Mercor

Fab Safety and Emergency Response Expert - EPM Vetting

We're looking for semiconductor fab safety and emergency response experts to review and create expert content on fab hazards, emergency procedures, and safety documentation. Required - 3+ years as an EHS engineer, emergency response team (ERT) member, fab facilities or sub-fab…

Field: Generalist
Where: Remote
Commitment: hourly
Hours: up to 10/week
Openings: 23
Posted: today

How this pay compares

At $85/hr, this role pays more than 75% of the 206 open generalist roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $60.

Among platforms with 10 or more priced generalist roles, Alignerr has the highest median ($80/hr across 17 roles) and micro1 the lowest ($50/hr across 54).

Mercor roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 39 days (136 roles). Mercor posted this one today.

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

$85/hr

Hours a week (listing allows up to 10)10 hrs

Per week, before tax

$850

Per month, if the work is steady

$3,683

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Open generalist 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
Alignerr	17	$80/hr	Frontier Data Lead – Client Success & AI Partnerships$85-120/hr
Mercorthis role	22	$63/hr	Luxury Automotive Strategy Expert$300-350/hr
OpenTrain AI	115	$61/hr	Contract Manager and Negotiator (English)$150/hr
micro1	60	$50/hr	Member of Technical Staff, Enterprise AI$300k-700k/yr
Handshake AI	24	up to $88/hr	Intelligence Expert (Bachelor's, Master's and PhDs) - AI TrainerUp to $200/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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We're looking for semiconductor fab safety and emergency response experts to review and create expert content on fab hazards, emergency procedures, and safety documentation.

Required

3+ years as an EHS engineer, emergency response team (ERT) member, fab facilities or sub-fab engineer, electrical safety engineer, or occupational health nurse/EMT
Hands-on work inside an operating semiconductor fab, or fab-floor work for a semiconductor equipment or gas supplier
Direct knowledge of fab hazards: toxic and pyrophoric gases, HF and wet chemicals, gas detection, cleanroom evacuation
Last fab-floor experience within the past 8 years
Not only office, audit, or compliance EHS work; not only construction or general-manufacturing safety without cleanroom or HPM exposure
Writes clearly in English

Preferred

Responded to a real fab incident (gas alarm, chemical spill, evacuation, earthquake), or held an ERT lead / incident commander role
Experience at a leading fab or equipment maker: TSMC, Intel, Samsung, Micron, GlobalFoundries, Texas Instruments, SK hynix, Applied Materials, Lam Research, KLA, Tokyo Electron, ASML
Knows SEMI S2/S8/S22 tool-safety standards, NFPA 318, or facilities experience with utilities, abatement, gas cabinets, or tool hook-up
Safety certifications such as CSP, CIH, ASP, HAZWOPER, or CHMM

Details

Remote, about 10 hours per week
$85/hour

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Pay history

Mercor has listed this role at $85/hr since Nov 11, 2026 with no change.

Across Mercor's generalist roles, the median listed pay was $55/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (20 roles) and is $63/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (21 roles).

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