OpenTrain

At-Home Video Recording Staff

You will record clear video demonstrations of everyday household tasks in your home. These recordings will help train personal robots to understand practical actions in real home environments.

Field: Voice & audio
Where: Japan
Commitment: part time
Posted: 5 days ago

How this pay compares

The title points to recording voice, video or photos: recording your voice, yourself or your surroundings as training data. What each kind of AI training work pays

At $15/hr (the midpoint of $12 to $17), this role pays more than 4% of the 286 open voice & audio roles with a listed pay range, below the median of $30.

Among platforms with 10 or more priced voice & audio roles, Mercor has the highest median ($50/hr across 26 roles) and Alignerr the lowest ($24/hr across 132).

OpenTrain AI roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 31 days (122 roles). OpenTrain AI posted this one 5 days ago.

Computed from 2,746 open roles we track across Mercor, micro1, Handshake AI, Alignerr, Appen and OpenTrain AI, refreshed daily. Midpoints of listed ranges; “up to” ceilings are left out of medians.

What you would earn at this rate

Where in the listed range$15/hrHours a week15 hrs

Per week, before tax

$218

Per month, if the work is steady

$943

Show in

Tax: Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $238 a month for self-employment tax plus federal income tax at the 12% bracket (25%, before state tax). Outside the US, your own country's rules apply.

Assumes paid hours only; unpaid assessments, onboarding and gaps between projects lower the real figure. Full take-home calculator · Track what you actually earn

Open voice & audio roles on each platform

The same kind of work, priced on every platform we track, with the best-paid open role on each.

Platform	Open	Median	Best-paid open role
Mercor	33	$50/hr	Voice Actor: CX Agent Voice Cloning (Swiss German)$50-150/hr
OpenTrain AIthis role	113	$30/hr	Creative Technologist (Audio, Design, UX)$135/hr
micro1	15	$28/hr	English Voice Coach$40-65/hr
Alignerr	132	$24/hr	German - Generalist Voice Actor$250-280/hr
Handshake AI	6	up to $94/hr	Audio EngineersUp to $125/hr

“Up to” rows list only ceilings, so their median is a maximum, not comparable with the range midpoints above them.

All 308 open voice & audio roles →

The full listing

As posted on OpenTrain AI. See the original

The work

You will record clear video demonstrations of everyday household tasks in your home. These recordings will help train personal robots to understand practical actions in real home environments.

You will set up and use recording equipment, wearable hand-tracking gloves, a VR headset, and a UMI gripper. You will follow detailed instructions, reproduce natural hand movements, upload large video files, review feedback, and improve future recordings.

Record household tasks accurately and consistently in your home.
Operate the recording equipment, VR headset, hand-tracking gloves, and UMI gripper.
Follow project instructions and quality requirements for every recording.
Upload large video files using a stable, high-speed home internet connection.
Respond to reviewer feedback and maintain a consistent weekly workflow.

What it pays and takes

Experience with data collection, usability testing, personal robotics, artificial intelligence, or similar hands-on projects is helpful but not required.

Pay: $12 to $17 per hour.
Work type: Part-time contract work.
Location: You must reside in Japan.
Language: Fluent in English for written and verbal communication.
Home setup: Suitable living space, lighting, and common household items.
Requirements: Strong attention to detail, manual dexterity, patience with repetitive precision work, and the ability to follow complex instructions.
Equipment: Comfort setting up and wearing a VR headset for extended periods, along with other recording devices.
Internet: Stable, high-speed service suitable for uploading large video files.
Helpful qualities: Curiosity about new technology and flexibility as project needs change.

How it works

You apply here in about two minutes and finish on the hiring platform. The next step is a short AI interview (technical roles include a coding challenge). Passing it is how you qualify for paid tasks, so take it soon after you are invited.

The hiring platform's application for this job asks for your resume, your LinkedIn profile, your phone number, your location and answers to 3 screening questions.

About AI training work

AI training work is the human side of building artificial intelligence. People collect and review examples, such as videos of real-world actions, so AI systems can learn how to respond and perform useful tasks.

From applying to your first payment on OpenTrain AI

1
Create a profile
Create a free OpenTrain profile with your domains, languages and hourly rate.
2
Apply
Apply to the listing. Some listings hire through OpenTrain; others send you to the hiring platform.
3
Funded milestones
The client funds each milestone before work starts.
4
First payment
OpenTrain pays out to your connected payout method when the client approves the milestone. It doesn't publish a fixed payout schedule.

Sources: OpenTrain: AI training careers, OpenTrain docs: invoicing and payouts

Full OpenTrain AI profile: watch-outs and the public record →

Pay history

OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $12-17/hr since Nov 6, 2026 with no change.

Across OpenTrain AI's voice & audio roles, the median listed pay was $28/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (63 roles) and is $30/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (113 roles).

What workers report about OpenTrain AI

Anonymous reports from people who applied or worked there: whether they got work, what they were paid and how fast.

Other voice & audio roles

All 308 voice & audio roles →