work with open roles."},{"id":"pay-level","figure":"pay-against-market","text":"None of its 9 open roles state an hourly rate, against 14.8% of other employers' open roles."},{"id":"access","figure":"location-rules","text":"None of its 9 open roles are open to applicants in any country (0.8% on other employers); all are limited to listed countries, most often the United States (named by 5 of 9)."},{"id":"turnover","figure":"listing-flow","text":"From 12 Sep 2026 to 9 Oct 2026, Waymo posted 3 new listings and removed 2; it was first tracked on 12 Sep 2026."},{"id":"application","figure":"application-form","text":"An application form at Waymo has a median of 18 fields (15 on other employers' forms); all of its 9 forms require a resume, all ask for a LinkedIn profile and all add questions of their own."}],"figures":[{"id":"compared-with-market","title":"Waymo against the other employers","question":"How does Waymo compare with the rest of the market on size, pay, reach and turnover?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Measure","unit":"text"},{"key":"platform","label":"Waymo","unit":"text"},{"key":"others","label":"Other employers","unit":"text"},{"key":"rank","label":"Its rank (1 = highest)","unit":"text"}],"rows":[{"key":"open","cells":{"group":"Open roles on 9 Oct 2026","platform":"9","others":"736","rank":"8th of 60"}},{"key":"market-share","cells":{"group":"Share of all open roles","platform":"1.2%","others":"98.8%","rank":"8th of 60"}},{"key":"new","cells":{"group":"New listings in the window","platform":"3","others":"100","rank":"joint 8th of 60"}},{"key":"kinds","cells":{"group":"Kinds of work listed","platform":"2","others":"7","rank":"joint 7th of 60"}},{"key":"stated","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Open roles stating an hourly rate","platform":"0.0%","others":"14.8%","rank":"n/a"}},{"key":"median-pay","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Median advertised pay","platform":"n/a","others":"$26/hr","rank":"n/a"}},{"key":"worldwide","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Open roles accepting any country","platform":"0.0%","others":"0.8%","rank":"n/a"}},{"key":"days-listed","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Median days listed, removed roles","platform":"n/a","others":"29.3 days","rank":"n/a"}}],"sample":"9 roles Waymo listed open at the end of 9 Oct 2026, beside the 736 open on the other 59 employers RobotTraining.jobs reads; listings from 12 Sep 2026 to 9 Oct 2026.","notes":["Other employers: every other employer read over the same window, pooled (counts are summed, medians are taken over all their roles together).","Rank among the 60 employers with open roles; shares need at least 10 open roles, a pay median 8 roles stating a rate and days listed 10 removed roles with a known listing date, so an employer below a threshold is not ranked on it. Days listed rank longest first.","Listings only: what the employer's public job board shows."]},{"id":"open-roles-by-week","title":"Open roles at Waymo, week by week","question":"Is Waymo listing more robot training roles or fewer?","series":true,"columns":[{"key":"week","label":"Week","unit":"text"},{"key":"open","label":"Open at the end of the week","unit":"count","bar":true},{"key":"new","label":"New listings","unit":"count"},{"key":"removed","label":"Removed","unit":"count","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"2026-09-14","axis":"14 Sep","thin":false,"cells":{"week":"14 to 20 Sep","open":8,"new":0,"removed":0}},{"key":"2026-09-21","axis":"21 Sep","thin":false,"cells":{"week":"21 to 27 Sep","open":7,"new":0,"removed":1}},{"key":"2026-09-28","axis":"28 Sep","thin":false,"cells":{"week":"28 Sep to 4 Oct","open":7,"new":1,"removed":1}}],"sample":"Listings by Waymo, by ISO week (Monday to Sunday, UTC), 14 Sep 2026 to 4 Oct 2026; 3 weeks tracked.","notes":["Open roles are counted at the end of each week (Sunday, UTC), or at the end of the window for a week it cuts. New listings leave out roles that came with the employer's back catalogue."]},{"id":"kinds-of-work","title":"What Waymo hires for","question":"Which kinds of robot training work does Waymo list, and how much of each market does it hold?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Kind of work","unit":"text"},{"key":"open","label":"Open roles","unit":"count","bar":true},{"key":"share","label":"Share of its roles","unit":"percent"},{"key":"marketShare","label":"Its share of the kind's open roles","unit":"percent"},{"key":"rank","label":"Its rank in the kind","unit":"text","secondary":true},{"key":"median","label":"Its median per hour","unit":"usd","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"robot-qa-eval","href":"/roles/robot-qa-eval","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Robot Task Evaluation & QA","open":7,"share":77.8,"marketShare":63.6,"rank":"1st of 4","median":null}},{"key":"av-drone-operator","href":"/roles/av-drone-operator","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"AV & Drone Operators","open":2,"share":22.2,"marketShare":0.6,"rank":"joint 13th of 23","median":null}}],"sample":"9 roles Waymo listed open at the end of 9 Oct 2026; market shares are of the 745 roles open on all 60 employers that day.","notes":["Kinds of work are this site's seven categories of robot training work, each role classified from its title and description.","Its rank in the kind is among the employers with open roles in it. A median needs at least 8 roles stating an hourly rate."]},{"id":"pay-against-market","title":"What Waymo advertises it pays","question":"How often does Waymo state its pay, and how does it compare with other employers for the same work?