Kinds of work
Beginner roles by their main kind of work.
| Kind of work | Open roles | Share | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voice & audio | 327 | 38% | $20 |
| Languages & translation | 149 | 17% | $13 |
| Data annotation | 119 | 14% | $30 |
| AI evaluation & rating | 92 | 11% | $25 |
| Robot training | 60 | 7% | $20 |
| Other expertise | 44 | 5% | $80 |
| Finance & accounting | 17 | 2% | $70 |
| Coding | 14 | 2% | $75 |
| Writing | 13 | 1% | – |
| Maths & STEM | 11 | 1% | $175 |
| Medicine & health | 7 | 1% | – |
| Agents & RL tasks | 5 | 1% | – |
| Law | 5 | 1% | – |
| Studies & research | 5 | 1% | – |
| Red-teaming & safety | 3 | 0% | – |
Median pay is the middle hourly rate among the roles in that row that state one, in US dollars; each distinct rate on a platform counts once, and "up to" ceilings, per-task pay and paid studies are left out. A dash means fewer than five rates.
Platforms hiring beginners
Beginner roles by platform.
| Platform | Open roles | Share | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSMG | 152 | 17% | – |
| Alignerr | 116 | 13% | $70 |
| RWS TrainAI | 84 | 10% | $11 |
| Invisible | 67 | 8% | $35 |
| Mindrift | 64 | 7% | – |
| Lionbridge AI Data Training | 49 | 6% | $18 |
| Welo Data | 38 | 4% | $14 |
| Weekday | 36 | 4% | $80 |
| Turing | 30 | 3% | – |
| Braintrust | 29 | 3% | – |
| micro1 | 27 | 3% | $30 |
| HumanSignal | 21 | 2% | – |
| Volga Partners | 20 | 2% | $11 |
| Perle | 17 | 2% | – |
| iMerit Scholars | 16 | 2% | – |
| TELUS Digital AI Community | 11 | 1% | – |
| Chemin | 9 | 1% | – |
| JT AI Labs | 9 | 1% | $25 |
| CloudFactory | 7 | 1% | – |
| Datamundi | 7 | 1% | – |
How we counted
A role counts when its posting says no experience is needed, or when it asks for entry level. Every figure is worked out from the open roles listed on aitrainers.jobs, re-checked hourly against each platform's own job board, and updates with them.
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