DataForce jobs, pay, and reviews
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- Open jobs
- 16
- Median per task
- $154
- Typical per task
- $25โ468
- 141 reviews
- 3.6
About DataForce
DataForce is the AI data division of TransPerfect, a language and AI services company in New York founded in 1992. TransPerfect press releases describe DataForce as its data collection and annotation group in 2020. DataForce collects, labels, and rates data for AI in text, audio, images, and video. It says its community has over 1.3 million members, and it collects speech in over 200 languages. Most work is short paid projects. Current remote projects include writing one short story to test machine translation, rating school lessons as a teacher, recording voice assistant phrases on your phone, and taking photos for $1.50 each. DataForce also runs paid on-site studies in cities such as London, Paris, Pune, and Cupertino.
- Founded
- 1992 (TransPerfect)
- Founders
- Phil Shawe and Liz Elting founded TransPerfect
- Parent
- TransPerfect, owned by Phil Shawe since 2018
- CEO
- Phil Shawe, TransPerfect President and CEO
- Headquarters
- New York, USA
- Revenue
- TransPerfect: $1.32B billed in 2025
- Workers
- Over 1.3 million community members, paid per project
- Payment
- PayPal, check, wire transfer, gift card, or Western Union, after the quality check, 7 to 30 business days by method
How hiring works
- Find a project on the DataForce projects page. Each page shows who can join, where the work happens, the hours, the pay, and the payment methods. Many projects need you to live in one country and speak one language.
- Click Apply Here and complete the registration form. If you have no account, you create one in three steps, and DataForce says sign-up takes less than five minutes.
- If DataForce selects you, do the first step of the project. Writers send a short plot for approval, voice actors send an unpaid 2 to 5 minute WAV sample, and teachers do a paid one-hour training.
- Do the task and submit it. The Quality Assurance team checks it, sends feedback, and only accepted work is paid. The Payments team then asks for your payment method and tax form.
What workers say
Good
- Project pages show the pay up front: $25 for a 30-minute US voice recording, $1.50 per accepted photo, $250 to $628 per short story, and up to $15 to $45 an hour for teachers.
- 72% of Trustpilot reviews give 5 stars. Reviewers praise clear instructions and fast support replies, and one says every payment in 3 years arrived on time.
- You can choose PayPal, check, wire transfer, a gift card, or Western Union, by country. You do not send invoices, and the FAQ publishes the payment times.
Watch out for
- 21% of Trustpilot reviews give 1 star. Many say the quality check rejected their recordings or photos for noise, low volume, or rules, and rejected work is not paid.
- Payment is slow. The quality check can take 6 weeks before the payment time starts. Some reviewers waited months, and one says DataForce cut pay by 60% after the work.
- Most remote projects are one-time tasks of a few hours for one country or one group of people. Voice casting samples are unpaid, and many studies are on-site only.