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Roles","unit":"text"},{"key":"stated","label":"Stating an hourly rate","unit":"percent"},{"key":"median","label":"Its median per hour","unit":"usd","bar":true},{"key":"band","label":"Its middle half","unit":"text","secondary":true},{"key":"others","label":"Other employers' median","unit":"usd"},{"key":"gap","label":"Its median against theirs","unit":"percent","signed":true},{"key":"priced","label":"Its roles stating a rate","unit":"count","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"all","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"All its open roles","stated":0,"median":null,"band":null,"others":26,"gap":null,"priced":0}},{"key":"robot-qa-eval","href":"/roles/robot-qa-eval","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Robot Task Evaluation & QA","stated":0,"median":null,"band":null,"others":null,"gap":null,"priced":0}},{"key":"av-drone-operator","href":"/roles/av-drone-operator","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"AV & Drone Operators","stated":0,"median":null,"band":null,"others":35,"gap":null,"priced":0}}],"sample":"0 of the 9 roles Waymo listed open on 9 Oct 2026 state an hourly rate; other employers: 109 of 736.","notes":["Pay is the hourly figure a posting advertises (the middle of a stated range). The middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile.","A median needs at least 8 roles stating a rate, on each side for a comparison. The row compared within the same kinds of work averages the kinds where both sides have enough, weighted by the employer's priced roles in each, so an employer listing better-paid work is not read as paying more for the same work."]},{"id":"location-rules","title":"Who may apply to roles at Waymo","question":"Are the roles Waymo lists open to applicants anywhere, or limited to some countries?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Location rule","unit":"text"},{"key":"roles","label":"Its open roles","unit":"count"},{"key":"share","label":"Share of its roles","unit":"percent","bar":true},{"key":"others","label":"Share on other employers","unit":"percent"}],"rows":[{"key":"global","cells":{"group":"Open worldwide","roles":0,"share":0,"others":0.8}},{"key":"exclude","cells":{"group":"Worldwide except listed countries","roles":0,"share":0,"others":0}},{"key":"include","cells":{"group":"Only listed countries","roles":9,"share":100,"others":99.2}},{"key":"unknown","cells":{"group":"No rule stated","roles":0,"share":0,"others":0}}],"sample":"9 roles Waymo listed open on 9 Oct 2026, against the 736 open on other employers.","notes":["The rule is read from each posting's location text and, where the posting is silent, from what the employer states about where it hires. A rule says where applications are accepted; tax, payment and work-permit rules can still apply."]},{"id":"countries-named","title":"Countries Waymo names in its limited roles","question":"When Waymo limits a role to some countries, which countries does it name?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Country","unit":"text"},{"key":"roles","label":"Limited roles naming it","unit":"count","bar":true},{"key":"share","label":"Share of its limited roles","unit":"percent"},{"key":"sole","label":"Open only there","unit":"count","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"US","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"United States","roles":5,"share":55.6,"sole":5}},{"key":"GB","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"United Kingdom","roles":3,"share":33.3,"sole":3}},{"key":"IN","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"India","roles":1,"share":11.1,"sole":1}}],"sample":"9 of the 9 roles Waymo listed open on 9 Oct 2026 accept applicants only from listed countries; 9 of them name a single country. 3 countries named.","notes":["A role naming several countries counts for each. Open only there: roles whose list names this country alone."]},{"id":"listing-flow","title":"Listings posted and removed by Waymo","question":"How many roles did Waymo post and take down?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Measure","unit":"text"},{"key":"roles","label":"Roles","unit":"count","bar":true},{"key":"others","label":"Other employers","unit":"count","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"open-start","cells":{"group":"Open at the start of 12 Sep 2026","roles":null,"others":0}},{"key":"new","cells":{"group":"New listings","roles":3,"others":100}},{"key":"removed","cells":{"group":"Removed listings","roles":2,"others":107}},{"key":"open-end","cells":{"group":"Open at the end of 9 Oct 2026","roles":9,"others":736}}],"sample":"Listings by Waymo from 12 Sep 2026 to 9 Oct 2026 (first tracked during the window).","notes":["New listings: roles first seen in the window, outside the employer's first week in this dataset. Removed: roles that left the feed during the window. A role can be both.","Waymo was first tracked on 12 Sep 2026: roles first seen in that week are its back catalogue, not new listings, and it has no count at the start of the window.","The other employers' count at the start leaves out employers first tracked during the window."]},{"id":"days-listed","title":"How long roles at Waymo stayed up","question":"How long had the roles Waymo removed been listed?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Days listed","unit":"text"},{"key":"roles","label":"Removed roles","unit":"count"},{"key":"share","label":"Share","unit":"percent","bar":true},{"key":"others","label":"Share on other employers","unit":"percent","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"under-7","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Under 7 days","roles":1,"share":50,"others":8.9}},{"key":"7-13","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"7 to 13 days","roles":1,"share":50,"others":7.9}},{"key":"14-29","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"14 to 29 days","roles":0,"share":0,"others":35.6}},{"key":"30-59","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"30 to 59 days","roles":0,"share":0,"others":14.9}},{"key":"60-plus","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"60 days or more","roles":0,"share":0,"others":32.7}}],"sample":"2 roles Waymo removed from 12 Sep 2026 to 9 Oct 2026 with a known listing date (other employers: 29.3 days over 101 roles).","notes":["Days listed: from the listing date the job board states (or the first day the role appeared in the feed) to the last day it was seen. Roles that arrived with the back catalogue and state no date are left out.","A median needs at least 10 removed roles. A removed role may have been filled, paused or closed: employers do not say which."]