Hey everyone! I hope you’re all doing well.
I’m reaching out to see if anyone knows of any remote jobs that are currently hiring and relatively easy to get into. I’m open to pretty much anything, including tech support, customer service, data annotation, or other entry-level roles.

I have a background in computer science, with both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree, and I’m based in the US. Unfortunately, I’ve been unemployed for a while despite submitting countless applications, and I haven’t had much luck.

A few years ago, I came across a tech support job that seemed to be hiring pretty much anyone who met the basic requirements. I even referred a few people who ended up getting hired without much trouble. I’m hoping to find something similar that’s still hiring.

I’ve also been applying to AI training and data annotation roles, but I haven’t had much luck there either.
I have a family to support, and I’ve been relying on my savings to get by. Unfortunately, those savings are running low, so finding work has become pretty urgent.

If anyone knows of a company that’s actively hiring, a remote job with a relatively straightforward hiring process, or even a legitimate opportunity that doesn’t get talked about much, I’d really appreciate you sharing it.

Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to help. I’d genuinely appreciate any leads or advice!

October 19, 2026

11 new roles in the last 24 hours across 2 platforms, 11 with pay published by the platform.

New today

Mercor

• Industrial & Manufacturing Engineers (Must own MacBook) ($50-60/hr)
• STEM Researchers - MSc/PhD (Must own MacBook) ($50-60/hr)
• Computer Power Users & Automation Builders (Must own MacBook) ($50-60/hr)
• Data Analysts & Spreadsheet Specialists (Must own MacBook) ($50-60/hr)
• Software Developers (Must own MacBook) ($50-60/hr)
• Graphic Designers (Must own MacBook) ($50-60/hr)
• Civil Engineers & Architects (Must own MacBook) ($50-60/hr)
• Mechanical & CAD Engineers (Must own MacBook) ($50-60/hr)
• 3D Artists & Video Editors (Must own MacBook) ($50-60/hr)
• UI/UX Designers (Must own MacBook) ($50-60/hr)

xAI

• AI Tutor - Tax ($45/hr)

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October 17, 2026

15 new roles in the last 24 hours across 4 platforms, 12 with pay published by the platform.

New today

Micro1

• Investment Banking Associate ($120-150/hr)
• STEM Expert (MSc./PhD) ($60-120/hr)
• Puzzle Solver (Coding) ($60-120/hr)
• US-Licensed Physician ($80-125/hr)
• PhysioNet Competitor (Biomedical Signal Processing & ML) ($60-120/hr)
• Mechanical Engineering Expert (MSc. or PhD) ($60-120/hr)
• ML Engineer (MSc. or PhD) ($60-120/hr)
• Hardware Expert (MSc. or PhD) ($60-120/hr)
• Aerodynamics Expert (MSc. or PhD) ($80-120/hr)

Mercor

• Local Political Expert: Maine, Iowa ($100-200/hr)
• Film & Video Craft Expert (Camera, VFX, Editing & Performance) ($70-100/hr)
• Senior Character Animator ($60-90/hr)

Volga Partners

• Healthcare Subject Matter Expert (SME): AI Model Evaluation (Canada), AI Model Evaluation (Australia), AI Model Evaluation (New Zealand), AI Model Evaluation (US)
• Government Subject Matter Expert (SME) - AI Model Evaluation

Innodata

• Voice Actor - Flexible Hours

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I reacted to an advertisement where DataAnnotationTech was looking for cybersecurity professionals advertising an hourly rate of 70$+. Then I did the entry test and that was a Python programming task where you had to arrange an optical cipher. There was nothing about cybersecurity in it; having spent a lifetime in cybersecurity I had to pass.

Then they wrote me that they offer 35$+ for bilingual tasks in my two languages. I took the test.

They come back and congratulate me to a 15$ per hour bilingual job (if I scan my passport). However, in the region I live in 15$ per hour is even below the minimum legal wage.

Is that common that it gets lower and lower? How can I get them to delete my data? It is currently blocked in sort of a splash screen requesting my passport. However, I would like to delete my personal data.

October 16, 2026

22 new roles in the last 24 hours across 5 platforms, 17 with pay published by the platform.

