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AI Training Jobs for Humanities and Social Science Experts
Measured from 15 distinct advertised rates, across 4 platforms. 1 of the 24 open roles here states no hourly rate; 8 advertise only a maximum ("up to $X/hr"), which is excluded.
AI labs pay historians, philosophers, political scientists and other humanities experts by the hour to judge a model's arguments, sources and interpretations, and to write the answer a scholar would give. 24 roles for humanities experts are open right now on 7 platforms, including Invisible, SuperAnnotate (SME) and AfterQuery. Every role is checked against its platform's job board daily.
Live roles for humanities experts
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History, philosophy and religion
2 openHistorians, philosophers and scholars of religion and art history: grade a model's arguments and sources and write the answer a scholar would give.
Philosophy Expert (opens the job details)
AfterQuery · Domain Experts · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$75/hrHistory Expert (opens the job details)
AfterQuery · Domain Experts · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$75/hr
Politics and the social sciences
1 openPolitical science, elections, sociology and anthropology: judge a model's analysis and forecasts, some for a single country or state.
Domain Expert- Politics (opens the job details)
Turing · Domain Experts · Remote· 2mo agoDetails
Literature and the humanities
1 openLiterature and the wider humanities, including doctoral roles for reviewers in a second language.
Literature Expert (opens the job details)
AfterQuery · Domain Experts · Remote· 1mo agoDetails
$75/hr
Before you apply
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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.
| Specialty | Open roles | Typical pay | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| History, philosophy and religion | 10 | $60–$75/hr | $120/hr |
| Politics and the social sciences | 10 | $60–$200/hr | $200/hr |
| Literature and the humanities | 4 | $55–$75/hr | $75/hr |
What the roles ask for
Read from the requirements of 14 of the 24 open roles for humanities experts: the lines each role's pop-up lists from its posting. A role counts once, at the lowest degree it accepts.
- Name years of experience12
The roles that name experience ask for a median of 3 years.
What platforms pay to find you
AfterQuery and Turing post a flat referral bonus on 4 of the 24 open roles for humanities 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Literature Expert | AfterQuery | $280 |
| History Expert | AfterQuery | $270 |
| Philosophy Expert | AfterQuery | $270 |
| Domain Expert- Politics | Turing | $50 |
Who hires humanities experts for AI work
| Platform | Open roles | Pay stated |
|---|---|---|
 Invisible | 7 | $6–$65/hr |
 SuperAnnotate (SME) | 6 | up to $70/hr |
| AfterQuery | 3 | $75/hr |
 Mercor | 3 | $50–$200/hr |
 Handshake AI | 2 | up to $120/hr |
 Welo Data | 2 | $50–$70/hr |
| Turing | 1 | Not stated |
How each platform checks you
The platforms hiring humanities 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
- Meridial Assessment (role-specific logic/reasoning evaluation). How to apply
- Interview
- Interview
- 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
- 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
- AI Video Interview (plus role-specific Form assessments). How to apply
- Interview
- AI interview (recorded, scored by AI)
- 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
- Timed Welo Works assessments, then a client exam (per role). How to apply
- Interview
- None published
- 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
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 humanities experts pay?
Across the 15 distinct hourly rates posted for roles for humanities experts right now, typical pay runs from $60 to $150 an hour, with a median of $65. The highest posted rate is $200 an hour, at Mercor. 1 of the 24 open roles for humanities experts state no hourly rate, so check each listing.
Do I need a PhD?
Several roles ask for a master's or PhD in the field; others ask for a degree and teaching or research experience, and election and politics roles for knowledge of a place. Each listing states what it requires and where it is open. Of the 14 open roles for humanities experts whose requirements we read, 2 ask for a PhD, 4 a master's, 6 a bachelor's or a degree and 2 name no degree.
What does a humanities expert do in AI training?
You write hard questions from your field with well-argued answers, grade a model's reasoning, use of sources and interpretation, and correct what a scholar would not accept. It is remote, hourly contract work.
How do platforms check humanities 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 humanities experts now, SuperAnnotate (SME), Mercor and Turing run an AI interview (a recorded interview scored by AI) for many roles. SuperAnnotate (SME), AfterQuery, 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 (Invisible, SuperAnnotate (SME), AfterQuery and Mercor 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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