How to join Handshake AI
You sign up once for the Handshake AI Fellowship (profile, resume, work-authorisation questions), then wait to be matched to projects. Source
Pay: Weekly: pay for the previous Monday-Sunday is usually sent to partner pay platforms by Wednesday afternoon, through Stripe.
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228 open roles re‑checked hourly
AI Red Teamer (Remote)Handshake AI·United States·Full-time
$32–95/hr15 days ago
AI Red Teamer (Seattle)Handshake AI·United States·Full-time
$32–95/hr17 days ago
AI Red Teamer, CBRNE (Remote)Handshake AI·United States
$65–158/hr1 month ago
AI Red Teamer, Cybersecurity (Remote)Handshake AI·United States·Part-time
$65–125/hr1 month ago
AI Safety Policy Evaluator, Violence & Threats | Seattle OnsiteHandshake AI·Seattle·Full-time
$55–120/hr1 month ago
AI Model Policy Trainer, Image Evaluation - Seattle OnsiteHandshake AI·Seattle·Full-time
$36–72/hr1 month ago
AI Model Policy Trainer, Generalist (Seattle)Handshake AI·United States·Full-time
$30–85/hr1 month ago
AI Model Policy Trainer, Mental Health (Seattle)Handshake AI·Seattle·Full-time
$45–65/hr1 month ago
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OphthalmologistsHandshake AI·Worldwide·Flexible hours
Up to $300/hr
Medical ProfessionalHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours
Up to $300/hr
Radiology ProfessionalHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours
Up to $300/hr
Nuclear ProfessionalHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours
Up to $300/hr
Intelligence Expert (Bachelor's, Master's and PhDs) - AI TrainerHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours
Up to $200/hr
PhysiciansHandshake AI·Worldwide·Flexible hours·MD
Up to $200/hr
Investment BankersHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours
Up to $175/hr
Quantitative AnalystHandshake AI·United States·Flexible hours
Up to $150/hr
STEM ProfessorHandshake AI·United States·Flexible hours·PhD
Up to $150/hr
Quantitative Finance ResearcherHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours·PhD
Up to $150/hr
Biology ExpertHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours·PhD
Up to $150/hr
Chemistry ExpertHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours·PhD
Up to $150/hr
Legal ProfessionalsHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours
Up to $150/hr
Banking ExpertHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours
Up to $150/hr
Finance ExpertHandshake AI·United States·Flexible hours
Up to $150/hr
Healthcare and Nursing ProfessionalsHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours
Up to $140/hr
Physics ExpertHandshake AI·United States·Flexible hours·PhD
Up to $125/hr
Biology ExpertHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours·PhD
Up to $125/hr
CAD DrafterHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours
Up to $125/hr
Spatial Data AnalystHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours
Up to $125/hr
Digital IllustratorHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours
Up to $125/hr
Game Developer/DesignerHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours
Up to $125/hr
AEC SpecialistHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours
Up to $125/hr
CAD Tool SpecialistHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours
Up to $125/hr
2D Design ExpertHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours
Up to $125/hr
3D Slicer SpecialistHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours
Up to $125/hr
ParaView SpecialistHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours
Up to $125/hr
QGIS SpecialistHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours
Up to $125/hr
PCB Tool SpecialistHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours
Up to $125/hr
Video EditorsHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours
Up to $125/hr
Audio EngineersHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours·PhD
Up to $125/hr
Technical Design ExpertHandshake AI·3 countries·Flexible hours·PhD
Up to $125/hr
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Handshake AI at a glance
From Handshake AI's own pages, checked 20 October 2026. Each line links to where Handshake AI says it.
