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AI Jobs Paying $50+/hr or More

1,239 live roles advertised at $50+/hr or more, from 8 sources. Median advertised pay $85/hr.

Live roles

1,239

1,167 role families

Median advertised

$85/hr

1,239 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 119 of 1,239 roles, 99% remote.

Filtered roles

119 listings in 116 role families

Showing 31–60 of 116 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 12d ago

Electronics Simulation Engineer (NgSpice)

Remotecontract
Ngspice

$65–123/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 12d ago

Electronic Engineer (Qucs-S)

Remotecontract
Qucs S

$65–123/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 12d ago

Systems Architect / Chief Systems Architect

Remotecontract
System Architecture DesignTechnical Trade Studies+2 more

$150–300/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 14d ago

Mechanical Design Engineer CAD Manufacturing Remote

Remotecontract
SolidworksFusion 360+18 more

$40–80/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 14d ago

Aerospace Engineering Expert

Remotecontract
Technical Depth In A SubdomainEngineering Judgment Under Constraints+4 more

$85–185/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 15d ago

Vectorworks Specialist – Architecture

Remotecontract
VectorworksArchitectural Design+1 more

$63–122/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering Expert

Remotecontract
Technical Depth In A SubdomainEngineering Judgment Under Constraints+4 more

$85–185/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Principal Engineer / Professor — Technical Expert

Remotecontract
Technical Depth In A SubdomainEngineering Judgment Under Constraints+2 more

$85–185/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Materials Science Expert

Remotecontract
Technical Depth In A SubdomainEngineering Judgment Under Constraints+2 more

$85–185/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

SolveSpace Specialist – CAD

Remotecontract
SolvespaceComputer Aided Design (cad)+5 more

$63–122/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

DesignSpark PCB Specialist

Remotecontract
Designspark PcbPcb Design+4 more

$63–122/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 23d ago

Mechanical Engineering Expert

RemotePart-Time
Mechanical EngineeringParametric Solid Modeling+27 more

$120/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 23d ago

Chip Design Engineer - Semiconductor (Canada)

RemotePart-Time
Cadence VirtuosoCadence Innovus+17 more

$96/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 23d ago

Power Plant Emissions & Performance Analyst

RemotePart-Time
Thermal Power Plant PerformanceHeat Rate Efficiency Analysis+12 more

$80/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 23d ago

Power Systems Engineer - Remote Part-Time

RemotePart-Time
Power Systems EngineeringElectrical Engineering+28 more

$120/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 23d ago

Semiconductor Chip Design Engineer

RemotePart-Time
SemiconductorChip Design+20 more

$120/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 23d ago

Mechanical Engineering Expert - Remote Fellowship

RemotePart-Time
Mechanical EngineeringLarge Language Models+8 more

Up to $75/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 24d ago

Electrical Engineering Expert - Remote Canada

RemotePart-Time
Electrical EngineeringComputer Engineering+23 more

$96/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 24d ago

Engineering Professional - AI Fellowship

RemotePart-Time
Mechanical Engineering TechnologyElectrical Engineering+8 more

Up to $100/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 26d ago

Mechanical CAD Expert - Remote Part-Time

RemotePart-Time
Parametric CadSolidworks+14 more

$75/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 26d ago

Embedded Systems and RF Engineer

RemotePart-Time
Embedded SystemsRf Engineering+16 more

$120/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 26d ago

Mechanical Engineering Expert - Remote Canada

RemotePart-Time
Mechanical EngineeringParametric Solid Modeling+21 more

$96/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

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

Civil Engineer AI Evaluator - Canada Remote

RemotePart-Time
Civil EngineeringStructural Engineering+10 more

$72/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 26d ago

Drilling/Production Engineer - Energy AI

RemotePart-Time
Drilling EngineeringProduction Engineering+17 more

Up to $85/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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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

Civil Engineering Expert - Remote Part-Time Contract

RemotePart-Time
Civil EngineeringStructural Engineering+9 more

$90/hr

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Pay distribution

  • Under $250
  • $25–$490
  • $50–$9972
  • $100–$14939
  • $150+8

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

Top skills

  • technical writing
  • mechanical engineering
  • matlab
  • python
  • Electrical Engineering
  • cad
  • ai evaluation
  • solidworks
  • civil engineering
  • catia
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How these numbers are calculated

NearSkill lists 1,239 live roles advertised at $50+/hr or more, grouped into 1,167 role families. Of the 1,239 USD hourly listings, the median advertised rate is $85/hr. The middle 50% sits between $70 and $110/hr, and the full posted range is $50 to $350/hr. These are advertised rates, not earnings.

The largest sources in this set are micro1 (406), Mercor (266), AfterQuery (215), Handshake AI (149). The skills that appear most often are ai evaluation, python, technical writing, llm evaluation, ai training. 97% of this set is remote.

Eligibility is mixed: 491 listings publish country eligibility explicitly, 0 imply it in the description, 407 do not state it. 341 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 $50+/hr or more?

1,239 active listings on November 15, 2026, grouped into 1,167 role families. Near-identical language or region variants are grouped so one employer cannot fill the list.

What is the median advertised pay?

$85/hr from 1,239 USD hourly listings. The middle 50% runs from $70 to $110/hr. It is advertised pay, not earnings, and missing pay is not estimated.

Which platforms have the most roles?

micro1 leads with 406 listings, followed by Mercor (266), AfterQuery (215), Handshake AI (149).

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

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