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AI Jobs for Linguists and translators

178 live roles for linguists and translators, from 8 sources. Median advertised pay $40/hr.

Live roles

178

89 role families

Median

$40/hr

153 USD hourly

Remote

100%

of this set

Platforms

8

with live roles

98 of 178 listings do not publish country eligibility. A role that fits your profession is not automatically open in your country.

Top matches

178 listings in 89 role families

Showing 1–30 of 89 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 22h ago

English Language Expert (Philippines)

Remotecontract
Filipino EnglishDialect+3 more

$20–45/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1d ago

Swahili Linguistic Expert

Remotepart-time
SwahiliEnglish+8 more

$40/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1d ago

Traditional Chinese Linguistic Expert

Remotepart-time
Traditional ChineseSimplified Chinese+8 more

$40/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1d ago

Simplified Chinese Linguistic Expert

Remotepart-time
Simplified ChineseChinese Linguistics+6 more

$40/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1d ago

Latin American Spanish Linguistic Expert

Remotepart-time
Latin American SpanishSpanish Grammar+10 more

$40/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1d ago

Brazilian Portuguese Linguistic Expert

Remotepart-time
Brazilian PortuguesePortuguese Grammar+8 more

$40/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1d ago

European Portuguese Linguistic Expert

Remotepart-time
European PortuguesePortuguese Linguistics+9 more

$40/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1d ago

Mexican Spanish Linguistic Expert

Remotepart-time
Mexican SpanishSpanish+12 more

$40/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1d ago

Canadian English Linguistic Expert

Remotepart-time
Canadian EnglishLinguistic Annotation+8 more

$40/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1d ago

Australian English Linguistic Expert

Remotepart-time
Australian EnglishLinguistic Annotation+8 more

$40/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1d ago

British English Linguistic Expert

Remotepart-time
British EnglishEnglish Grammar+8 more

$40/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1d ago

Finnish Linguistic Expert

Remotepart-time
FinnishEnglish+10 more

$40/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1d ago

Danish Linguistic Expert

Remotepart-time
DanishTranslation+9 more

$40/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1d ago

Czech Linguistic Expert

Remotepart-time
CzechEnglish+8 more

$40/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1d ago

Armenian Linguistic Expert

Remotepart-time
ArmenianEnglish+12 more

$40/hr

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Braintrust

BraintrustVerified

Posted 5d ago

Senior Media, Audio & Linguistics Experts - AI Benchmarking

Remotecontract
LinuxAI Evaluation+15 more

$1,350 fixed

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Meridial

MeridialVerified

Posted 6d ago

Arabic Language Specialist – Language & Translation Review

Remote
ArabicTranslation Review+16 more
micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 6d ago

Clinical, Microbiome & Translational Research Scientist (PhD)

Remotecontract
Computational ChemistryMolecular Simulations+20 more

$45–90/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 15d ago

Indonesian Language Expert for AI Training and Evaluation

Remotecontract
English B2+Attention To Detail+3 more

$30–65/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 16d ago

Programming Languages Researcher (Research Coding Tasks)

Remote
Programming LanguagesCompilers+14 more

$50/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 18d ago

Speech-Language Pathologist

RemotePart-Time
Speech Language PathologyCcc Slp+16 more

$180/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 19d ago

Japanese Linguistic Experts

Remotehourly
JapaneseLinguistics+14 more

$50/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 19d ago

Telugu Linguistic Experts

Remotehourly
TeluguTranslation+12 more

$30/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 22d ago

Linguistics Expert - Remote India Contract

RemotePart-Time
LinguisticsComputational Linguistics+15 more

$47/hr

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Turing

TuringVerified

Posted 23d ago

Audio/Voice/Annotation Trainer - Spanish (Latam) Language

Remotefreelance
Voice ActingSpanish (latam)+9 more

Pay not published

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Turing

TuringVerified

Posted 23d ago

Business Analyst (Malay Language)

Remotecontract
MalayEnglish+11 more

Pay not published

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 23d ago

Linguistics Expert - Remote Fellowship

RemotePart-Time
LinguisticsComputational Linguistics+15 more

$75/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 25d ago

Linguistics Expert (Germany)

RemotePart-Time
LinguisticsComputational Linguistics+15 more

$65/hr

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Turing

TuringVerified

Posted 26d ago

Business Analyst Norwegian Language Remote

Remotecontract
Business AnalysisResearch+11 more

Pay not published

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 30d ago

Spanish-Language Consumer Reviewer

Remotecontract

$20–30/hr

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Pay distribution

  • Under $2521
  • $25–$49101
  • $50–$9930
  • $100–$1490
  • $150+1

USD hourly midpoints, anomalies excluded. Advertised pay, not earnings.

Top skills

  • translation
  • english
  • grammar
  • editing
  • localization
  • linguistic annotation
  • large language models
  • syntax
  • proofreading
  • semantics
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How these numbers are calculated

NearSkill lists 178 live roles for Linguists and translators, grouped into 89 role families. Of the 153 USD hourly listings, the median advertised rate is $40/hr. The middle 50% sits between $26 and $42.50/hr, and the full posted range is $6 to $180/hr. These are advertised rates, not earnings.

The largest sources in this set are Mercor (62), SME Careers (54), Turing (24), micro1 (23). The skills that appear most often are translation, english, grammar, editing, localization. 100% of this set is remote.

Eligibility is mixed: 67 listings publish country eligibility explicitly, 0 imply it in the description, 98 do not state it. 13 listings are marked worldwide. Missing eligibility is treated as unknown, not as worldwide.

Figures were computed from the live job feed on November 15, 2026. Counts and pay move as listings are added or closed. NearSkill does not estimate missing pay, and non-USD rates are excluded from the USD medians rather than converted.

Questions, answered

How many roles are live for Linguists and translators?

178 active listings on November 15, 2026, grouped into 89 role families. Near-identical language or region variants are grouped so one employer cannot fill the list.

What is the median advertised pay?

$40/hr from 153 USD hourly listings. The middle 50% runs from $26 to $42.50/hr. It is advertised pay, not earnings, and missing pay is not estimated.

Which platforms have the most roles?

Mercor leads with 62 listings, followed by SME Careers (54), Turing (24), micro1 (23).

Are these roles remote?

100% of this set is remote. Remote describes the work arrangement; it does not guarantee that the employer accepts applicants from every country.

How is country eligibility determined?

Eligibility comes from the listing's country field when it is present, or from explicit eligibility language in the description. 98 listings in this set do not state it, and those are treated as unknown rather than worldwide.

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