- Run by
- Handshake AI Solutions, LLC (contracting party in the Handshake AI Contractor Agreement), San Francisco, California Source
- Screening
- Application, Project match and interest email, Decision and selection, Project onboarding, Training Source
- How you get paid
- Weekly: pay for the previous Monday-Sunday is usually sent to partner pay platforms by Wednesday afternoon. Through Stripe Source
- Worker status
- Independent contractor, not an employee Source
- Who can join
- US persons with work authorisation Handshake can support and an SSN or ITIN; international participation is invite-only. F-1 STEM OPT, J-1, H-1B and TN holders are not supported. Source
- ID check
- Government-issued ID (such as a driver's licence or passport) verified through Persona during account creation Source
- Paid onboarding
- Some projects pay for onboarding time and others do not, as set in each project's Project Terms Source
- Tax forms
- W-8 or W-9 tax form; you are responsible for taxes on your own income Source
- Confidentiality
- The Contractor Agreement includes mutual confidentiality obligations Source
- Equipment
- You provide and pay for your own equipment, tools and materials Source
- Official sites
- joinhandshake.com, app.joinhandshake.com, ai.joinhandshake.com, ai-support.joinhandshake.com, support.joinhandshake.com. Offers that reach you on WhatsApp or Telegram, ask you for a fee, or ask for your bank PIN or passwords don't come from Handshake AI. How to spot a fake job
- Handshake AI's own warning
- Handshake says official emails end in joinhandshake.com, it does not send official messages through WhatsApp or SMS from "Handshake AI", and it never asks for sensitive information by text.
Browse all 228 open Handshake AI roles as a list
- 2D Design ExpertUp to $125/hr
- 3D Slicer SpecialistUp to $125/hr
- Administrative & Support ProfessionalsUp to $75/hr
- Adversarial Prompt ExpertUp to $65/hr
- AEC SpecialistUp to $125/hr
- Aerospace Engineering ProfessionalUp to $75/hr
- AI & Machine Learning ResearcherUp to $75/hr
- AI Evaluation SpecialistUp to $17/hr
- AI Evaluation Specialist (Canada)Up to $15/hr
- AI Model Policy Trainer, Generalist (Seattle)$30–85/hr
- AI Model Policy Trainer, Image Evaluation - Seattle Onsite$36–72/hr
- AI Model Policy Trainer, Mental Health (Seattle)$45–65/hr
- AI Red Teamer (Remote)$32–95/hr
- AI Red Teamer (Seattle)$32–95/hr
- AI Red Teamer, CBRNE (Remote)$65–158/hr
- AI Red Teamer, Cybersecurity (Remote)$65–125/hr
- AI Safety Policy Evaluator, Violence & Threats | Seattle Onsite$55–120/hr
- AI Trainer - GeneralistUp to $30/hr
- Audio EngineersUp to $125/hr
- Aviation ProfessionalUp to $100/hr
- Bahasa Indonesian AI Evaluation Specialist (Indonesia)Up to $15/hr
- Bangla AI Evaluation SpecialistUp to $30/hr
- Banking ExpertUp to $150/hr
- Billing AnalystUp to $85/hr
- Bioinformatics/Computational Biology ExpertUp to $75/hr
- Bioinformatics/Computational Biology Expert (India)Up to $47/hr
- Biology ExpertUp to $125/hr
- Biology ExpertUp to $150/hr
- Biology ExpertUp to $55/hr
- Biology Expert (Canada)Up to $61/hr
- Biomedical Engineering ExpertUp to $50/hr
- CAD DrafterUp to $125/hr
- CAD Tool SpecialistUp to $125/hr
- Career and Technical Education ProfessorsUp to $75/hr
