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398 AI training jobs in South Africa

Top roles pay $150+/hr · 67 new this week

Remote AI training work you can do from South Africa: roles that accept residents of South Africa, plus roles open worldwide. Most are paid hourly in US dollars.

398 open roles19 platforms

What these roles pay per hour Top 10% earn $150+/hr
$30/hr typical $35–110 $150+

Highest-paying right now

Up to $300/hr Ophthalmologists Handshake AI $245–280/hr Applied Scientist micro1 $100–400/hr Research Scientist - Computer Science & Computational Physics micro1 $100–400/hr Principal Research Scientist (Computer Science / Computational Physics) micro1 $150–350/hr Data Science Specialist micro1 $150–350/hr Software Engineering Specialist micro1

398 open roles

Dentist (DDS/DMD) - Dental Technology (posted today)micro1·South Africa and 57 more $80–285/hrToday Freelance Mechanical CAD&Simulation Engineer - AI Trainer (posted today)Mindrift·South Africa and 60 more·Part-time Up to $69/hrToday CAD Engineer - AI Trainer (posted today)Mindrift·South Africa and 60 more·Part-time Up to $37/hrToday Investment Banking Associatemicro1·South Africa and 57 more $120–150/hr2d US-Licensed Physicianmicro1·South Africa and 57 more·MD $80–125/hr3d Aerodynamics Expert (MSc. or PhD)micro1·South Africa and 57 more·Part-time $80–120/hr3d Finance & Accounting Task Author (AI Training)Alignerr·South Africa and 9 more·Flexible hours $60–120/hr3d PhysioNet Competitor (Biomedical Signal Processing & ML)micro1·South Africa and 57 more·Part-time $60–120/hr3d STEM Expert (MSc./PhD)micro1·South Africa and 57 more·Part-time $60–120/hr3d ML Engineer (MSc. or PhD)micro1·South Africa and 57 more·Part-time·PhD $60–120/hr3d Puzzle Solver (Coding)micro1·South Africa and 57 more·Part-time $60–120/hr3d Mechanical Engineering Expert (MSc. or PhD)micro1·South Africa and 57 more·Part-time $60–120/hr3d Hardware Expert (MSc. or PhD)micro1·South Africa and 57 more·Part-time $60–120/hr3d Licensed Physician (MD/DO) - Freelance AI TrainerMindrift·South Africa and 35 more·Part-time·MD $70/hr3d Physician (MD/DO) - Medical AI EvaluationMindrift·South Africa and 35 more·Part-time·MD $70/hr3d Physician Reviewer (MD/DO) - Medical AI EvaluationMindrift·South Africa and 35 more·Part-time·MD $70/hr3d STEM Expert – Chemistry & Computational Chemistry (PhD)micro1·South Africa and 57 more·PhD $45–90/hr3d STEM Expert – Biology & Bioinformatics (PhD)micro1·South Africa and 57 more·PhD $45–90/hr3d AI Product Evaluatormicro1·South Africa and 57 more $14–36/hr3d AI Data Collection Contributor - English (South Africa)Braintrust via DATAmundi·South Africa·Part-time $18/hr3d Applied Scientistmicro1·South Africa and 57 more $245–280/hr4d Education Practitioner - Learning & Assessment Specialistmicro1·South Africa and 57 more $90–130/hr4d Computational Chemistry, Structural Biology & Drug Discovery Scientist (PhD)micro1·South Africa and 57 more·PhD $45–90/hr4d Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Expert (PhD)micro1·South Africa and 57 more·PhD $45–90/hr4d App Security Expertmicro1·South Africa and 57 more $40–80/hr4d English Voice Recordingmicro1·South Africa and 57 more $20–70/hr4d Dutch / Afrikaans Audio Transcriptionist (AI Training)Alignerr·South Africa·Flexible hours $10–35/hr4d Investment Banking – M&A Advisory.micro1·South Africa and 57 more $175–300/hr5d Lawyermicro1·South Africa and 57 more·Law $100–170/hr5d Tax Attorneymicro1·South Africa and 57 more·Law $100–170/hr5d Employment Lawyermicro1·South Africa and 57 more·Law $100–170/hr5d Personal Injury Lawyermicro1·South Africa and 57 more·Law $100–170/hr5d Bilingual Medical Doctor (Korean)micro1·South Africa and 57 more·Part-time·MD $125/hr5d Bilingual Medical Doctor (Japanese)micro1·South Africa and 57 more·Part-time·MD $125/hr5d Personal Financial Advisormicro1·South Africa and 57 more $90–110/hr5d Software Engineer (Open Source Contributor)micro1·South Africa and 57 more $50–100/hr5d Software Engineer (GitHub Contributor)micro1·South Africa and 57 more $50–100/hr5d Retail Trade & Operations Expertmicro1·South Africa and 57 more $40–70/hr5d Agriculture, Forestry & Environmental Expertsmicro1·South Africa and 57 more $40–60/hr5d Physics Subject Matter Expert – AI Training SpecialistAlignerr·South Africa and 3 more·Flexible hours $35–55/hr5d

AI training jobs in South Africa: common questions

How much do AI training jobs in South Africa pay?

As of 19 October 2026, 369 of these 398 open roles state an hourly rate. The median is $75/hr, the typical range $35–110/hr, and the top 10% pay $150/hr or more.

Which platforms have AI training jobs in South Africa?

Right now the most roles are on micro1, Invisible, Babel Audio, RemoExperts and Rise Data Labs. aitrainers.jobs checks every platform's job board hourly, so the list above always shows what is open today.

Where can I do AI training jobs in South Africa from?

143 of these roles are open worldwide. The countries accepted most often are South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, India and Philippines. Use the "Open to" filter to see only roles you can take where you live.

Are AI training jobs in South Africa part-time?

Most are. The most common arrangement is flexible hours (92 roles), usually remote and paid as a freelancer or contractor.

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