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AI Training Jobs in California

, AITraining.jobs lists 133 open roles in California on , including Snorkel AI Expert Community, Mercor and Welo Data; their typical pay runs $35 to $125 an hour, with a median of $75, and the highest advertised rate is $165 an hour at Snorkel AI Expert Community.

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$35–$125/hrtypical paylive median $75/hrup to $165/hr at Snorkel AI Expert Community

Measured from 77 distinct advertised rates, across 7 platforms. 40 of the 133 open roles here state no hourly rate; 1 advertises only a maximum ("up to $X/hr"), which is excluded.

AI training roles posted for California, including in-person ones: paid studies at a set address and on-site evaluation work. Most AI training work is remote, and the remote roles open to applicants in the USA are on its country page. Every role is checked against its platform's job board every hour.

Live roles in California

Updated 12 Nov 2026, 03:07 UTC

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California expert and professional roles

52 open

Roles for people with a profession or a field: medicine, law, finance, software, science and more. You grade and write AI answers in your field.

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California language, writing and voice roles

16 open

Translation, writing, editing and voice work for AI, most of it for a named language.

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California general AI training work

65 open

AI evaluation, data annotation and research studies that name no profession: the lowest bar to join.

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Who hires in California

PlatformRoles in CaliforniaPay stated
Snorkel AI Expert Community logoSnorkel AI Expert Community1$85–$165/hr
Mercor logoMercor15$60–$150/hr
Welo Data logoWelo Data35$26–$105/hr
Mindrift logoMindrift33Not stated
TransPerfect DataForce logoTransPerfect DataForce3Not stated
Anthropic logoAnthropic1Not stated
DATAmundi logoDATAmundi1Not stated
Sama logoSama1$25/hr
Inworld AI logoInworld AI1$20–$55/hr
Innodata logoInnodata2$50–$85/hr
Sovrano AI logoSovrano AI39$35–$125/hr
RWS TrainAI Community logoRWS TrainAI Community1up to $15.75/hr

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Frequently asked questions

Are there AI training jobs in California?

Yes. The roles here are posted for California, including in-person ones such as paid studies at a set address and on-site evaluation work. Snorkel AI Expert Community, Mercor, Welo Data and Mindrift post the most of them. Most AI training work is remote, so if you live in California the remote roles open to applicants in the USA are open to you too.

How much do AI training jobs in California pay?

Across the 77 distinct hourly rates posted for roles in California, typical pay runs from $35 to $125 an hour, with a median of $75. The highest posted rate is $165 an hour, at Snorkel AI Expert Community.

What is an in-person AI training job?

A session or shift at a set place: recording yourself, being filmed or tested for a study, or evaluating AI output on site. Each posting gives the address area, the time it takes and what it pays, and many are one-off studies rather than ongoing work.

Are these jobs legitimate?

They are posted by AI data platforms on their own job boards, and each platform's page here says whether it is legit and how it pays. A legitimate platform never charges you to apply or to take part.

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