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Junior Consultant Expert for AI Training

You will create consulting materials that show how professional research and problem-solving work is done. These materials will help build datasets for training and evaluating AI systems.

Field
Business & operations
Where
United States, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia +89 more
Posted
4 days ago

How this pay compares

At $125/hr, this role pays more than 92% of the 167 open business & operations roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $68.

Among platforms with 10 or more priced business & operations roles, Mercor has the highest median ($78/hr across 20 roles) and Alignerr the lowest ($53/hr across 31).

OpenTrain AI roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 31 days (122 roles). OpenTrain AI posted this one 4 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

$125/hr

Per week, before tax

$1,875

Per month, if the work is steady

$8,125

Tax
Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $2,054 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 business & operations 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
Mercor21$78/hrPayer & Market Access Expert — Gross-to-Net & Formulary Strategy$175-200/hr
OpenTrain AIthis role83$75/hrEnterprise Operations AI Evaluation Analyst$135/hr
micro132$61/hrBrand & Creative Strategy Expert$150-350/hr
Alignerr31$53/hrFrontier Data Lead – AI Client Delivery & Growth$85-120/hr
Handshake AI31up to $80/hrMarketing and Sales ProfessionalUp 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 full listing

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The work

You will create consulting materials that show how professional research and problem-solving work is done. These materials will help build datasets for training and evaluating AI systems.

  • Create or source authentic consulting deliverables based on professional workflows.
  • Produce research briefs, market overviews, strategy decks, client memos, and analytical spreadsheets.
  • Write prompts that explain the analytical task needed to produce each deliverable.
  • Create rubrics that distinguish excellent, average, and poor outputs.
  • Use desk research, synthesis, structured problem-solving, and professional business communication.
  • Produce polished, client-ready materials in written, presentation, and spreadsheet formats.

What it pays and takes

  • Pay: $125 per hour.
  • Schedule: Part-time with flexible hours.
  • Location: Remote, with eligibility limited to the countries listed for this role.
  • Language: Professional fluency in English.
  • Experience: 1 to 5 years of consulting experience, including at least one experience at a leading consulting firm.
  • Required skills: Desk research, synthesis, presentation development, structured business writing, and polished consulting materials.
  • Helpful background: Leading workstreams or managing research-heavy modules.
  • Helpful methods and tools: MECE, issue trees, hypothesis-driven problem solving, Excel, and PowerPoint.

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 evaluate text, images, code, and other content. People with consulting experience help by creating realistic examples and clear standards that teach AI to produce useful, accurate work.

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 $125/hr since Nov 10, 2026 with no change.

Across OpenTrain AI's business & operations roles, the median listed pay was $60/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (40 roles) and is $75/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (83 roles).

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