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AI Jobs Paying $25+/hr or More

1,639 live roles advertised at $25+/hr or more, from 8 sources. Median advertised pay $75/hr.

Live roles

1,639

1,461 role families

Median advertised

$75/hr

1,639 USD hourly

Remote

97%

of this set

Platforms

8

with live roles

Filtered view. The clean page is canonical and indexed; filtered URLs are noindex. Showing 972 of 1,639 roles, 98% remote.

Filtered roles

972 listings in 876 role families

Showing 391–420 of 876 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 26d ago

Senior QA & Source Inspector

Remotecontract
First Article Inspection (as9102)Cosmetic Defect Acceptance+3 more

$40–60/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 26d ago

Senior Electronics Quality Engineer – Remote

Remotecontract
Ipc 610 & Ipc 620 InspectionPcb Cam & Gerber Review+3 more

$60/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 27d ago

Senior Metallurgist / Welding Inspector

Remotecontract
Metallographic Microstructure EvaluationHeat Treatment Acceptance (ams 2750+5 more

$40–60/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 27d ago

Software Developers (Must own MacBook)

Remotehourly
PythonJavaScript+18 more

$50–60/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 27d ago

Industrial & Manufacturing Engineers (Must own MacBook)

Remotehourly
Industrial EngineeringManufacturing Engineering+12 more

$50–60/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 27d ago

Data Analysts & Spreadsheet Specialists (Must own MacBook)

Remotehourly
ExcelGoogle Sheets+13 more

$50–60/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 27d ago

Senior Field Service Technician

Remotecontract
Electrical Schematic ReadingHydraulic & Pneumatic Diagrams+3 more

$60/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 27d ago

Senior Machinist & Field Ops Lead

Remotecontract
Machining Drawing & Gd&t ReadingCnc Setup & Programming+3 more

$40–60/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 27d ago

UI/UX Designers (Must own MacBook)

Remotehourly
FigmaSketch+13 more

$50–60/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 27d ago

Civil Engineers & Architects (Must own MacBook)

Remotehourly
AutocadArchicad+13 more

$50–60/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 27d ago

Clinical Survey Research & Methodology Expert (Physician / PhD)

Remotehourly
Survey DesignQuestionnaire Development+18 more

$200/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 28d ago

Mechanical & CAD Engineers (Must own MacBook)

Remotehourly
Fusion 360Onshape+11 more

$50–60/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 28d ago

Computer Power Users & Automation Builders (Must own MacBook)

Remotehourly
MacosShortcuts+14 more

$50–60/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 28d ago

Graphic Designers (Must own MacBook)

Remotehourly
PhotoshopIllustrator+13 more

$50–60/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 29d ago

Marathi Team Lead with Mathematical Background

Remotecontract
MarathiMarathi Editing+36 more

Up to $25/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 29d ago

AI Product Evaluator

Remotecontract
AI ModelsAI Agents+2 more

$14–36/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 29d ago

Aerodynamics Expert (MSc. or PhD)

Remotecontract
PythonAerodynamics

$80–120/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 29d ago

Kannada Team Lead with Mathematical Background

Remotecontract
KannadaKannada Grammar+32 more

Up to $30/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 29d ago

Tamil Team Lead with Mathematical Background

Remotecontract
AI TrainingAI Training Data+35 more

Up to $25/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 29d ago

Senior Character Animator

Remotehourly
Character AnimationFacial Animation+22 more

$60–90/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 30d ago

App Security Expert

Remotecontract
OsweLLM Security+3 more

$40–80/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 30d ago

Competitive Data Scientist

Remotecontract
ML EngineeringData Science+2 more

$60–120/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 30d ago

Telugu Team Lead with Mathematical Background

Remotecontract
TeluguTelugu Proficiency+31 more

Up to $25/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 30d ago

PhysioNet Competitor (Biomedical Signal Processing & ML)

Remotecontract
BiotechnologyBiology+1 more

$60–120/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 30d ago

Spanish-Language Consumer Reviewer

Remotecontract

$20–30/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 30d ago

Gujarati Team Lead with Mathematical Background

Remotecontract
AI Training DataContent Quality Assurance+28 more

Up to $30/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 30d ago

211 Specialist

Remotecontract

$30–40/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 30d ago

Sales and Marketing Expert

Remotehourly
Enterprise SalesMeddic+18 more

$60–70/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Pediatrician (MD)

Remotehourly
PediatricsClinical Documentation+10 more

$150/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

English Voice Recording

Remotecontract
Native EnglishSound Recording+3 more

$20–70/hr

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Pay distribution

  • Under $250
  • $25–$49263
  • $50–$99459
  • $100–$149175
  • $150+75

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

Top skills

  • english
  • AI training
  • Attention to detail
  • llm evaluation
  • trainer feedback
  • python
  • documentation
  • written communication
  • discord
  • translation quality review
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How these numbers are calculated

NearSkill lists 1,639 live roles advertised at $25+/hr or more, grouped into 1,461 role families. Of the 1,639 USD hourly listings, the median advertised rate is $75/hr. The middle 50% sits between $50 and $100/hr, and the full posted range is $25 to $350/hr. These are advertised rates, not earnings.

The largest sources in this set are micro1 (565), Mercor (332), AfterQuery (268), SME Careers (215). The skills that appear most often are english, ai evaluation, python, llm evaluation, ai training. 97% of this set is remote.

Eligibility is mixed: 643 listings publish country eligibility explicitly, 0 imply it in the description, 542 do not state it. 454 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 paying $25+/hr or more?

1,639 active listings on November 15, 2026, grouped into 1,461 role families. Near-identical language or region variants are grouped so one employer cannot fill the list.

What is the median advertised pay?

$75/hr from 1,639 USD hourly listings. The middle 50% runs from $50 to $100/hr. It is advertised pay, not earnings, and missing pay is not estimated.

Which platforms have the most roles?

micro1 leads with 565 listings, followed by Mercor (332), AfterQuery (268), SME Careers (215).

Are these roles remote?

97% 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. 542 listings in this set do not state it, and those are treated as unknown rather than worldwide.

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