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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

Available onMercor62SME Careers54Turing24micro123AfterQuery6Meridial4
Popular categories:Language & Linguistics176AI Training142Machine Learning & AI46Business Analysis & Strategy19Data Science & Analytics13Quality Assurance & Testing8

98 of 178 listings do not publish country eligibility.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

RemoteContractFull-time$50+/hr$100+/hrHighest pay

Filtered view. The clean page is canonical and indexed; filtered URLs are noindex. Showing 29 of 178 roles, 100% remote.

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29 listings in 19 role families

Showing 1–19 of 19 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

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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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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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Japanese Language Expert

Remotepart-time

$65–98/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 1mo ago

German Language Expert for Localization QA and Translation

Remotecontract
Cat ToolsCopyediting+24 more

Up to $50/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Medical Interpreter Expert

Remote
Medical InterpretingClinical Terminology+14 more

$75/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Speech Language Pathologist

Remote
Speech Language PathologyAsha Ccc Slp+14 more

$88/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Linguistics Expert - AI Model Evaluation

Remote
SyntaxSemantics+10 more

$75/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Hebrew Language Expert for AI Training and QA

Remotecontract
HebrewEnglish+26 more

Up to $50/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Danish Language Expert for AI Content Review and QA

Remotecontract
DanishEnglish+20 more

Up to $50/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Icelandic Language Expert for AI Content Review

Remotecontract
IcelandicEnglish+27 more

Up to $55/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Finnish Language Expert for AI Content QA Remote

Remotecontract
FinnishEnglish+23 more

Up to $50/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Swedish Language Expert for AI Training Content

Remotecontract
SwedishSwedish Grammar+23 more

Up to $55/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Hebrew QA Lead for AI Training Data and Localization

Remotecontract
HebrewLinguistics+31 more

Up to $55/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Court Interpreter Expert

Remote
Court InterpretingLegal Interpreting+10 more

$80/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Norwegian Language Expert for AI Content Review

Remotecontract
CopyeditingCultural Context+29 more

Up to $55/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Neapolitan Language Expert

Remotecontract
WritingEditing+5 more

$30–80/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Gikuyu Language Expert

Remotecontract
WritingEditing+5 more

$30–80/hr

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Pay distribution

  • Under $250
  • $25–$490
  • $50–$9928
  • $100–$1490
  • $150+1

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

Top skills

  • translation
  • proofreading
  • grammar
  • syntax
  • linguistics
  • editing
  • llm evaluation
  • english
  • linguistic annotation
  • 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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