How many data annotation AI training roles are open?

232 as of 21 October 2026, counting roles whose main kind of work is data annotation.

What do data annotation AI training roles pay?

The median is $35 an hour among 50 distinct open postings that state a rate, with the middle half between $20 and $50.

How is the field decided?

Each role has a main kind of work, taken from its title and description. A role counts once, under that field.

Data annotation AI training jobs: open roles and pay over time

Open roles over time

Open Data annotation roles over time

Roles whose main kind of work is this field

Data annotation went from 220 on 19 Oct, 22:56 to 232 on 21 Oct, 09:42 (+5.5%).

20 Oct: 9 new sources added to the site (Crossing Hurdles, iMerit Scholars, RWS TrainAI, Datamundi and 5 more), +160 roles
21 Oct: 11 new sources added to the site (Lifted, an Upwork Company, Aptura, Lilt, HumanSignal and 7 more), +1,180 roles

Open roles at each hourly update. Numbered markers show when platforms were added to the site, which can raise a field's count without any change in hiring.

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Show the numbers

When	Data annotation
19 Oct, 22:56	220
19 Oct, 23:07	220
20 Oct, 00:05	220
20 Oct, 01:05	220
20 Oct, 02:05	220
20 Oct, 03:05	220
20 Oct, 04:05	220
20 Oct, 05:05	220
20 Oct, 06:59	220
20 Oct, 07:46	225
20 Oct, 08:05	225
20 Oct, 09:05	225
20 Oct, 10:58	227
20 Oct, 11:40	251
20 Oct, 12:58	251
20 Oct, 13:11	250
20 Oct, 14:05	250
20 Oct, 15:05	242
20 Oct, 16:05	242
20 Oct, 18:05	238
20 Oct, 19:05	238
20 Oct, 20:05	238
20 Oct, 21:05	238
20 Oct, 22:05	238
20 Oct, 23:05	234
21 Oct, 00:05	233
21 Oct, 01:06	233
21 Oct, 02:05	233
21 Oct, 03:05	232
21 Oct, 04:05	232
21 Oct, 05:19	222
21 Oct, 06:05	222
21 Oct, 07:05	222
21 Oct, 08:43	223
21 Oct, 09:42	232

Pay over time

Hourly pay for Data annotation roles

Median and typical range (25th to 75th percentile)

Median went from $30/hr on 20 Oct to $35/hr on 21 Oct (+5).

Hourly rates in US dollars from distinct open postings in this field that state a rate; shown only on days with at least five.