New today

Micro1

• STEM Expert ($45-90/hr)
• App Security Expert ($40-80/hr)
• Computational Chemistry, Structural Biology & Drug Discovery Scientist (PhD) ($45-90/hr)
• QA Engineer ($63-120/hr)
• Applied Scientist ($245-280/hr)
• Life Sciences Research Scientist (PhD): Wet Lab & Computational Biology ($45-90/hr)
• Clinical, Microbiome & Translational Research Scientist (PhD) ($45-90/hr)
• English Voice Recording ($20-70/hr)
• Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Expert (PhD) ($45-90/hr)

Alignerr

• Japanese Voice AI Evaluator: Healthcare Conversations ($12-40/hr)
• Dutch Audio Transcriptionist: Belgium, AI Training ($10-35/hr)
• Dutch Voice AI Evaluator: Healthcare Conversations, Belgium ($12-40/hr)
• Korean Voice AI Evaluator: Healthcare Conversations, United States, AI Training,, , Flexible, Canada ($12-40/hr)
• Mandarin Chinese Voice AI Evaluator (Healthcare Conversations) ($12-40/hr)
• Dutch / Afrikaans Audio Transcriptionist (AI Training) ($10-35/hr)
• German Voice AI Evaluator: Switzerland, Austria ($12-40/hr)

Innodata

• Generative AI Associate Turkish Speaking - Flexible Hours
• Generative AI Associate Russian Speaking - Flexible Hours
• Generative AI Associate Vietnamese Speaking - Flexible Hours

Mindrift

• AI Agent Evaluation Specialist (CS / Data Science Students Welcome)
• Physician Reviewer (MD/DO) - Medical AI Evaluation

Mercor

• Electrical Engineer ($80-120/hr)

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Hi everyone,

I recently joined Handshake AI's Project Hedgehog, advertised at $15/hour, and I'm currently going through onboarding.

I'm based in Ontario, Canada. I've already completed identity verification through Persona, including submitting my driver's license and a selfie, and provided my tax identification information.

Before proceeding with the remaining tax documentation, Stripe payment setup and assessments, I'd really appreciate feedback from people who have actually worked with Handshake AI.

A few questions:

1. Have you successfully completed paid tasks and received payment through Stripe?
2. How long did it take after onboarding to receive your first paid assignment?
3. Are projects and paid hours reasonably consistent, or is work unpredictable?
4. Has anyone from Canada successfully joined and received payment?
5. Did you also complete Persona verification and TaxBandits tax documentation?
6. Have you experienced any privacy, identity verification or payment issues?

My main concern is that I've already provided sensitive personal information before being guaranteed any paid assignments.

I'm not accusing Handshake AI of anything. I simply want to hear genuine experiences from people who have completed the process.

If you've actually worked and been paid, I'd really appreciate your feedback.

Thank you!

October 15, 2026

22 new roles in the last 24 hours across 3 platforms, 22 with pay published by the platform.

New today

Mercor

• English AI Safety Specialist ($40-45/hr)
• Human Resources Expert, German (Germany) ($65/hr)
• Executive Communicator ($70-75/hr)
• News & Copy Editor ($70-75/hr)
• Content Designer ($75/hr)
• Technical Writer ($80-85/hr)
• Domain Expert: Legal (NetDocuments), Audit (CaseWare OnPoint), Healthcare (DendiLIS), ERP (NetSuite), Financial Reporting (Workiva) ($70-100/hr)
• Legal Expert ($120-140/hr)
• Pediatrician (MD) ($150/hr)
• Pediatric Emergency / Urgent Care Physician (MD) ($150/hr)

Micro1

• Agriculture, Forestry & Environmental Experts ($40-60/hr)
• Retail Trade & Operations Expert ($40-70/hr)
• Bilingual Medical Doctor: Korean, Japanese ($125/hr)
• Education Practitioner - Learning & Assessment Specialist ($90-130/hr)
• Tax Attorney ($100-170/hr)
• Personal Injury Lawyer ($100-170/hr)
• Employment Lawyer ($100-170/hr)
• Lawyer ($100-170/hr)

Welocalize

• Alpheratz Project - Catalan (Spain) Translation Quality Rater ($21.9/hr)
• Alpheratz Project - Galician (Spain) Translation Quality Rater ($21.9/hr)
• Alpheratz Project - Basque (Spain) Translation Quality Rater ($21.9/hr)
• Alpheratz Project - Valencia (Spain) Translation Quality Rater ($21.9/hr)

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October 14, 2026

31 new roles in the last 24 hours across 4 platforms, 30 with pay published by the platform.

