What it means
The steps between being accepted and doing paid work: reading project guidelines, watching training material, passing a qualification quiz and setting up payment. Some platforms pay for onboarding time and some don't; the project terms say which.
In open roles right now
1,061 of the open roles we list mention “onboarding” in the title or description, on 43 platforms (as of 23 October 2026). Of those that state an hourly rate (236 distinct postings), the median is $95/hr, and the middle half pay $45 to $140.
Most of them on: Lilt (368), 10x Team (106), SuperAnnotate (96), Perle (57), JT AI Labs (49), micro1 (46), and 37 more.
Data Quality Specialist - Swedish, AGI Data Services - G T Quality (posted today)Amazon AGI Data Services·United Kingdom·Full-time
Pay set per projectToday
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Translation Reviewer - Korean and Mandarin (Remote Job) (posted today)Chemin·4 countries·Part-time
$8–9/hrToday
Licensed Medicare Advantage Agents: Interview On 2025 EnrollmentTerac·United States
$40 one-off1 day ago
Expert: Mechanical Engineering (Contract, Remote)Patronus AI·United States·Flexible hours
$50–150/hr1 day ago
Mathematics Expert (MSc./PhD)JT AI Labs·15 countries·Part-time·PhD
$60–120/hr1 day ago
Digital Imaging Specialist/ Digital ArtistTuring·Location not stated·Part-time
Pay set per project1 day ago