OpenTrain

Bilingual Audio Contributor (Japanese/English)

You will make a short audio recording by reading a provided script. Follow the step-by-step guide, record with a smartphone or computer microphone, and submit the audio through the designated platform.

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

How this pay compares

At $30/hr, this role pays more than 40% of the 20 open Japanese roles with a listed pay range, below the median of $40.

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

$30/hr

Hours a week15 hrs

Per week, before tax

$450

Per month, if the work is steady

$1,950

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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 $493 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 Japanese 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	4	$50/hr3 priced	Fab Safety and Emergency Response Expert (Japanese)$85/hr
OpenTrain AIthis role	8	$44/hr	Bilingual Medical Doctor (Japanese)$125/hr
Alignerr	6	$23/hr	Japanese - Voice AI Evaluator$12-40/hr

All 23 open Japanese roles →

The full listing

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The work

Read a provided short script in Japanese-influenced English.
Follow simple written recording instructions in English.
Submit your completed recording through the designated platform.
The recording takes about 15 minutes or less.

What it pays and takes

This is a flexible, one-time audio recording project. The work is open to candidates in the countries listed for this project, and only a limited number of contributors will be accepted.

Pay: $30 per hour.
Project type: One-time audio recording.
Languages: Fluent in Japanese and English.
Equipment: A smartphone or computer with a microphone.
Accent: A natural Japanese-influenced English accent is required; imitated or faked accents are not accepted.

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 side of building artificial intelligence. People record, review, label, or evaluate examples that help AI systems understand audio, language, images, and other data.

From applying to your first payment on OpenTrain AI

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Create a profile
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2
Apply
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Funded milestones
The client funds each milestone before work starts.
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First payment
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Pay history

OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $30/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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