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Mercor

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

About the Role Mercor is hiring experienced Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products to help evaluate and improve cutting-edge AI systems. In this role, you'll evaluate AI-generated sales content and workflows, leveraging your…

Field
Engineering
Where
United States
Commitment
hourly
Openings
19
Posted
2 months ago

Pay data for your profession: Engineering AI trainer jobs

How this pay compares

At $90/hr (the midpoint of $70 to $110), this role pays more than 62% of the 207 open engineering roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $80.

Among platforms with 10 or more priced engineering roles, Mercor has the highest median ($88/hr across 35 roles) and micro1 the lowest ($60/hr across 28).

Mercor roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 39 days (136 roles). Mercor posted this one 82 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

$1,350

Per month, if the work is steady

$5,850

Tax
Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $1,479 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 engineering 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
Mercorthis role36$88/hrInfrastructure / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)$200/hr
OpenTrain AI132$85/hrChief Engineer / Senior Mechanical Engineer$200-300/hr
Alignerr14$61/hrRobotics Technician$40-120/hr
micro129$60/hrMember of Technical Staff, Research Engineering$400k-800k/yr
Handshake AI52up to $85/hrEngineering LeadUp to $195/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 Mercor. See the original

About the Role

Mercor is hiring experienced Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products to help evaluate and improve cutting-edge AI systems. In this role, you'll evaluate AI-generated sales content and workflows, leveraging your real-world expertise in B2B wholesale and manufacturing sales.

Key Responsibilities

  • Evaluate AI-generated sales conversations, product recommendations, quotes, and other commercial artifacts for quality and accuracy.
  • Compare AI-generated responses head-to-head based on customer relevance, negotiation soundness, and sales effectiveness.
  • Review sales scenarios involving pricing, product recommendations, order handling, and post-sale support and provide expert feedback.

Required Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience as a Sales Representative, Account Representative, Inside Salesperson, Outside Sales Representative, Sales Consultant, or another closely related wholesale or manufacturing B2B sales role.
  • Experience selling non-technical wholesale or manufactured goods to businesses or groups of individuals, with substantial product knowledge.
  • Ability to commit 20+ hours per week.
  • Strong written English communication skills.

Additional Information

  • Start date: Immediate
  • Duration: Approximately 4–6 weeks
  • Payment: task-based (payment upon first task approval). Experts who complete their first task within the required timeline will then be qualified to be paid hourly for the remainder of the project.

From applying to your first payment on Mercor

  1. 1

    Apply to this listing

    Apply on Mercor with your resume.

  2. 2

    AI interview

    Take Mercor's recorded AI interview, about 20 minutes. A completed interview carries over to other listings that use the same one.

  3. 3

    Work

    Hourly work is counted in weeks that run Saturday to Friday.

  4. 4

    First payment

    Mercor pays each Wednesday around noon Pacific through Stripe (or Wise). Stripe holds a first payout for 7 days, and standard transfers take up to 5 business days to reach your bank.

Sources: Mercor talent docs: AI interview, Mercor talent docs: payments

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Pay history

Mercor has listed this role at $70-110/hr since Nov 2, 2026 with no change.

Across Mercor's engineering roles, the median listed pay was $88/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (25 roles) and is $88/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (35 roles).

What workers report about Mercor

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