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AI Training Jobs for Physicists

$40–$125/hrtypical paylive median $60/hrup to $400/hr at micro1

Measured from 53 distinct advertised rates, across 10 platforms. 7 of the 73 open roles here state no hourly rate; 13 advertise only a maximum ("up to $X/hr"), which is excluded.

AI labs pay physicists by the hour to write hard physics problems with worked solutions, check a model's derivations and find where its physical reasoning breaks. 73 roles for physicists are open right now on 14 platforms, including Anyone AI, Mercor and SuperAnnotate (SME). Every role is checked against its platform's job board daily.

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Live roles for physicists

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Astronomers, astrophysicists and cosmologists

6 open

Astronomy, astrophysics, gravitation and cosmology: write problems from your field with worked solutions and grade a model's physical reasoning.

Computational physics and scientific coding

4 open

Physics with code: write and check the Python a model produces for physics problems, and build computational tasks with tests a correct answer has to pass.

Research physicists (PhD)

12 open

Doctoral and postdoctoral physicists by field (condensed matter, quantum information, high energy, statistical physics, optics, fluid dynamics): research-level problems that stump the best models.

Show 2 more research physics roles

Physics experts

41 open

Write physics problems with worked solutions and grade a model's step-by-step reasoning, from mechanics to electromagnetism. Many are posted per country, and several ask for a master's or PhD.

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Before you apply

This is training and evaluation work for AI models, not research you publish. If you hold a university, lab or industry position, check its policy on outside work first, and never bring unpublished or export-controlled work into a task. A legitimate platform never charges you to apply.

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.

SpecialtyOpen rolesTypical payHighest rate
Astronomers, astrophysicists and cosmologists6Too few rates$110/hr
Computational physics and scientific coding4$145–$400/hr$400/hr
Applied, nuclear, materials and health physics10$60–$140/hr$200/hr
Research physicists (PhD)12$95–$200/hr$200/hr
Physics experts41$40–$100/hr$125/hr

What the roles ask for

Read from the requirements of 33 of the 73 open roles for physicists: the lines each role's pop-up lists from its posting. A role counts once, at the lowest degree it accepts.

16

Ask for a PhD

5

Ask for a master's

9

Ask for a bachelor's or a degree

3

Name no degree

  • Name years of experience13
  • Ask for coding (Python, SQL and the like)6
  • Ask where you live or may work5

The roles that name experience ask for a median of 3 years.

What platforms pay to find you

micro1, Turing and AfterQuery post a flat referral bonus on 9 of the 73 open roles for physicists: 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.

RolePlatformReferral bonus
Principal Research Scientist (Computer Science / Computational Physics)micro1$3,000
Research Scientist - Computer Science & Computational Physicsmicro1$3,000
Physics Expert (PhD / Postdoc)micro1$2,000
Physics Expert PhD (AMO / Optical Properties of Materials)\t\tmicro1$2,000
Physics Expert PhD (Statistical Physics / Quantum Information / Condensed Matter)micro1$2,000
Physics Expert (PhD/Master's)Turing$500
Physics ExpertAfterQuery$440
Computational Physics & Astrophysics Researcher (Task Author)AfterQuery$100
See all 9 roles with a bonus

Who hires physicists for AI work

PlatformOpen rolesPay stated
Anyone AI logoAnyone AI21$40/hr
Mercor logoMercor11$80–$110/hr
SuperAnnotate (SME) logoSuperAnnotate (SME)9up to $110/hr
Alignerr logoAlignerr7$20–$120/hr
micro1 logomicro15$100–$400/hr
Handshake AI logoHandshake AI4up to $125/hr
Turing logoTuring4Not stated
Invisible logoInvisible3$65/hr
AfterQuery logoAfterQuery2$65–$100/hr
RemoExperts logoRemoExperts2$50–$125/hr
Sovrano AI logoSovrano AI2$35–$125/hr
Claru logoClaru1$55–$100/hr
OpenTrain AI logoOpenTrain AI1$15–$60/hr
Vetto1Not stated

How each platform checks you

The platforms hiring physicists 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.

Anyone AI logoAnyone AI21 open
Assessment
Interview (format not published), then project onboarding. How to apply
Interview
Interview
Mercor logoMercor11 open
Assessment
AI Video Interview (plus role-specific Form assessments). How to apply
Interview
AI interview (recorded, scored by AI)
SuperAnnotate (SME) logoSuperAnnotate (SME)9 open
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
Alignerr logoAlignerr7 open
Assessment
Role assessments and the Zara AI interview. How to apply
Interview
AI interview (recorded, scored by AI)
Identity check
Once you are matched to a project: a driver's license, state ID, work permit or permanent residence card from an accepted country, photographed live through Persona, plus a recent selfie. Source
micro1 logomicro15 open
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
Handshake AI logoHandshake AI4 open
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
Turing logoTuring4 open
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
Invisible logoInvisible3 open
Assessment
Meridial Assessment (role-specific logic/reasoning evaluation). How to apply
Interview
Interview
AfterQuery logoAfterQuery2 open
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
RemoExperts logoRemoExperts2 open
Assessment
REX Entry Exam, then position-specific exams. How to apply
Interview
None published
Identity check
A valid, unexpired government ID and a selfie for Persona identity verification, which also checks that you are in an eligible region. Source
Sovrano AI logoSovrano AI2 open
Assessment
Role-specific Sovrano screening (AI interview, expert survey, qualification exam or work sample). How to apply
Interview
AI interview (recorded, scored by AI)
Claru logoClaru1 open
Assessment
Claru project qualification (some project types only). How to apply
Interview
None published
OpenTrain AI logoOpenTrain AI1 open
Assessment
AI interview (switched on per job by the employer). How to apply
Interview
AI interview (recorded, scored by AI)
Identity check
For jobs that require it: a government ID for an identity check through Didit (or Stripe Identity if Didit is unavailable), which may also ask for a selfie. Source

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Frequently asked questions

How much do AI training jobs for physicists pay?

Across the 53 distinct hourly rates posted for roles for physicists right now, typical pay runs from $40 to $125 an hour, with a median of $60. The highest posted rate is $400 an hour, at micro1. 7 of the 73 open roles for physicists state no hourly rate, so check each listing.

Do I need a PhD in physics?

For the research roles, yes: they name a PhD (or postdoctoral work) in a field such as condensed matter or quantum information. The physics expert roles usually ask for a bachelor's or master's in physics and a timed assessment, and many are posted for one country. Each listing states the degree and where it is open. Of the 33 open roles for physicists whose requirements we read, 16 ask for a PhD, 5 a master's, 9 a bachelor's or a degree and 3 name no degree.

What does a physicist do in AI training?

You write physics problems a model gets wrong, with a solution you have verified, grade its step-by-step derivations and explain the error, and on some projects write or check the code it uses to simulate a system. It is remote, hourly contract work, and the hours depend on the project.

How do platforms check physicists?

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 physicists now, Mercor, SuperAnnotate (SME), Alignerr, micro1 and Turing run an AI interview (a recorded interview scored by AI) for many roles. SuperAnnotate (SME), Alignerr, micro1, Handshake AI and Turing check a government photo ID, usually with a selfie, before you are paid. Turing and AfterQuery 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 (Anyone AI, Mercor, SuperAnnotate (SME) and Alignerr 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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