DataAnnotation for AI trainers

DataAnnotation has 113 open jobs on this site. The median pay is $83/hr, and most jobs pay $25–130/hr. Each job page shows its own rate.

DataAnnotation pays in USD through PayPal, and its job pages list weekly payouts. Workers on Reddit say pay for hourly work becomes transferable 7 days after you log the time. You can then move it to PayPal at once, but only once every 3 days. Some workers in countries without PayPal say they get paid through Payoneer. Its terms let DataAnnotation reject work it finds inadequate, and rejected work is not paid. You pay your own taxes.

1. Sign up on dataannotation.tech and take the Starter Assessment for your track, such as general, coding, math, or a language. It takes about 1 hour, and you can take it only once. 2. Wait for the result. DataAnnotation says it replies in a few days, but many workers say they waited weeks or months, and some never hear back. 3. If you pass, take the longer Core assessment or a specialist test, then verify your identity with a government ID and a selfie. 4. Projects then show on your dashboard. Pick the ones you want. More specialist tests unlock better-paid projects.

Yes. DataAnnotation belongs to Surge AI, a San Francisco company founded in 2020 by Edwin Chen. Surge made $1.2B in revenue in 2024 without outside funding, and it works with AI companies such as Meta and OpenAI. DataAnnotation pays through PayPal, it never asks you for money, and it has 3.9 of 5 on Trustpilot from about 2,000 reviews. In May 2025, a worker filed a class action in California that says Surge should treat its workers as employees, not contractors.

DataAnnotation is the worker platform of Surge AI. Surge sells AI training data to AI labs, and DataAnnotation finds and pays the people who do the work. When you join, you accept terms with Surge Labs, Inc., the legal name of Surge AI, and you work as an independent contractor. The DataAnnotation logo now reads "powered by Surge AI".

DataAnnotation says it contacts you only if you pass and it has work that fits your skills, and it cannot reply to every applicant. On Reddit, some workers got projects in a day, and others waited months or over a year. You cannot retake the Starter Assessment, so take your time on it and write careful answers.

AI trainers help companies improve AI models. You review and rate model answers, write example answers, find mistakes, or record voice and video data. Experts in law, medicine, coding, languages, and other fields teach models how a professional thinks. Most of this work is remote, flexible, and paid by the hour.

Yes. Every job on this site is remote, and most have flexible hours. Some jobs accept people from certain countries only, so check the 🌍 location on each job before you apply.

It depends on the job. Generalist jobs need clear writing and attention to detail. Expert jobs usually ask for a degree or work experience in the field, such as a law license or medical training. Language jobs need native or fluent skill in that language. Coding jobs need real programming experience.