},{"id":"title-words","title":"What Waymo calls the work","question":"Which words does Waymo use in its job titles: operator, teleoperator, driver, technician, data collector?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Title word","unit":"text"},{"key":"roles","label":"Its open roles","unit":"count","bar":true},{"key":"share","label":"Share of its roles","unit":"percent"},{"key":"others","label":"Share on other employers","unit":"percent"},{"key":"median","label":"Its median per hour","unit":"usd","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"specialist","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Specialist","roles":9,"share":100,"others":8.2,"median":null}},{"key":"tester","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Test or evaluation operator","roles":9,"share":100,"others":12.6,"median":null}},{"key":"none","cells":{"group":"None of these words","roles":0,"share":0,"others":0.7,"median":null}}],"sample":"9 roles Waymo listed open on 9 Oct 2026, by the words in their titles (the same vocabulary as the job titles report).","notes":["A title can use several words ('Robot Teleoperator (AI & Robotics)') and counts for each, so shares add to more than 100%. Whole words, case-insensitive."]},{"id":"application-form","title":"What an application to Waymo asks for","question":"What does an application to Waymo ask for, and what must be filled in?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Item","unit":"text"},{"key":"asked","label":"Its forms asking","unit":"percent","bar":true},{"key":"required","label":"Its forms requiring it","unit":"percent"},{"key":"others","label":"Other employers' forms asking","unit":"percent","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"cover","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Cover letter","asked":100,"required":0,"others":14.9}},{"key":"linkedin","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"LinkedIn profile","asked":100,"required":0,"others":90.3}},{"key":"location","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Location or country","asked":100,"required":100,"others":91.8}},{"key":"phone","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Phone number","asked":100,"required":100,"others":92}},{"key":"portfolio","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Portfolio or website","asked":100,"required":0,"others":78.3}},{"key":"resume","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Resume or CV","asked":100,"required":100,"others":100}},{"key":"company","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Current employer","asked":0,"required":0,"others":71.8}},{"key":"files","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Other file uploads","asked":0,"required":0,"others":0}},{"key":"github","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"GitHub profile","asked":0,"required":0,"others":72.8}}],"sample":"The application forms of 9 of the 9 roles Waymo listed open on 9 Oct 2026, read from its applicant-tracking system (Greenhouse); a median of 18 fields and 7 questions of its own (other employers' 691 forms: 15 fields).","notes":["Required: the form will not submit without it. Name and email, asked by every form, are not listed. Some employers apply in steps (a short form, then an assessment); only the first form is read."]},{"id":"screening-questions","title":"The questions Waymo adds to its form","question":"What does Waymo ask applicants beyond a resume?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Question theme","unit":"text"},{"key":"share","label":"Its forms asking","unit":"percent","bar":true},{"key":"forms","label":"Forms","unit":"count","secondary":true},{"key":"others","label":"Other employers' forms asking","unit":"percent"}],"rows":[{"key":"authorization","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Work authorization or visa sponsorship","share":100,"forms":9,"others":18.2}},{"key":"driving","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Driver's license, driving record or CDL","share":22.2,"forms":2,"others":7.5}},{"key":"age","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Age or being over 18","share":0,"forms":0,"others":0.4}},{"key":"availability","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Availability, hours or start date","share":0,"forms":0,"others":2.2}},{"key":"background","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Background check or drug screening consent","share":0,"forms":0,"others":3.2}},{"key":"credential","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Licence or certification","share":0,"forms":0,"others":1.3}},{"key":"education","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Degree or field of study","share":0,"forms":0,"others":3.9}},{"key":"experience","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Experience or years in a field","share":0,"forms":0,"others":1.2}},{"key":"languages","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Languages spoken or fluency","share":0,"forms":0,"others":0.7}},{"key":"pay","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Expected pay or rate","share":0,"forms":0,"others":15.9}},{"key":"physical","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Lifting or physical requirements","share":0,"forms":0,"others":0.4}},{"key":"referral","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"How you heard about the role","share":0,"forms":0,"others":0.1}},{"key":"robot-experience","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Prior robotics, teleoperation or driving work","share":0,"forms":0,"others":5.8}},{"key":"shifts","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Shifts, nights or weekends","share":0,"forms":0,"others":11}}],"sample":"The application forms of 9 roles Waymo listed open on 9 Oct 2026; themes read from the label of each question the employer adds to its form.","notes":["A question can match more than one theme. Demographic questions are usually optional and asked for equal-opportunity reporting."]}]}