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Video Data Collection Recorder (San Francisco)

You will collect video data during in-person sessions, using devices provided for the project. Follow the instructions and procedures, check recordings against the guidelines, and handle equipment responsibly.

Field
Data & analytics
Where
United States
Commitment
part time
Posted
5 days ago

Pay data for your profession: Data scientist AI trainer jobs

How this pay compares

The title points to recording voice, video or photos: recording your voice, yourself or your surroundings as training data. What each kind of AI training work pays

At $38/hr (the midpoint of $35 to $40), this role pays more than 57% of the 80 open data & analytics roles with a listed pay range, above the median of $29.

Among platforms with 10 or more priced data & analytics roles, Alignerr has the highest median ($80/hr across 12 roles) and micro1 the lowest ($18/hr across 12).

OpenTrain AI roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 31 days (122 roles). OpenTrain AI posted this one 5 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

$563

Per month, if the work is steady

$2,438

Tax
Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $616 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 data & analytics 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
Alignerr12$80/hrAI Data Quality Analyst$40-120/hr
Mercor4$75/hr4 pricedData Analysis Expert$70-120/hr
OpenTrain AIthis role52$25/hrProduct Analytics and Experimentation Expert$115/hr
micro113$18/hrSenior Data Analyst$50-60/hr
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The full listing

As posted on OpenTrain AI. See the original

The work

You will collect video data during in-person sessions, using devices provided for the project. Follow the instructions and procedures, check recordings against the guidelines, and handle equipment responsibly.

  • Record video data during scheduled sessions.
  • Check that recordings are complete and meet the applicable guidelines.
  • Communicate any issues you encounter while recording.

What it pays and takes

  • Pay: $35 to $40 per hour.
  • Location: You must be based in San Francisco and able to attend in-person sessions.
  • Type: Part-time contract work.
  • Requirements: Fluent English, comfort operating provided devices, strong attention to detail, and a reliable, organized approach to following instructions.
  • No specialized professional experience or technical background is required.

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 work uses examples collected or reviewed by people to help build artificial intelligence systems. Careful video recording gives those systems useful data to learn from.

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

Full OpenTrain AI profile: watch-outs and the public record →

Pay history

OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $35-40/hr since Nov 6, 2026 with no change.

Across OpenTrain AI's data & analytics roles, the median listed pay was $23/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (41 roles) and is $25/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (50 roles).

What workers report about OpenTrain AI

Anonymous reports from people who applied or worked there: whether they got work, what they were paid and how fast.

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