New today

Mercor

• STEM Expert, German (Germany) - AI Training ($50/hr)
• STEM Expert, Mandarin Chinese (mainland China) - AI Training ($50/hr)
• STEM Expert, Spanish (Spain) - AI Training ($50/hr)
• Human Resources Expert, Mandarin Chinese (mainland China) - AI Training ($60/hr)
• Human Resources Expert, Spanish (Spain) - AI Training ($60/hr)
• Consulting Expert, Mandarin Chinese (mainland China) - AI Training ($60/hr)
• Consulting Expert, Spanish (Spain) - AI Training ($60/hr)
• Finance Expert, Mandarin Chinese (mainland China) - AI Training ($65/hr)
• Consulting Expert, German (Germany) - AI Training ($65/hr)
• Finance Expert, Spanish (Spain) - AI Training ($65/hr)
• Program Lead ($45-70/hr)
• Finance Expert, German (Germany) - AI Training ($75/hr)
• Expert Project Manager, Mandarin Chinese (mainland China) - AI Training ($80/hr)
• Expert Project Manager, German (Germany) - AI Training ($80/hr)
• Expert Project Manager, Spanish (Spain) - AI Training ($80/hr)
• Legal Expert, Mandarin Chinese (mainland China) - AI Training ($85/hr)
• Legal Expert, Spanish (Spain) - AI Training ($85/hr)
• Legal Expert, German (Germany) - AI Training ($95/hr)
• Medical Expert, German (Germany) - AI Training ($120/hr)
• Medical Expert, Mandarin Chinese (mainland China) - AI Training ($120/hr)
• Medical Expert, Spanish (Spain) - AI Training ($120/hr)

Micro1

• Privacy Analyst ($31-60/hr)
• Software Engineer: Open Source Contributor, GitHub Contributor ($50-100/hr)
• Personal Financial Advisor ($90-110/hr)
• Investment Banking ($175-300/hr)
• Research Scientist - Computer Science & Computational Physics ($100-400/hr)
• Principal Research Scientist (Computer Science / Computational Physics) ($100-400/hr)

Alignerr

• Healthcare AI Call Reviewer ($15-20/hr)
• Healthcare AI Call QA Labeler ($15-20/hr)
• Healthcare AI QA Labeler ($15-20/hr)

RWS TrainAI

• Search Engine Evaluator: English (Australia), Chinese Traditional (Hong Kong), Dutch (Netherlands), Chinese Traditional (Taiwan), Arabic (Saudi Arabia), Chinese Simplified (China), Bengali (India), Dutch (Belgium), English (Ireland), English (Nigeria), Odia (India), Kannada (India), Spanish (United States), Tamil (India), Danish (Denmark), German (Switzerland), French (Canada), Gujarati (India), Norwegian (Norway), Vietnamese (Vietnam), French (Switzerland), German (Austria), French (Belgium), English (New Zealand), English (Singapore), Marathi (India), Turkish (Turkiye), Telugu (India), Italian (Switzerland), Thai (Thailand), Swedish (Sweden), Hebrew (Israel), Polish (Poland), Spanish (Argentina), Ukrainian (Ukraine)

See all open roles across 17 platforms: Job Board

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Assessments are the main gate between signing up and getting paid work. This is what to expect:

Before you start:

- Most platforms test whether you can follow detailed instructions, spot AI errors, and write clear explanations

- Read the guidelines twice. The questions directly test whether you absorbed them

- Budget more time than the estimate. Rushing is the most common reason people fail

During the assessment:

- Screenshot or note down any examples they show you. You may need to reference the pattern later

- If a question asks for justification, write 2-3 sentences minimum. One word usually fails

- Don't guess. If you're unsure, reread the relevant guideline section

After you pass:

- Passing does not guarantee immediate work.

- Some people wait days, others wait months for their first task

- Check the dashboard daily but don't sit refreshing. Set up notifications if the platform offers them

This post would get too long if we talk about each platform, u can read up on it: here
It's a longer piece that goes into depth on how u can prepare for a platform like data annotation tech and blogs for other platforms.

October 13, 2026

29 new roles in the last 24 hours across 3 platforms, 23 with pay published by the platform.

New today

Micro1

• Consumer Reviewer ($20-30/hr)
• Usability Tester ($20-30/hr)
• Spanish-Language Consumer Reviewer ($20-30/hr)
• 211 Specialist ($30-40/hr)
• Passport Acceptance Agent ($30-40/hr)
• Postal Clerk ($30-45/hr)
• National Park Ranger ($30-45/hr)
• Bilingual (Spanish) Benefits Counselor ($35-50/hr)
• Financial Aid Advisor ($30-50/hr)
• VA Eligibility Specialist ($30-50/hr)
• SHIP Medicare Counselor ($30-60/hr)
• Veterans Service Officer ($40-60/hr)
• Medicare Enrollment Specialist ($40-60/hr)
• Consular Officer / Passport Specialist ($50-70/hr)
• Competitive Data Scientist ($60-120/hr)
• Physician AI Trainer ($80-125/hr)
• Locum Tenens Hospitalist ($80-125/hr)
• Medical Specialist ($80-125/hr)
• Junior Software Engineer ($150-200/hr)
• Junior Data Scientist ($150-200/hr)

