Skip to content

Engineering work for AI

AI Training Jobs for Engineers

, AITraining.jobs lists 205 open roles for engineers on , including RemoExperts, Aligned Labs and Alignerr; their typical pay runs $50 to $125 an hour, with a median of $80, and the highest advertised rate is $350 an hour at Mercor.

See 205 roles for engineers
$50–$125/hrtypical paylive median $80/hrup to $350/hr at Mercor

Measured from 125 distinct advertised rates, across 19 platforms. 14 of the 205 open roles here state no hourly rate; 64 advertise only a maximum ("up to $X/hr"), which is excluded.

AI labs pay engineers by the hour to check a model's calculations, designs and technical answers in their discipline, and to write the problems and solutions a practising engineer would. Software engineers have their own page. Every role is checked against its platform's job board every hour.

Live roles for engineers

Updated 12 Nov 2026, 03:07 UTC

Some links on AITraining.jobs are referral links. If you sign up through one, AITraining.jobs may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. It never changes what a platform pays you.

Before you apply

This is training and evaluation work for AI models, not engineering for a client: you sign off on nothing. If you work for a firm, check its policy on outside work, and never bring an employer's drawings or data into a task. A legitimate platform never charges you to apply.

Already have a job? See if you can do this next to it

Who hires engineers for AI work

PlatformRoles for engineersPay stated
RemoExperts logoRemoExperts7$40–$150/hr
Aligned Labs logoAligned Labs3$50–$130/hr
Alignerr logoAlignerr6$35–$90/hr
Handshake AI logoHandshake AI24up to $125/hr
DataAnnotation logoDataAnnotation9$40–$125/hr
micro1 logomicro122$20–$185/hr
Mercor logoMercor21$50–$350/hr
Weekday logoWeekday2$40–$50/hr
Rise Data Labs logoRise Data Labs5$20–$50/hr
Mindrift logoMindrift1up to $69/hr
Cohere logoCohere1Not stated
Prolific logoProlific11$40–$150/hr
Lifted (Upwork) logoLifted (Upwork)2$80–$110/hr
xAI (SpaceXAI) logoxAI (SpaceXAI)1$45–$75/hr
Braintrust logoBraintrust2$40–$100/hr
TELUS Digital AI logoTELUS Digital AI1$18–$50/hr
Invisible logoInvisible10$6–$65/hr
Terac logoTerac2$147–$158/hr
OpenTrain AI logoOpenTrain AI4$10–$50/hr
Sovrano AI logoSovrano AI7$35–$125/hr
Anyone AI logoAnyone AI6$30–$60/hr
Turing logoTuring10Not stated
AfterQuery logoAfterQuery15$70–$175/hr
SuperAnnotate (SME) logoSuperAnnotate (SME)33up to $150/hr

Ordered by what applying is worth, lifted by a referral boost for the platforms that pay us a referral fee; it never changes what a platform pays you.

A licensed or credentialed professional?

One profile for every AI training platform. Companies ask us for people with a specific language, country or credential: add yours once, and when a role fits, we introduce you, only with your yes. Free.

Create my profile

How Engineering (non-software) compares

Engineering (non-software)'s row in Expert Fields in Demand for AI Training, our research over 15 Oct 2026 to 11 Nov 2026, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the roles it counts, and each table its place among the others in the report.

Open roles by expert field

Which professions and disciplines are AI training platforms hiring?

FieldOpen on 11 Nov 2026New listings
Engineering (non-software)
204
196
2,204 of the 4,417 roles open at the end of 11 Nov 2026 name a field in their title; 21 fields are named. New listings from 15 Oct 2026 to 11 Nov 2026. Expert Fields in Demand for AI Training, figure 1, live data 15 Oct 2026 to 11 Nov 2026.

Advertised hourly pay by expert field

Which fields pay the most?

FieldMedian per hourTypical pay
Engineering (non-software)
$80
$45 to $125
Roles open on 11 Nov 2026 that state an hourly rate; fields with at least 3 distinct advertised rates. Expert Fields in Demand for AI Training, figure 2, live data 15 Oct 2026 to 11 Nov 2026.

Applicant demand per open role, by expert field

Which fields draw the most applicants per opening, and which are short of them?

FieldClicks per role a weekIndex
Engineering (non-software)
1.87
0.34x
Apply clicks on AITraining.jobs on roles naming each field, from 15 Oct 2026 to 11 Nov 2026, against the days those roles were open. Expert Fields in Demand for AI Training, figure 3, live data 15 Oct 2026 to 11 Nov 2026.

Who looks for this work

Science, math and engineering's row in AI Training Talent: Supply and Demand, our research over 14 Oct 2026 to 10 Nov 2026, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the roles it counts, and each table its place among the others in the report.

People per open role, by expert field

In which expert fields are there more people looking for AI training work than roles open, and in which are roles short of people?

FieldMembers per open roleMembersRoles open on 10 Nov 2026
Science, math and engineering
2.2
1,405628
17,625 people with a profile by the end of 10 Nov 2026; the 4,424 roles open on 10 Nov 2026, 1,835 of them naming a profession of an expert field in their title. AI Training Talent: Supply and Demand, figure 1, live data 14 Oct 2026 to 10 Nov 2026.

expert alerts

Get new expert roles by email

We'll email you the newest paid expert roles across every platform we track, with real hourly pay, so you don't have to keep checking. Free, and unsubscribe anytime.

We email new roles, not spam. One click to unsubscribe.

Frequently asked questions

Are there AI training jobs for engineers?

Yes: the roles here are for mechanical and aerospace engineers, electrical and hardware engineers, civil engineers and architects and chemical, process and materials engineers. RemoExperts, Aligned Labs, Alignerr, Handshake AI and DataAnnotation have the most open now. Each discipline also has a page of its own.

How much do AI training jobs for engineers pay?

Across the 125 distinct hourly rates posted for engineers right now, typical pay runs from $50 to $125 an hour, with a median of $80. The highest posted rate is $350 an hour, at Mercor.

Do I need an engineering degree or a PE license?

Most roles ask for an engineering degree and professional experience in the discipline they name, and several ask for a master's, a PhD or a PE license. Each listing states what it requires and where it is open.

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.

Each discipline's own page

AI training jobs for mechanical engineers

CAD and simulation, aerospace, robotics and manufacturing.

AI training jobs for electrical engineers

Hardware and chip design, power systems, embedded and RF.

AI training jobs for civil engineers and architects

Civil and structural engineers, architects and construction.

AI training jobs for chemical engineers

Chemical and process engineers, materials scientists, nuclear engineers.