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Career and Technical Education Professors for AI Evaluation

You will help improve AI models that work with career and technical education concepts, workplace tasks, and field-specific language. The work uses your experience in teaching, student assessment, curriculum development, and vocational instruction.

Field
Teaching
Where
United States
Commitment
part time
Hours
up to 20/week
Posted
3 days ago

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How this pay compares

The title points to rating and reviewing ai output: judging a model's answers or code against guidelines, such as which of two is better or whether one is correct and safe. What each kind of AI training work pays

At $75/hr, this role pays more than 82% of the 19 open teaching roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $55.

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.

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

$75/hr

Per week, before tax

$1,500

Per month, if the work is steady

$6,500

Tax
Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $1,643 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 teaching roles on each platform

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

PlatformOpenMedianBest-paid open role
OpenTrain AIthis role15$55/hrSTEM Professor AI Training Evaluator$150/hr
Handshake AI4up to $75/hr4 pricedSTEM ProfessorUp to $150/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 help improve AI models that work with career and technical education concepts, workplace tasks, and field-specific language. The work uses your experience in teaching, student assessment, curriculum development, and vocational instruction.

No prior AI experience is required. You will learn to create prompts and evaluate model responses using the standards and context of your field.

  • Write prompts based on real career and technical education work, instruction, and workplace language.
  • Review AI-generated responses and content related to your professional field.
  • Give clear, structured feedback to improve the accuracy and usefulness of model outputs.
  • Assess written content and explain your decisions clearly and constructively.
  • Review model outputs against career and technical education standards and context.

What it pays and takes

This is remote, asynchronous project work that you complete independently. Projects operate year-round and open periodically across different areas of expertise.

  • Pay: Up to $75 per hour.
  • Time: 20 or more hours per week.
  • Location: Open to candidates in the United States.
  • Language: Professional fluency in English.
  • Experience: At least four years in college vocational instruction, career and technical education, or closely related teaching work.
  • Experience evaluating and guiding student progress through feedback and testing.
  • Experience developing and delivering lectures, discussions, curricula, or practical training.
  • Familiarity with academic and vocational pathways, student advising, or workplace-focused education.
  • Eligible F-1 students may be able to participate through CPT or OPT, subject to school and work authorization requirements.

How it works

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

About AI training work

AI training is the human work behind systems that write, answer questions, and understand information. Contributors create examples, review model responses, and provide feedback so AI produces more accurate and useful results; people with relevant professional experience are paid for the judgment their expertise brings.

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 $75/hr since Nov 10, 2026 with no change.

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