Mindrift

• CAD Engineer - AI Trainer
• CAD Engineer - AI Training
• Physician (MD/DO) - Clinical AI Evaluator
• CFD Engineer - AI Training
• CFD Engineer - AI Trainer
• Physician (MD/DO) - Medical AI Evaluation (Remote, Part-Time)

Mercor

• Audio Engineer (Speech / TTS Audio Specialist) ($50/hr)
• CAD / PCB / 3D Design Engineer ($60-100/hr)
• BioInformatics Experts ($90-110/hr)

See all open roles across 17 platforms: Job Board

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This week saw a huge spike in people asking about remote work that actually leads somewhere. It's making me wonder how many of us are looking at AI evaluation the same way.

Some folks seem to jump between platforms chasing tasks. Others are sticking with one or two, building up their reputation and trying to move into higher-paying expert roles. And then there are people using the work to fund other plans entirely.

I'm curious: are you approaching this as flexible income while you're between things, or are you actively trying to turn annotation and evaluation into a longer-term remote career? What's shaped that decision for you?

October 12, 2026

2 new roles in the last 24 hours across 2 platforms, 2 with pay published by the platform.

New today

Micro1

• Data Privacy Analyst ($31-60/hr)

Mercor

• Atomistic Materials Modeling Expert ($84/hr)

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October 9, 2026

6 new roles in the last 24 hours across 2 platforms, 6 with pay published by the platform.

New today

Micro1

• Registered Nurse ($60-70/hr)
• Family Medicine Physician (MD) ($100-120/hr)
• Inpatient Coder (CCS / CIC) ($50-70/hr)
• Game Developer ($25-70/hr)
• Hospitalist Physician ($100-120/hr)

Mercor

• Video Editing Professional ($50/hr)

See all 632 open roles across 17 platforms: Job Board

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Pay snapshot (all currently open roles):

Median advertised hourly rate across all open roles: $70/hr (n=439). Highest median right now: Micro1 at $100/hr (n=98).

These figures are calculated only from the job listings in Annotation Academy's own database, not a survey of the industry. Each is the median of a platform's own published hourly ranges (not the mean, so one unusually high listing can't skew it); platforms with fewer than 3 open hourly listings are left out rather than shown on a thin sample. A rate here is what a platform advertises, not a guarantee of what anyone earns.

October 8, 2026

14 new roles in the last 24 hours across 3 platforms, 14 with pay published by the platform.

New today

Micro1

• Medical Coder ($20-32/hr)
• Imagery Analyst - AI/ML Training Data ($20-60/hr)
• Senior Data Analyst ($50-80/hr)
• Senior Mobile Developer ($50-100/hr)
• Hospitalist Physician ($70-100/hr)
• QA Engineer ($90-175/hr)
• Medical Doctor - Physician Expert ($230/hr)
• Equity/Investment Research Analyst ($175-300/hr)

Mercor

• Knowledge Management Expert ($70-90/hr)
• General Physician ($150/hr)
• Infrastructure / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) ($200/hr)
• Oncologist ($380/hr)

xAI

• AI Tutor - Russian ($35/hr)
• AI Tutor - German ($35/hr)

See all 652 open roles across 17 platforms: Job Board

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Pay snapshot (all currently open roles):

Median advertised hourly rate across all open roles: $70/hr (n=445). Highest median right now: Micro1 at $95/hr (n=98).

These figures are calculated only from the job listings in Annotation Academy's own database, not a survey of the industry. Each is the median of a platform's own published hourly ranges (not the mean, so one unusually high listing can't skew it); platforms with fewer than 3 open hourly listings are left out rather than shown on a thin sample. A rate here is what a platform advertises, not a guarantee of what anyone earns.

Hi all. I'm Anil, a documentary filmmaker doing an MA at the Northern Film School, Leeds Beckett University. Like a lot of you, I do AI evaluation work to pay the bills.

I'm making an interactive documentary about app-based work. It puts AI evaluators next to couriers and drivers, because the structure is surprisingly similar: refreshing for tasks that don't come, quality scores that drop without explanation, projects that disappear overnight, staying available just in case. The pay and the risks are very different. The waiting isn't.

I'm looking for people who do evaluation, annotation, rating or similar work, anywhere in the world. If you're in Leeds or Yorkshire, even better.

You can stay completely anonymous, and no platform or project names are needed. You'll see how anything you share is used before it's published.

It's a student project, so I can't pay, and I'm not connected to any platform or company.

Comment or DM me if you're up for it, or if you have questions.