- Cartographers and PhotogrammetristsUp to $75/hr
- Category ManagerUp to $80/hr
- Chemistry ExpertUp to $85/hr
- Chemistry ExpertUp to $150/hr
- Chemistry Expert (India)Up to $42/hr
- Chemistry Expert (Mexico)Up to $42/hr
- Chemistry Expert (UK)Up to $65/hr
- Chemistry SpecialistUp to $50/hr
- Civil Engineer (Canada)Up to $72/hr
- Civil Engineering ExpertUp to $90/hr
- Claims SpecialistUp to $75/hr
- Communication ProfessionalsUp to $100/hr
- Compensation AnalystUp to $75/hr
- Completions EngineerUp to $85/hr
- Computer Science ExpertUp to $75/hr
- Construction Project ManagerUp to $80/hr
- Corporate Finance AnalystUp to $80/hr
- Cost EstimatorsUp to $75/hr
- Credit ProcessorUp to $75/hr
- Customer Ops AnalystUp to $85/hr
- Data ExpertUp to $105/hr
- Data ScientistUp to $120/hr
- Demand PlannerUp to $80/hr
- Digital IllustratorUp to $125/hr
- Distribution Ops AnalystUp to $85/hr
- Drilling EngineerUp to $85/hr
- Drilling SuperintendentUp to $85/hr
- Drilling/Production EngineerUp to $85/hr
- Education ProfessionalUp to $75/hr
- Electrical Engineering ExpertUp to $120/hr
- Electrical Engineering Expert (Canada)Up to $96/hr
- ElectricianUp to $85/hr
- Embedded Systems & RF EngineerUp to $120/hr
- Embedded Systems & RF Engineer (Canada)Up to $96/hr
- Energy AccountantUp to $85/hr
- Energy AuditorUp to $80/hr
- Energy ProfessionalUp to $80/hr
- Energy Project EstimatorUp to $80/hr
- Engineering ExpertUp to $75/hr
- Engineering ExpertUp to $55/hr
- Engineering ExpertUp to $75/hr
- Engineering ProfessionalUp to $100/hr
- Environmental AnalystUp to $85/hr
- Environmental Science ProfessionalUp to $100/hr
- ESG AnalystUp to $80/hr
- EstimatorUp to $85/hr
- Finance and Insurance ProfessionalsUp to $110/hr
- Finance ExpertUp to $150/hr
- Finance ProfessionalUp to $80/hr
- Financial Services ProfessionalsUp to $100/hr
- Fine Art and Music ProfessionalsUp to $80/hr
- Firefighting Captain and SupervisorsUp to $100/hr
- FP&A AnalystUp to $80/hr
- French AI Evaluation Specialist (US / Canada)Up to $40/hr
- Fundraising ProfessionalsUp to $75/hr
- Game Developer/DesignerUp to $125/hr
- GeneralistUp to $30/hr
- Generation Asset AnalystUp to $85/hr
- Geological TechniciansUp to $75/hr
- Geoscience Teachers, PostsecondaryUp to $100/hr
- GeoscientistsUp to $100/hr
- GIS AnalystUp to $85/hr
- Government ProfessionalsUp to $120/hr
- Government Quantitative ProfessionalUp to $120/hr
- GRE/GMAT Quantitative InstructorUp to $100/hr
- Healthcare Administrative ProfessionalUp to $75/hr
- Healthcare and Nursing ProfessionalsUp to $140/hr
- Hindi AI Evaluation Specialist (Singaporean Dialect)Up to $30/hr
- Hospitality ExpertUp to $60/hr
- Human Resources ProfessionalUp to $75/hr
- Industrial Engineering ExpertUp to $50/hr
- Intelligence Expert (Bachelor's, Master's and PhDs) - AI TrainerUp to $200/hr
- Inventory Control ManagerUp to $80/hr
- Investment BankersUp to $175/hr
- Japanese AI Evaluation Specialist (Japan)Up to $30/hr
- Japanese AI Evaluation Specialist (US / Japan)Up to $30/hr
- Korean AI Evaluation Specialist (South Korea)Up to $30/hr
- Land AdministratorUp to $80/hr
- LawyersUp to $110/hr
- Legal ProfessionalsUp to $150/hr
- Linguistics ExpertUp to $80/hr
