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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 1,239 of 1,239 roles, 97% remote.

Filtered roles

1,239 listings in 1,167 role families

Showing 481–510 of 1,167 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 28d ago

Procurement & Contracts Manager

RemotePart-Time
ProcurementContract Management+14 more

$80/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 28d ago

Project Controls Engineer (Remote, Part-Time)

RemotePart-Time
Project ControlsProject Scheduling+6 more

Up to $80/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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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 28d ago

Quantitative Finance Researcher

RemotePart-Time
Quantitative FinanceMathematical Finance+11 more

$75–150/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 28d ago

Physics Expert (Mexico)

RemotePart-Time
Computational PhysicsTheoretical Physics+18 more

$63/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 28d ago

Chemistry Expert - Remote AI Feedback Role

RemotePart-Time
Computational ChemistryPhysical Chemistry+13 more

$125/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 28d ago

Drilling Engineer (Remote, Part-Time)

RemotePart-Time
Drilling EngineeringCompletions Engineering+10 more

Up to $85/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 28d ago

Energy Project Engineer - Remote Part-Time

RemotePart-Time
Energy Project EstimationPre Construction+10 more

Up to $85/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 28d ago

Nuclear Professional - AI Research Project

RemotePart-Time
Nuclear EngineeringNuclear Safety+10 more

Up to $80/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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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 28d ago

Energy Auditor - Remote AI Content Review

RemotePart-Time
Building Energy ModelingEnergy Auditing+10 more

Up to $80/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 28d ago

Robotics Engineering Expert - Remote Part-Time

RemotePart-Time
RoboticsRos+18 more

$75/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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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 28d ago

Power Market Analyst - Remote Part-Time Contract

RemotePart-Time
Power MarketsEnergy Trading+9 more

$80/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 28d ago

Meter Data Analyst - Remote AI Research Project

RemotePart-Time
Utility MeteringCustomer Operations+13 more

Up to $85/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 28d ago

Physics and Engineering AI Evaluation Expert

RemotePart-Time
PhysicsEngineering+10 more

Up to $100/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 28d ago

STEM PhD AI Trainer - LATAM Remote

RemotePart-Time
Large Language ModelsLLM Evaluation+10 more

Up to $50/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 29d ago

Audio Engineer - Remote AI Research Fellowship

RemotePart-Time
AudacityArdour+8 more

Up to $125/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 29d ago

Retail Store Manager - Remote Contract Work

RemotePart-Time
Retail Store ManagementStore Operations+10 more

$80/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 29d ago

Visual Designer - AI Fellowship

RemotePart-Time
Visual DesignBrand Design+13 more

$100–125/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 29d ago

Lawyers - Remote AI Evaluation for Legal Experts

RemotePart-Time
Juris DoctorLegal Analysis+8 more

Up to $110/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 29d ago

Category Manager - Remote AI Content Review

RemotePart-Time
Category ManagementRetail Buying+11 more

$80/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 29d ago

Maintenance Planner - AI Training Project

RemotePart-Time
Maintenance PlanningAsset Management+12 more

Up to $85/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 29d ago

Process Engineer - AI Research (Remote Contract)

RemotePart-Time
Process EngineeringRefinery Engineering+12 more

$80/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 29d ago

Regulatory Analyst - Energy AI Training

RemotePart-Time
Energy RegulationRate Case Analysis+13 more

Up to $85/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 29d ago

Aerodynamics Expert (MSc. or PhD)

Remotecontract
PythonAerodynamics

$80–120/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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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 29d ago

Computational Physics & Astrophysics Researcher (Task Author)

Remote
PythonScientific Computing+23 more

$100/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 29d ago

Physician AI Medical Content Evaluator

RemotePart-Time
MdDo+11 more

Up to $110/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 30d ago

Computational Chemistry Expert - Remote India

RemotePart-Time
Computational ChemistryPhysical Chemistry+22 more

$62/hr

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Pay distribution

  • Under $250
  • $25–$490
  • $50–$99795
  • $100–$149327
  • $150+117

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

Top skills

  • ai evaluation
  • Python
  • technical writing
  • llm evaluation
  • AI training
  • data annotation
  • english
  • ai model evaluation
  • Attention to Detail
  • model evaluation
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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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