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Essential NLP Skills: What You Need to Know
Natural language processing engineers need to learn core NLP skills, technical skills like programming languages and libraries, and workplace skills like communication. Learn about the skills you’ll need to start a career as an NLP engineer.
March 19, 2025
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![[Featured Image] NLP developers collaborating on a new project, reviewing code on a laptop while sharing a light moment in a tech workspace.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/3vcVDniEpXmHlRglHRDGTB/b2a66ea0539a459cac15bcae3db69652/GettyImages-1478717872.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)



![[Feature Image] Two learners discuss the typical NLP career path and the direction they each want to take.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1bJOMEE66hizAhxK69Rjgs/82166cb02b11eb068d619cf26b46301a/GettyImages-2170543814.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Programmers discuss coding of neural network parameters and hyperparameters.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/433DVz69OhR0d3NkGLgLGY/24673dacdd655ba581d11ddaaed6bb92/GettyImages-1533018484.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A successful neural network interview concludes with a handshake between two professionals in a workplace setting.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/49fVTWmLAa15UlCzQidRmS/a6dbc491c44ee0c723faaf8ddabb5af1/GettyImages-1210924898.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A neural network engineer analyzing data on a computer screen in a brightly lit office settting.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/2lLZWDWIxDGGTmoBElf7YO/6babe8942d2488bc7fbaf346702f0b2c/GettyImages-1336501070.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Two natural language processing professionals sit together and examine code on a laptop.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1qqbJnhgB1Nusxj81e6vRp/e83ad82c6b15d286516c710fa6be1697/GettyImages-1470542178.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A person in a green shirt uses a mobile phone and a computer, interacting with two different AI technologies to learn about Microsoft Copilot vs. ChatGPT.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/2ZYbuhcdEtYE04OCOrLZnq/4be43e6264a225d1a8c733b43b01ef55/GettyImages-2179796719.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
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![[Feature Image] Before experimenting with it, a prospective user researches, “Is ChatGPT generative AI” to understand the technology better.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5wg0FBeFX4cfTwNhvbuO6v/242d99bfebccf9fa29c5868a18c8df8d/GettyImages-552736923.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
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