- Linguistics Expert (Germany)Up to $65/hr
- Linguistics Expert (India)Up to $47/hr
- Logistics & Planning ProfessionalsUp to $75/hr
- Logistics ManagerUp to $80/hr
- Machine Learning ExpertUp to $75/hr
- Maintenance PlannerUp to $85/hr
- Malay AI Evaluation Specialist (Singaporean Dialect)Up to $30/hr
- Management ConsultantUp to $115/hr
- Mandarin AI Evaluation Specialist (Singaporean Dialect)Up to $30/hr
- Manufacturing ProfessionalsUp to $120/hr
- Marketing and Sales ProfessionalUp to $120/hr
- Materials Modeling EngineerUp to $80/hr
- Math ExpertUp to $75/hr
- Math SpecialistUp to $50/hr
- Mathematics ExpertUp to $75/hr
- Mathematics Expert (India)Up to $47/hr
- Mechanical CAD ExpertUp to $75/hr
- Mechanical CAD Expert (India)Up to $47/hr
- Mechanical Engineering ExpertUp to $100/hr
- Mechanical Engineering ExpertUp to $75/hr
- Mechanical Engineering Expert (Canada)Up to $72/hr
- Media Production ProfessionalsUp to $80/hr
- Medical ProfessionalUp to $300/hr
- Medicine Expert (MD)Up to $125/hr
- Merchandise PlannerUp to $80/hr
- Merchandising & Category Management SpecialistUp to $80/hr
- Meter Data AnalystUp to $85/hr
- Music Content Analyst - AI TrainerUp to $50/hr
- Music ExpertUp to $105/hr
- Music ExpertUp to $88/hr
- Music ProfessionalUp to $100/hr
- Nuclear ProfessionalUp to $300/hr
- Nursing ExpertUp to $50/hr
- OphthalmologistsUp to $300/hr
- ParaView SpecialistUp to $125/hr
- PCB Tool SpecialistUp to $125/hr
- Pharmacy ExpertUp to $100/hr
- Pharmacy ExpertUp to $100/hr
- Philosophy ExpertUp to $120/hr
- Photo Editing ExpertUp to $50/hr
- PhysiciansUp to $200/hr
- Physics ExpertUp to $125/hr
- Physics ExpertUp to $75/hr
- Physics ExpertUp to $50/hr
- Physics Expert (India)Up to $63/hr
- Physics Expert (Mexico)Up to $63/hr
- Physics SpecialistUp to $50/hr
- Plant Performance EngineerUp to $85/hr
- Portuguese AI Evaluation Specialist (Brazil)Up to $25/hr
- Power Market AnalystUp to $80/hr
- Power Systems EngineerUp to $80/hr
- Power Systems EngineerUp to $120/hr
- Power Systems Engineer (Canada)Up to $96/hr
- Pre-construction ManagerUp to $85/hr
- Pricing AnalystUp to $80/hr
- Process EngineerUp to $80/hr
- Process Safety EngineerUp to $85/hr
- Procurement & Contracts ManagerUp to $80/hr
- Production EngineerUp to $85/hr
- Project Controls EngineerUp to $80/hr
- Project EngineerUp to $85/hr
- Psychology ExpertUp to $55/hr
- Psychology ExpertUp to $85/hr
- QGIS SpecialistUp to $125/hr
- Quantitative AnalystUp to $150/hr
- Quantitative Finance ResearcherUp to $150/hr
- Quantitative Finance Researcher (Master's)Up to $50/hr
- Radiology ProfessionalUp to $300/hr
- REC TraderUp to $85/hr
- Regulatory AnalystUp to $85/hr
- Reliability EngineerUp to $85/hr
- Renewable Energy AnalystUp to $80/hr
- Renewable Energy EngineerUp to $80/hr
- Rental and Leasing ProfessionalsUp to $60/hr
- Reservoir EngineerUp to $80/hr
- Retail Finance DirectorUp to $80/hr
- Retail Marketing ManagerUp to $80/hr
- Retail Operations ManagerUp to $80/hr
- Retail ProfessionalsUp to $65/hr
- Revenue, Demand & Supply Planning ProfessionalUp to $80/hr
- Robotics Engineering ExpertUp to $75/hr
- Robotics Engineering Expert (India)Up to $47/hr
- Security EngineerUp to $80/hr
- Semiconductor & Chip Design EngineerUp to $120/hr
