Industrial Engineering Expert (LLM Evaluation)
You will help train language models on industrial engineering by creating technical prompts, reviewing AI-generated answers, and writing clear judgments about the quality of those answers.
- Field
- Machine learning
- Where
- United States
- Commitment
- part time
- Hours
- up to 20/week
- Posted
- 6 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 $50/hr, this role pays more than 17% of the 72 open machine learning roles with a listed pay range, below the median of $90.
Among platforms with 10 or more priced machine learning roles, Mercor has the highest median ($108/hr across 10 roles) and Alignerr the lowest ($63/hr across 13).
OpenTrain AI roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 31 days (122 roles). OpenTrain AI posted this one 6 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
$50/hr
Per week, before tax
$1,000
Per month, if the work is steady
$4,333
- Tax
- Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $1,096 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 machine learning 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 | 10 | $108/hr | Machine Learning Engineer Talent Network$70-250/hr |
| micro1 | 12 | $90/hr | Applied Scientist$245-280/hr |
| OpenTrain AIthis role | 41 | $90/hr | Bioinformatics Machine Learning Expert$175/hr |
| Alignerr | 13 | $63/hr | Software Engineer - Machine Learning$90-120/hr |
| Handshake AI | 3 | up to $75/hr3 priced | Data ScientistUp to $120/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 work
You will help train language models on industrial engineering by creating technical prompts, reviewing AI-generated answers, and writing clear judgments about the quality of those answers.
Your feedback will identify explanations that are accurate, incomplete, unclear, or incorrect. You will also research industrial engineering topics with AI-assisted tools to deepen or validate your analysis.
- Create prompts that test industrial engineering concepts and subdomains.
- Evaluate AI responses for subject knowledge, accuracy, clarity, and explanatory quality.
- Research industrial engineering topics and use AI-assisted workflows to support your analysis.
- Write domain-specific feedback that can help improve language-model responses.
What it pays and takes
This is remote, part-time contract work with flexible participation. The work is primarily asynchronous, so you organize your contributions independently.
- Pay: Up to $50 per hour.
- Time: 20+ hours per week.
- Location: Open to candidates in the United States.
- Education: Current undergraduate enrollment in an industrial engineering program.
- Skills: Strong understanding of industrial engineering and the ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
- Skills: Ability to assess whether AI-generated responses show genuine understanding of specialized material.
- Helpful background: Technical prompt writing, AI text review, research, or explaining industrial engineering concepts.
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 generate and understand text. People write prompts, review model responses, and provide feedback so AI systems become more accurate and useful; specialized knowledge matters because experts can judge technical answers that general reviewers may not understand.
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- 2
Apply
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- 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.
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Full OpenTrain AI profile: watch-outs and the public record →Pay history
OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $50/hr since Nov 5, 2026 with no change.
Across OpenTrain AI's machine learning roles, the median listed pay was $90/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (25 roles) and is $90/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (37 roles).
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