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AI Training Jobs for Consultants
Measured from 27 distinct advertised rates, across 4 platforms. 6 of the 45 open roles here state no hourly rate; 12 advertise only a maximum ("up to $X/hr"), which is excluded.
AI labs pay consultants, marketers, HR and operations professionals by the hour to grade a model's business reasoning, build the analyses and plans it is tested on, and write what an experienced professional would. 45 roles for consultants and business experts are open right now on 9 platforms, including Mercor, AfterQuery and micro1. Every role is checked against its platform's job board daily.
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HR and recruiting
1 openHR, people operations and recruiting: grade a model's answers on hiring, policy and employee relations, in English and other languages.
Human Resources Professional (opens the job details)
Handshake AI · Domain Experts · Remote· 7mo agoDetails
up to $75/hr
Marketing, brand and sales
1 openMarketing, SEO, brand strategy and sales: judge a model's campaigns, copy and plans the way a senior marketer would.
Marketing Manager (opens the job details)
Handshake AI · Domain Experts · Remote· 5mo agoDetails
up to $80/hr
Management consultants and strategists
1 openManagement consulting and strategy, several asking for time at a consulting firm: build and grade the analyses and decks a model produces.
Management Consultant (opens the job details)
Handshake AI · Domain Experts · Remote· 3w agoDetails
up to $115/hr
Operations, supply chain, product and real estate
2 openOperations, supply chain and logistics, product and project management, retail and real estate: grade a model's answers where practice matters.
Logistics Manager (opens the job details)
Handshake AI · Domain Experts · Remote· 5mo agoDetails
up to $80/hrRetail Operations Manager (opens the job details)
Handshake AI · Domain Experts · Remote· 5mo agoDetails
up to $80/hr
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Pay by specialty
Each specialty's typical pay is measured over its own open roles the way every band on this site is (the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each advertised range) to the 90th-percentile advertised ceiling), and shown only where at least three distinct rates are posted.
What the roles ask for
Read from the requirements of 30 of the 45 open roles for consultants and business experts: the lines each role's pop-up lists from its posting. A role counts once, at the lowest degree it accepts.
The roles that name experience ask for a median of 4 years.
What platforms pay to find you
micro1 and AfterQuery post a flat referral bonus on 14 of the 45 open roles for consultants and business experts: what the platform pays whoever refers the person it accepts, a measure of how hard these people are to find. The platform pays it, and it never comes out of your pay.
| Role | Platform | Referral bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Management Consultant | micro1 | $2,000 |
| Recruitment Marketing Specialist | micro1 | $750 |
| Recruitment Ops Manager | micro1 | $750 |
| Consulting expert | AfterQuery | $530 |
| Junior Consultant Expert | AfterQuery | $530 |
| Supply Chain Expert | AfterQuery | $530 |
| Brand & Creative Strategy Expert | micro1 | $500 |
| Consulting Specialist | micro1 | $500 |
Who hires consultants and business experts for AI work
| Platform | Open roles | Pay stated |
|---|---|---|
 Mercor | 10 | $60–$150/hr |
 AfterQuery | 7 | $45–$125/hr |
 micro1 | 7 | $20–$350/hr |
 SuperAnnotate (SME) | 6 | up to $85/hr |
| Handshake AI | 5 | up to $115/hr |
 Turing | 4 | up to $150/hr |
 Invisible | 3 | $30–$65/hr |
| Vetto | 2 | Not stated |
 Terac | 1 | Not stated |
How each platform checks you
The platforms hiring consultants and business experts now, in the words of each one's onboarding guide, with the source of every line. The full steps are on each platform's page.
