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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

Available onmicro1565Mercor332AfterQuery268SME Careers215Handshake AI168Braintrust72
Popular categories:AI Training1098Machine Learning & AI603Language & Linguistics256Quality Assurance & Testing190Software Engineering186Other146
RemoteContractFull-time$50+/hr$100+/hrHighest pay

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Filtered roles

1,639 listings in 1,461 role families

Showing 1291–1320 of 1,461 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Court Interpreter Expert

Remote
Court InterpretingLegal Interpreting+10 more

$80/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Office Manager Expert - Remote Contract Role

Remote
Office ManagementAdministrative Supervision+16 more

$85/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Legal Expert for AI Data Training, Remote Contract

Remotecontract
LawConstitutional Law+26 more

Up to $115/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Data Engineering Expert

Remote
Data EngineeringEtl+12 more

$80/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Copyediting Expert for AI Language Training Content

Remotecontract
CopyeditingEnglish+24 more

Up to $25/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Brand Strategy Expert for AI Training Content

Remotecontract
Brand StrategyBrand Voice+26 more

Up to $85/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Scala Engineer for AI Training Content & Evaluation

Remotecontract
ScalaScala 2.13+30 more

Up to $70/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Remote Science Teacher Expert - AI Lab Project

Remote
BiologyChemistry+15 more

$60/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Junior Consultant Expert

Remote
ConsultingDesk Research+15 more

$125/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Scrum Master Expert - Remote Agile Contract

Remote
ScrumAgile Delivery+14 more

$90/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Physicist for AI Training Content Review Remote Contract

Remotecontract
PhysicsComputational Physics+26 more

Up to $70/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Graduate Student AI Evaluator

Remote
Data AnnotationData Labeling+12 more

$100/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Physician Assistant - Remote AI Contract

Remote
Pa CNccpa+16 more

$100/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Telugu-Accented English Voice Contributor

Remote
TeluguEnglish+7 more

$30/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Medical Assistant Expert

Remote
Medical AssistingCma+13 more

$45/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Physics Expert - Remote Contract STEM Projects

Remote
PhysicsQuantum Mechanics+12 more

$65/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Android Studio macOS Specialist

Remotehourly
Android StudioMacos+8 more

$55–65/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Chemical Engineer - Remote AI Evaluation Contract

Remote
Chemical EngineeringProcess Design+13 more

$115/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Android Engineer Kotlin and Java Remote Contract

Remotecontract
AndroidKotlin+31 more

Up to $110/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Firebase Specialist for Task Design and Recording Remote

Remotecontract
FirebaseFirestore+23 more

Up to $25/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

SQL Quality Assurance Lead for AI Training Data

Remotecontract
AI TrainingCode Review+21 more

Up to $70/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Dentist Expert - Remote Clinical AI Contract

Remote
DentistryRestorative Dentistry+11 more

$128/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Risk Management Expert for ERM and Compliance Remote

Remotecontract
ErmCoso Erm+28 more

Up to $90/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

ML Research Expert - Benchmark Authoring

Remote
Machine LearningDeep Learning+18 more

$150/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Mortgage Loan Officer Expert

Remote
Nmls LicensingMortgage Loan Origination+15 more

$88/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Medical AI Content Expert for Remote Contract Work

Remotecontract
MedicalAI Training Data Evaluation+26 more

Up to $90/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Java Engineer for AI Review and Backend Systems

Remotecontract
JavaSpring Boot+25 more

Up to $55/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Legal Expert - AI Legal Reasoning Evaluation

Remote
Legal ReasoningLegal Research+10 more

$125/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

OriginPro Windows Application Expert - STEM

Remotehourly
OriginOriginpro+14 more

$45–55/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Data Scientist Expert

Remote
SQLPython+10 more

$115/hr

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Pay distribution

  • Under $250
  • $25–$49400
  • $50–$99795
  • $100–$149327
  • $150+117

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

Top skills

  • english
  • ai evaluation
  • Python
  • llm evaluation
  • 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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