Student Loan AI Evaluation Specialist
You will use direct borrower counseling experience to assess whether AI systems give accurate, complete, current, and useful guidance about federal student loans. The work is remote, asynchronous, and focused on careful written and practical judgment.
- Field
- Generalist
- Where
- United States
- Commitment
- part time
- Hours
- up to 15/week
- Posted
- 7 days ago
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 $40/hr (the midpoint of $30 to $50), this role pays more than 30% of the 206 open generalist roles with a listed pay range, below 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 7 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
$600
Per month, if the work is steady
$2,600
- Tax
- Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $657 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.
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Open generalist 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alignerr | 17 | $80/hr | Frontier Data Lead – Client Success & AI Partnerships$85-120/hr |
| Mercor | 22 | $63/hr | Luxury Automotive Strategy Expert$300-350/hr |
| OpenTrain AIthis role | 115 | $61/hr | Contract Manager and Negotiator (English)$150/hr |
| micro1 | 60 | $50/hr | Member of Technical Staff, Enterprise AI$300k-700k/yr |
| Handshake AI | 24 | up to $88/hr | Intelligence Expert (Bachelor's, Master's and PhDs) - 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 direct borrower counseling experience to assess whether AI systems give accurate, complete, current, and useful guidance about federal student loans. The work is remote, asynchronous, and focused on careful written and practical judgment.
- Review sample federal student loan questions and identify inquiries that do not reflect realistic borrower needs.
- Create and refine rubrics that define accurate, complete answers about repayment, income-driven repayment plans, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and other relief programs.
- Expand rubric coverage to deferment, forbearance, default management, loan servicing operations, and servicer-related challenges.
- Evaluate AI-generated answers for inaccurate, missing, outdated, unclear, or problematic servicing guidance.
- Give concise, constructive feedback in writing and work with other experts to keep guidance aligned with current federal student loan practices.
What it pays and takes
This is a short-term individual contractor project for someone with practical federal student loan expertise. AI experience is not required, but direct borrower counseling experience is important.
- $30 to $50 per hour.
- Approximately 15 to 25 hours per week.
- Remote and asynchronous collaboration.
- Open to candidates in the United States.
- At least one year of direct experience advising borrowers on federal student loans through nonprofit counseling, higher education financial aid, loan servicing, or default management.
- Strong knowledge of repayment strategies, income-driven repayment plans, forgiveness programs such as Public Service Loan Forgiveness, deferment, forbearance, and default resolution.
- Practical understanding of loan servicing operations and clear borrower communication.
- Fluent in English, with the ability to explain technical guidance clearly and efficiently in writing and verbally.
- Familiarity with current federal student loan regulations and practices.
- Comfort reviewing or creating guidance documents, rubrics, or training materials.
Helpful background
Experience creating student loan guidance, rubrics, or training materials is useful. Experience with AI systems is not required; the role values direct borrower counseling and federal student loan knowledge.
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 4 screening questions.
About AI training work
AI training is the human work behind systems that answer questions and make decisions. Specialists review examples and model responses so AI can provide more accurate, useful guidance, and experienced professionals contribute the subject knowledge these systems need.
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First payment
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Full OpenTrain AI profile: watch-outs and the public record →Pay history
OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $30-50/hr since Nov 4, 2026 with no change.
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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