Psychologist AI Evaluation Expert
You will use your psychological expertise to create and assess clinical and behavioral scenarios that test AI judgment and safety. The work focuses on clinical accuracy, ethical reasoning, and safe handling of risk.
- Field
- Mental health
- Where
- United States, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia +89 more
- Commitment
- part time
- Hours
- up to 20/week
- Asks for
- PhD
- 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 $123/hr (the midpoint of $90 to $155), this role pays more than 73% of the 20 open mental health roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $88.
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
$2,450
Per month, if the work is steady
$10,617
- Tax
- Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $2,684 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 mental health 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| micro1 | 3 | $150/hr3 priced | Georgian Speaking Psychiatrist$100-200/hr |
| OpenTrain AIthis role | 15 | $88/hr | Psychiatrists$200/hr |
| Handshake AI | 4 | up to $80/hr4 priced | Psychiatrists 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 work
You will use your psychological expertise to create and assess clinical and behavioral scenarios that test AI judgment and safety. The work focuses on clinical accuracy, ethical reasoning, and safe handling of risk.
- Write realistic clinical vignettes involving risk assessment and ethical dilemmas.
- Create reference responses that explain the clinical reasoning and safety approach behind each decision.
- Rate AI responses for clinical accuracy, ethics, and risk handling.
- Identify fluent, empathetic responses that still handle risk incorrectly, and explain the problem clearly.
- Apply professional judgment to evaluation data used to measure and improve model performance.
What it pays and takes
- Pay: $90 to $155 per hour, based on experience, paid weekly via Stripe.
- Hours: 20+ hours per week. The work is asynchronous, with flexibility to scale hours from week to week.
- Work arrangement: Fully remote independent contractor work with an ongoing engagement.
- Location: Open to candidates in eligible countries; this role is not worldwide.
- Language: Professional fluency in English.
- Requirements: A PhD or PsyD in psychology and an active, unrestricted US psychologist license.
- Requirements: At least two years of clinical or research practice after licensure, with depth in assessment, psychotherapy, or psychological testing.
- Requirements: Experience with risk assessment and safety planning, and the ability to explain clinical reasoning clearly to another psychologist.
- Helpful background: ABPP board certification, an academic appointment, crisis intervention or suicide prevention protocol experience, peer-reviewed publications, or clinical supervision experience.
How it works
Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site.
About AI training work
AI training work uses human examples and reviews to help AI systems give better responses. Experienced psychologists are needed to judge clinical reasoning, ethics, and safety in ways that general reviewers cannot.
From applying to your first payment on OpenTrain AI
- 1
Create a profile
Create a free OpenTrain profile with your domains, languages and hourly rate.
- 2
Apply
Apply to the listing. Some listings hire through OpenTrain; others send you to the hiring platform.
- 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.
Sources: OpenTrain: AI training careers, OpenTrain docs: invoicing and payouts
Full OpenTrain AI profile: watch-outs and the public record →Pay history
OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $90-155/hr since Nov 7, 2026 with no change.
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