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Bilingual Audio Contributor (Telugu/English)

You will make a short spoken recording for an AI training project. The work involves reading a provided script in your Telugu-influenced English accent and submitting a clear audio contribution.

Field
Voice & audio
Language
Telugu
Where
United States, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia +89 more
Posted
3 days ago

How this pay compares

OpenTrain AI roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 31 days (122 roles). OpenTrain AI posted this one 3 days ago.

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What you would earn at this rate

Rate

$30/hr

Per week, before tax

$450

Per month, if the work is steady

$1,950

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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The full listing

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The work

You will make a short spoken recording for an AI training project. The work involves reading a provided script in your Telugu-influenced English accent and submitting a clear audio contribution.

You will work independently by following a simple recording guide and completing the recording through the project platform.

  • Read a provided script aloud.
  • Follow step-by-step recording instructions in English.
  • Record clear audio with consistent delivery.
  • Submit the completed audio contribution through the project platform.

What it pays and takes

Previous experience with voice recording, narration, or audio contribution is helpful but not required.

  • $30 per hour.
  • Short spoken recording project.
  • Open to candidates in the countries listed for this role, including India, the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
  • Fluent in Telugu and comfortable reading English text aloud.
  • A Telugu-influenced English accent with clear, authentic pronunciation.
  • Able to follow simple written instructions independently in English.
  • Access to 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 side of building artificial intelligence. People record, label, review, and improve examples that help AI systems understand language, audio, images, and other information.

From applying to your first payment on OpenTrain AI

  1. 1

    Create a profile

    Create a free OpenTrain profile with your domains, languages and hourly rate.

  2. 2

    Apply

    Apply to the listing. Some listings hire through OpenTrain; others send you to the hiring platform.

  3. 3

    Funded milestones

    The client funds each milestone before work starts.

  4. 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

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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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