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A live read on where language industry work is growing, who is hiring, and how AI is reshaping the field.

Language Industry Hiring Index

How the language industry job market is moving

One number for hiring health across volume, companies, geography, AI signal, and industry shift.

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Growth Zone ↑

Updated weekly · Baseline: June 29, 2026 = 100

Job Volume
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Company Activity
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Geographic Spread
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AI Signal
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Industry Shift
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Week 1 of 52 · Full index publishes April 2027

Industry signals

What job descriptions are asking for

What language industry job descriptions are asking for — tracked weekly since Jul 30, 2026

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MTPE rate

Post-editing mentions

Tracking since Jul 30, 2026

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GenAI / LLM

AI and LLM mentions

Tracking since Jul 30, 2026

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AV localization

Subtitling, dubbing & voice-over

Tracking since Jul 30, 2026

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Automation

Python, n8n & workflow tools

Tracking since Jul 30, 2026

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Data annotation

AI training data roles

Tracking since Jul 30, 2026

Right now

Live snapshot

Every open language industry role we currently track, counted this minute.

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Active roles

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Companies hiring

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Countries

0%

Remote roles

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AI signal

Career landscape

Operations & Delivery0
Commercial0
Technology & Product0
Language & Creative0
Strategy & Corporate0
Unclassified0
Engineering Technology0

Where industry hires

Language Service Providers0
Language AI0
Unknown0
Media & Interpretation0
Localization Technology0
Enterprise0
The industry shift

Traditional LSPs vs Language AI companies

Watch the ratio change over time as AI-native companies take a bigger share of hiring.

Language Service Providers

0 roles · 0 companies

Language AI

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Hiring share over time

Where in the world

Geography of language industry hiring

101 countries have at least one open role today, and 519 roles are fully remote.

Who is hiring

The most active employers

Companies with the most open language industry roles right now.

WPP MediaWPP Media504 open roles
TransperfectTransperfect230 open roles
ElevenLabsElevenLabs207 open roles
WPP ProductionWPP Production179 open roles
CentificCentific98 open roles
SynthesiaSynthesia68 open roles
RWRWS55 open roles
WelocalizeWelocalize52 open roles
LSLanguageLine Solutions49 open roles
Keywords StudiosKeywords Studios40 open roles
TFTHG Fluently36 open roles
DeepLDeepL33 open roles

New this month

WPP MediaWPP MediaLiquid AILiquid AIWellhubWellhubTFTHG FluentlyMeridial Marketplace, by InvisibleMeridial Marketplace, by InvisibleWPP ProductionWPP ProductionLionbridge GamesLionbridge GamesBumble Inc.Bumble Inc.Active Gaming MediaActive Gaming MediaOLOllangLinguaSenseAILinguaSenseAIGlobal AmbitionsGlobal Ambitions
Tooling intelligence

Tools the language industry is actually hiring for

Named platforms and engines pulled from live job descriptions.

TMS & translation tools

XTM Cloud0
Phrase TMS0
GlobalLink0
Smartling0
Trados Studio0
memoQ0
Pontoon0
Lilt0
Crowdin0
Lokalise0

AI & MT engines

DeepL0
LLM-based MT0
Google Translate0
Lara0
Microsoft Translator0

Based on 1273 tool mentions across 1,985 active job descriptions. Coverage is partial — not all jobs list the tools they use.

Workforce shape

Experience, contracts, and where the work happens

How open roles break down by seniority, employment type, and workplace policy.

Seniority

Mid0Entry0Director0Senior0Lead0Unspecified0Vp Plus0Unknown0

Employment type

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Not stated

  • Not stated921
  • Full-time839
  • Contract162
  • Part-time54
  • Internship5
  • Temporary4

Remote policy

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Unspecified

  • Unspecified793
  • Remote519
  • Hybrid515
  • Onsite124
  • Remote (location-restricted)34
Trends over time

How the market has moved

Tracking since June 29, 2026 · 32 days of data

Active roles

Remote share

AI signal

Career mix