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Data Annotation Lead

Manages teams that label and curate training data for AI models

$75k–$110k

Avg Salary (US)

Growing Demand

Demand Level

Why This Career Exists

AI models are only as good as their training data. Someone needs to define labelling guidelines, manage annotation teams, catch inconsistencies, and ensure the data accurately represents the real world — garbage in, garbage out is still the number one AI failure mode.

Key Skills

Quality AssuranceTeam ManagementDomain ExpertiseAnnotation Tools

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