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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 1,598 of 1,639 roles, 100% remote.

Filtered roles

1,598 listings in 1,424 role families

Showing 541–570 of 1,424 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 26d ago

Senior Internal Auditor (SOX and IT Audit)

Remote
SoxIt Audit+18 more

$80/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 26d ago

REC Trader - Renewable Energy AI Fellowship

RemotePart-Time
Renewable Energy GenerationRec Trading+14 more

Up to $85/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 26d ago

ParaView Specialist - Remote AI Research

RemotePart-Time
ParaviewScientific Visualization+11 more

Up to $125/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 26d ago

Energy Accountant - Remote Part-Time Fellowship

RemotePart-Time
Utility MeteringCustomer Operations+15 more

Up to $85/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 26d ago

Mathematics Expert - AI Evaluation Project

RemotePart-Time
LeanCoq+17 more

$75/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 26d ago

Reliability Engineer - Remote Energy AI Project

RemotePart-Time
Aveva PiWincc+14 more

Up to $85/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 26d ago

Power Systems Engineer - AI Research (Canada)

RemotePart-Time
Power Systems EngineeringElectrical Engineering+28 more

$96/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 26d ago

Environmental Science Expert - Remote Fellowship

RemotePart-Time
Environmental ScienceConservation Science+10 more

Up to $100/hr

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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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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 26d ago

Subsurface Reservoir Engineer - Remote Fellowship

RemotePart-Time
PetrelAries+15 more

$80/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 26d ago

Materials Modeling Engineer

RemotePart-Time
Materials ScienceComputational Modeling+10 more

Up to $80/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 26d ago

Robotics Engineer - AI Evaluation (India)

RemotePart-Time
RoboticsControl Systems+18 more

$47/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 26d ago

Energy Professional - Remote AI Evaluation

RemotePart-Time
Reservoir SimulationAfe Preparation+24 more

Up to $80/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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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 27d ago

Biology PhD Expert - Remote Part-Time Canada

RemotePart-Time
BiologyVirology+11 more

$61.60/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 27d ago

ESG Analyst - Remote Part-Time Fellowship

RemotePart-Time
EsgSustainability+10 more

Up to $80/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 27d ago

Civil Engineer AI Evaluator - Canada Remote

RemotePart-Time
Civil EngineeringStructural Engineering+10 more

$72/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 27d ago

Drilling/Production Engineer - Energy AI

RemotePart-Time
Drilling EngineeringProduction Engineering+17 more

Up to $85/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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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 27d ago

Music Professional - AI Music Evaluation

RemotePart-Time
Music PerformanceComposition+14 more

Up to $100/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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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 27d ago

Software Engineer - AI Evaluation

RemotePart-Time
Software EngineeringSystem Design+12 more

$120/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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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 27d ago

STEM PhD AI Fellowship (Remote, Europe, UK)

RemotePart-Time
MathematicsChemistry+10 more

Up to $75/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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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 27d ago

Math Expert AI Evaluation Fellowship Remote

RemotePart-Time
MathematicsProof Writing+14 more

Up to $75/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 27d ago

Strategic Project Lead, Coding/SWE

Remotefull-time
Leadership & Team ManagementData Operations+1 more

$80–90/hr

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Pay distribution

  • Under $250
  • $25–$49397
  • $50–$99766
  • $100–$149318
  • $150+117

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

Top skills

  • english
  • ai evaluation
  • llm evaluation
  • python
  • AI training
  • data annotation
  • Attention to detail
  • technical writing
  • translation
  • documentation
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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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