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Military Training and Readiness Advisor

You will support AI training work focused on military training and readiness. The work uses structured expert judgment, careful review, and clear written feedback to help improve AI systems.

Field
Generalist
Where
United States, Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh +46 more
Commitment
part time
Posted
6 days ago

How this pay compares

At $130/hr (the midpoint of $90 to $170), this role pays more than 96% 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).

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

Per week, before tax

$1,950

Per month, if the work is steady

$8,450

Tax
Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $2,136 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

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The full listing

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The work

You will support AI training work focused on military training and readiness. The work uses structured expert judgment, careful review, and clear written feedback to help improve AI systems.

You will review source materials and model outputs, explain your decisions, and keep your judgments consistent across repeated tasks.

  • Write or improve expert responses about military training and readiness.
  • Review source materials and AI model outputs against project guidelines.
  • Explain your judgments clearly so feedback can improve model behavior.
  • Maintain consistent quality across repeated review tasks.

What it pays and takes

This is remote contractor work with flexible weekly hours for 1 to 3 months.

  • Pay: $90 to $170 per hour.
  • Schedule: Flexible weekly hours over 1 to 3 months.
  • Location: Remote, open to candidates across the listed countries in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.
  • Language: Professional fluency in English.
  • Required experience: Military training, operational readiness assessment, doctrine development, or military education within a defense organization.
  • Required knowledge: Military training processes, readiness standards, and operational preparedness.
  • Required skills: Experience evaluating training effectiveness, military capabilities, or unit readiness, plus strong analytical, critical-thinking, and written communication skills.
  • Helpful background: Experience with military training commands, combatant commands, or comparable allied defense organizations.
  • Helpful background: Military exercises, training program development, readiness inspections, operational evaluations, joint military training, doctrine development, or professional military education.
  • Helpful background: After-action reviews, capability-gap analysis, training recommendations, readiness reports, military briefings, or instructional materials.

How it works

You apply here in about two minutes and finish on the hiring platform. The next step is a short AI interview (technical roles include a coding challenge). Passing it is how you qualify for paid tasks, so take it soon after you are invited.

The hiring platform's application for this job asks for your resume, your LinkedIn profile, your phone number, your location and answers to 3 screening questions.

About AI training work

AI training is the human work behind systems that learn from examples, including reviewing model responses and writing clear feedback. Subject-matter experts are important because their judgments help AI systems handle specialized topics more accurately and consistently.

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 changed the listed pay once since Nov 5, 2026:

  • Nov 11, 2026$50-100 → $90-170/hrraised

Across OpenTrain AI's generalist roles, the median listed pay was $40/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (50 roles) and is $61/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (114 roles).

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