Economics Professor AI Trainer
Use your post-secondary economics teaching experience to write questions and review AI-generated answers. You will assess both economics content and how well each response supports instruction.
- Field
- Finance & accounting
- Where
- United States
- Hours
- up to 5/week
- Posted
- 3 days ago
Pay data for your profession: Finance AI trainer jobs
How this pay compares
At $120/hr, this role pays more than 84% of the 175 open finance & accounting roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $85.
Among platforms with 10 or more priced finance & accounting roles, micro1 has the highest median ($90/hr across 23 roles) and Alignerr the lowest ($73/hr across 35).
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
$120/hr
Per week, before tax
$600
Per month, if the work is steady
$2,600
- Tax
- Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $657 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 finance & accounting 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| micro1 | 23 | $90/hr | Domain Researcher, Finance$400k-800k/yr |
| OpenTrain AIthis role | 93 | $90/hr | Finance Professional$245-280/hr |
| Mercor | 28 | $90/hr | Pharma Commercial Forecasting Expert — Launch Curves$130-210/hr |
| Alignerr | 35 | $73/hr | Accounting Specialist — Excel Dataset Creation$40-150/hr |
| Handshake AI | 26 | up to $83/hr | Investment BankersUp to $175/hr |
“Up to” rows list only ceilings, so their median is a maximum, not comparable with the range midpoints above them.
All 205 open finance & accounting roles →The full listing
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The work
Use your post-secondary economics teaching experience to write questions and review AI-generated answers. You will assess both economics content and how well each response supports instruction.
- Write questions based on undergraduate or graduate economics courses.
- Review answers for economic accuracy, clarity, and relevance to economics instruction.
- Assess whether answers use sound teaching methods and appropriate academic language.
- Give detailed feedback using written guidelines and your professional judgment.
- Handle sensitive or proprietary information with discretion.
What it pays and takes
- Pay: Up to $120 per hour, depending on the project.
- Hours: About 5–20 hours per week when assigned to an active project; scheduling is flexible and asynchronous.
- Location: Fully remote, with work open to candidates in the United States.
- Arrangement: Independent contractor work. The program runs year-round, with projects opening periodically.
- Experience: At least four years teaching economics at the post-secondary level.
- Teaching background: Experience designing and delivering undergraduate or graduate economics courses, including microeconomics or macroeconomics; experience as a professor, lecturer, adjunct faculty member, or comparable instructor.
- Skills: Strong writing, attention to detail, ability to work independently, follow written guidance, and make reliable professional judgments.
- Equipment: A reliable internet connection and a desktop or laptop computer.
- Prior AI or technical experience is not required.
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 review and feedback that helps AI systems learn from examples. People with economics teaching experience are paid to assess whether model answers are accurate, clear, and useful for learning.
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 $120/hr since Nov 10, 2026 with no change.
Across OpenTrain AI's finance & accounting roles, the median listed pay was $90/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (37 roles) and is $90/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (92 roles).
What workers report about OpenTrain AI
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