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Optics and Photonics Expert for AI Evaluation

Create realistic technical scenarios and problem sets in optics, photonics, electromagnetics, RF, or communications. Write expert reference solutions and grading rubrics, then assess submitted solutions for correctness, depth, and sound technical judgment.

Field
Physics
Where
United States, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia +89 more
Commitment
part time
Hours
up to 20/week
Asks for
PhD, Master's
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 $100/hr, this role pays more than 63% of the 43 open physics roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $75.

Open physics roles that ask for a PhD have a median of $100/hr (21 roles).

Among platforms with 10 or more priced physics roles, OpenTrain AI has the highest median ($95/hr across 20 roles) and Alignerr the lowest ($45/hr across 11).

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

$100/hr

Per week, before tax

$2,000

Per month, if the work is steady

$8,667

Tax
Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $2,191 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 physics 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
micro16$150/hrPrincipal Research Scientist (Computer Science / Computational Physics)$100-400/hr
OpenTrain AIthis role20$95/hrPrincipal Research Scientist: CS / Computational Physics$100-400/hr
Mercor6$78/hrPhysics Domain Expert$90-140/hr
Alignerr11$45/hrPhysicist, PhD$90-120/hr
Handshake AI6up to $63/hrPhysics ExpertUp to $125/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

As posted on OpenTrain AI. See the original

The work

Create realistic technical scenarios and problem sets in optics, photonics, electromagnetics, RF, or communications. Write expert reference solutions and grading rubrics, then assess submitted solutions for correctness, depth, and sound technical judgment.

  • Use practical modeling knowledge to identify strong, incomplete, or incorrect solutions.
  • Work remotely on a project basis with an asynchronous schedule.

What it pays and what you need

  • Pay: $100 per hour.
  • Time: 20+ hours per week.
  • Location: Remote; open to candidates in eligible countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania.
  • Language: Professional fluency in English.
  • Experience: At least one year of hands-on modeling of optical, photonic, electromagnetic, RF, or communications systems, plus current or recent hands-on activity in the field.
  • Education: A bachelor's, master's, or PhD in a relevant area.
  • Tools: Working proficiency with a relevant simulation tool, such as Lumerical, Zemax, Code V, RSoft, COMSOL, Ansys HFSS, CST, Meep, or Tidy3D.
  • You should be comfortable working independently in a remote, asynchronous setting.

Helpful experience

Experience evaluating, peer reviewing, code reviewing, grading, or editing technical work is useful. Background in integrated photonics and PIC design, metasurfaces and nanophotonics, antenna and RF systems, fiber optic communications, or DSP and wireless PHY can also strengthen your fit.

How to apply

Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site.

About AI training work

OpenTrain is a platform where people can find AI training projects and build a profile for their work. AI training is the human work of preparing and assessing examples for AI models; specialists are paid to apply their field knowledge to tasks such as judging technical answers.

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 $100/hr since Nov 7, 2026 with no change.

Across OpenTrain AI's physics roles, the median listed pay was $75/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (11 roles) and is $95/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (20 roles).

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