- Semiconductor & Chip Design Engineer (Canada)Up to $96/hr
- Sociology ProfessorUp to $75/hr
- Software EngineerUp to $120/hr
- Software Engineer (India)Up to $25/hr
- Solar Design EngineerUp to $85/hr
- Spanish AI Evaluation Specialist (Mexico)Up to $25/hr
- Spanish AI Evaluation Specialist (Mexico)Up to $25/hr
- Spatial Data AnalystUp to $125/hr
- Statistical Modeling ResearcherUp to $75/hr
- StatisticianUp to $75/hr
- STEM PhD (EU)Up to $48/hr
- STEM PhD (LATAM)Up to $30/hr
- STEM ProfessorUp to $150/hr
- Store ManagerUp to $80/hr
- Store Operation ManagerUp to $80/hr
- Subsurface & Reservoir EngineerUp to $80/hr
- Table Games ManagersUp to $90/hr
- Tamil AI Evaluation Specialist (Singaporean Dialect)Up to $30/hr
- Technical Design ExpertUp to $125/hr
- Technical Support ExpertUp to $75/hr
- Technical WritersUp to $100/hr
- Theater and Vocal Arts ExpertUp to $50/hr
- Thermal Plant Performance & Emissions AnalystUp to $80/hr
- Utility TechnicianUp to $85/hr
- Video EditorsUp to $125/hr
- Visual Design ProfessionalUp to $120/hr
- Web Developing ExpertUp to $105/hr
- Well Cost AnalystUp to $85/hr
- Wholesale ProfessionalsUp to $75/hr
Handshake AI: common questions
How much does Handshake AI pay?
Handshake AI mostly posts its pay as a ceiling rather than a rate: from up to $15/hr to up to $300/hr as of 20 October 2026. What you earn depends on the project and your assessment, so treat the top figure as a maximum, not a typical rate.
What kind of work does Handshake AI offer?
Mostly AI evaluation and rating work, maths and science work and finance and accounting work. Handshake AI currently has 228 open roles listed on aitrainers.jobs.
Who can work for Handshake AI?
14 of Handshake AI's 228 open roles are open worldwide. The countries its roles accept most often are United States, Canada, India, Mexico, United Kingdom and Brazil. Each job page shows exactly where that role is open.
How do you get hired by Handshake AI?
Apply through the role you want. Handshake AI's postings most often mention ID check as part of the process. Each job page shows what that role asks for.
How does Handshake AI pay you?
Weekly: pay for the previous Monday-Sunday is usually sent to partner pay platforms by Wednesday afternoon. Handshake AI pays through Stripe. That's from Handshake AI's own help pages, checked 20 October 2026. Check that it can pay you where you live before you start.
Is there a Handshake AI referral link?
Handshake AI runs a referral programme, and the Join and Apply links for Handshake AI on this site use ours, so Handshake AI may pay us a fee if you're hired. Your pay is the same either way, and every role also has a plain link without it.
Is Handshake AI legit?
Handshake AI is run by Handshake AI Solutions, LLC (contracting party in the Handshake AI Contractor Agreement), San Francisco, California, according to its own terms. Every Handshake AI listing here comes from its own public job board, and its official sites are joinhandshake.com, app.joinhandshake.com and ai.joinhandshake.com. It pays contractors through Stripe. Real platforms never ask you to pay to apply. Treat any offer that comes by WhatsApp or Telegram, or asks for a fee or your bank details, as a scam.