- Assessment
- AI Video Interview (plus role-specific Form assessments). How to apply
- Interview
- AI interview (recorded, scored by AI)
- Assessment
- AfterQuery pool skills assessment (plus an interview step). How to apply
- Interview
- Video interview
- Identity check
- For verification and payouts: a government-issued photo ID, a device with a camera for a selfie, a phone that can receive a text code, a bank account in your own legal name in the same country you select in Stripe, and your SSN if you are in the US. Source
- Credentials
- AfterQuery says it welcomes 'experts with advanced degrees, significant industry experience, or demonstrated expertise in their field,' and that every expert goes through a verification process that includes credential checks and expertise validation. Source
- Assessment
- The Zara AI interview (plus a role-specific skill check). How to apply
- Interview
- AI interview (recorded, scored by AI)
- Identity check
- Valid government-issued photo ID (passport or driver's license) for identity verification, matching the legal name on your application. Source
- Assessment
- SME Careers AI interview, plus a qualification exam and recruiter interview on some roles. How to apply
- Interview
- AI interview (recorded, scored by AI)
- Identity check
- A valid government-issued photo ID and a selfie for Deel's identity check, with the name on the ID exactly matching your account. Source
- Assessment
- Project assessment (per project, after an invitation). How to apply
- Interview
- None published
- Identity check
- A government photo ID (driver's license, state ID, passport or green card) and a phone or tablet with a camera for the Persona ID and selfie check. Source
- Assessment
- Role-specific Turing vetting (proctored tests, AI interview, human interviews). How to apply
- Interview
- AI interview (recorded, scored by AI)
- Identity check
- A valid, unexpired, physical government photo ID: a passport or driver's license (Nigerian users may also use a physical NIN card). Source
- Credentials
- It describes three stages: screening and matching on your profile (skills, domain, credentials, availability), automated testing (coding challenges in 18-plus languages, RLHF and SFT-style task evaluations, and an adaptive AI interviewer), and expert human review with deep-dive interviews for complex or high-stakes roles. Source
- Assessment
- Meridial Assessment (role-specific logic/reasoning evaluation). How to apply
- Interview
- Interview
- Assessment
- Per-opportunity screening (often a short AI voice interview), plus an optional onboarding interview. How to apply
- Interview
- AI interview (recorded, scored by AI)
- Identity check
- A government-issued photo ID before your first cash-out. Source
Where these roles are posted
Roles a platform posts for one country, and roles whose title names a language. Each place opens its own page; each count opens these roles.
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Frequently asked questions
How much do AI training jobs for consultants and business experts pay?
Across the 27 distinct hourly rates posted for roles for consultants and business experts right now, typical pay runs from $60 to $200 an hour, with a median of $65. The highest posted rate is $350 an hour, at micro1. 6 of the 45 open roles for consultants and business experts state no hourly rate, so check each listing.
What experience do these roles ask for?
Years in the function they name: consulting roles often ask for time at a consulting firm, HR and marketing roles for professional experience, and some for a second language. Each listing states what it requires and where it is open. Of the 30 open roles for consultants and business experts whose requirements we read, 15 a bachelor's or a degree and 15 name no degree.
What does a consultant or business expert do in AI training?
You build and grade the business work a model is asked to do (analyses, plans, campaigns, policies, process designs), judge its reasoning against what works in practice, and write a better answer. It is remote, hourly contract work.
How do platforms check consultants and business experts?
Most platforms start with an assessment in your field before any paid work, and each listing says what it asks for. Of the platforms hiring consultants and business experts now, Mercor, micro1, SuperAnnotate (SME), Turing and Terac run an AI interview (a recorded interview scored by AI) for many roles. AfterQuery, micro1, SuperAnnotate (SME), Handshake AI and Turing check a government photo ID, usually with a selfie, before you are paid. AfterQuery and Turing say they check credentials such as degrees. The section on how each platform checks you quotes each guide with its source.
Are these jobs legitimate?
They are posted by established AI data platforms (Mercor, AfterQuery, micro1 and SuperAnnotate (SME) among them), and each platform's page here covers whether it is legit, how it vets people and how it pays. A legitimate platform never charges you to apply or to get work.
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