Also called: Domain Expert Annotator, RLHF Specialist
A subject-matter expert (doctor, coder, lawyer, chemist) paid to write and grade the examples that teach AI models.
You write a tricky chemistry problem the AI can't solve, then grade its attempts and explain where it went wrong. Many trainers work remotely, part-time, for AI data companies.
Usually contract work paid $30-$150+ per hour; annual income depends on hours.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's or higher in a specific field; advanced degrees earn the most.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Any specialist field, Computer Science, Mathematics.
Growing faster than average. Boomed after 2023; demand shifts as models improve.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Labs pay experts to teach models now, but synthetic data and smarter models will shrink this gig work by 2036.
Classes: AP courses in your strongest subject, AP English Language, AP Statistics.
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