OpenTrain

Audio Recording Contributor (Australian English)

You will create a voice recording for an AI training project. The task involves reading a short script and submitting your recording through the designated platform.

Field: Voice & audio
Where: United States, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia +89 more
Posted: yesterday

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 $50/hr, this role pays more than 77% of the 286 open voice & audio roles with a listed pay range, above 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 yesterday.

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

Rate

$50/hr

Hours a week15 hrs

Per week, before tax

$750

Per month, if the work is steady

$3,250

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Tax: Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $822 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.

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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.

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The full listing

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The work

You will create a voice recording for an AI training project. The task involves reading a short script and submitting your recording through the designated platform.

Read a provided short script by following a simple step-by-step guide.
Use your Australian English accent throughout the recording.
Submit the completed recording through the designated platform.
The full task takes about 15 minutes.

What it pays and takes

Pay: $50 per hour.
Location: Open to candidates in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and other listed countries.
Language: Ability to follow written instructions independently in English.
Accent: An Australian English accent is required. Do not imitate or fake the accent.
Equipment: A smartphone or computer with a microphone.

How it works

Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site.

About AI training work

AI training work is the human work behind systems that understand speech, text, images, and other information. People record, label, or review examples so AI models can learn from clear, reliable data.

From applying to your first payment on OpenTrain AI

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Apply
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Funded milestones
The client funds each milestone before work starts.
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First payment
OpenTrain pays out to your connected payout method when the client approves the milestone. It doesn't publish a fixed payout schedule.

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Pay history

OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $50/hr since Nov 10, 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).

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