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16 jobs
Triton - Speech Collection - FranceFrenchEnglish ComprehensionVoice RecordingMobile Phone Use+2$30/task
๐ซ๐ท France
Thyme Freelance Writer - Spanish (US)Creative WritingSpanish GrammarSpanish SpellingStorytellingLiteratureContent Creation+5$468/task
๐บ๐ธ US
Thyme Freelance Writer - Korean (South Korea)Creative WritingKorean GrammarKorean SpellingStorytellingContent Creation+4$628/task
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea
Thyme Freelance Writer - Simplified Chinese (China)Creative WritingSimplified Chinese WritingChinese GrammarStorytellingContent Creation+4$335/task
๐จ๐ณ China
Thyme Freelance Writer - Polish (Poland)Creative WritingPolish GrammarPolish SpellingStorytellingContent Creation+4$418/task
๐ต๐ฑ Poland
Thyme Freelance Writer - Afrikaans (South Africa)Creative WritingAfrikaans GrammarAfrikaans SpellingStorytellingContent Creation+4$300/task
๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa
Thyme Freelance Writer - Turkish (Turkey)Creative WritingTurkish GrammarTurkish SpellingStorytellingContent Creation+4$335/task
๐น๐ท Tรผrkiye
Thyme Freelance Writer - Hindi (India)Creative WritingHindi GrammarHindi SpellingStorytellingLiteratureContent Creation+5$250/task
๐ฎ๐ณ India
Thyme Freelance Writer - English (US)Creative WritingEnglish GrammarEnglish SpellingStorytellingLiteratureContent Creation+5$312โ468/task
๐บ๐ธ US
Gardenia Speech Collection - Non Native French - FranceFrench FluencySpeech RecordingMobile Phone Use+2$33/task
๐ซ๐ท France
Gardenia Speech Collection - Non Native English - United StatesEnglish FluencySpeech RecordingMobile Phone Use+2$25/task
๐บ๐ธ US
Gardenia Speech Collection - United States (Minors)American EnglishSpeech RecordingSmartphone App Use+2$40/task
๐บ๐ธ US
Gardenia Speech Collection - France (Minors)FrenchVoice RecordingSmartphone Use+1$58/task
๐ซ๐ท France
Gardenia Speech Collection - FranceFrenchEnglishVoice RecordingMobile Phone Use+2$33/task
๐ France and French overseas territories
Gardenia Speech Collection - United StatesEnglishVoice RecordingMobile Phone Use+1$25/task
๐บ๐ธ US
Ronia Raw Remote Photo CollectionPhotographyRAW PhotographyDNGDigital CamerasImage Capture+3$1.50/task
๐บ๐ธ US
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Frequently asked questions about DataForce
How much does DataForce pay?
DataForce has 16 open jobs on this site. The median per task is $154, and most jobs pay $25 to $468. Each job page shows its own rate.
What jobs does DataForce hire for?
Of its 16 open jobs on this site, DataForce has the most in voice and video (7), languages (5), and creative work (4).
How does DataForce pay workers?
DataForce pays per task, per hour, or a flat rate, and each project page shows the pay and the payment methods for your country. You get paid only for accepted work. First, the Quality Assurance team checks your work. The check can take 2 weeks or 6 weeks, and the Welcome to the Project email gives the time. Then the payment time starts: 10 to 15 business days for PayPal or check, 14 to 30 business days for wire transfer, and 7 to 10 business days for a Tremendous gift card by email. Your bank can charge wire fees, and the Triton project in France offers wire transfer only above $50. After your first project, the Payments team asks for your payment method and a tax form: a W-8 outside the US, or a W-9 once US earnings reach $600 in a year. You do not send invoices. Long-term employees are paid through payroll, monthly or every 2 weeks.
How do I apply to DataForce?
Each Apply button on this site opens the job on DataForce's own site, where you apply. The steps are: 1. Find a project on the DataForce projects page. Each page shows who can join, where the work happens, the hours, the pay, and the payment methods. Many projects need you to live in one country and speak one language. 2. Click Apply Here and complete the registration form. If you have no account, you create one in three steps, and DataForce says sign-up takes less than five minutes. 3. If DataForce selects you, do the first step of the project. Writers send a short plot for approval, voice actors send an unpaid 2 to 5 minute WAV sample, and teachers do a paid one-hour training. 4. Do the task and submit it. The Quality Assurance team checks it, sends feedback, and only accepted work is paid. The Payments team then asks for your payment method and tax form.
Is DataForce legit?
Yes. DataForce is the AI data division of TransPerfect, a language and AI company in New York founded in 1992. TransPerfect billed $1.32 billion in 2025, and its CEO Phil Shawe has owned it since 2018. DataForce says its community has over 1.3 million members. It pays for accepted work by PayPal, check, wire transfer, or gift card. It has 3.6 of 5 on Trustpilot from 141 reviews: 72% give 5 stars and 21% give 1 star. Most complaints are about rejected work and slow payment.
What is the DataForce Thyme Freelance Writer project?
It is a remote project to write one short story that helps test machine translation. You first send a short plot for approval, then write the story in your assigned genre, such as kids, thriller, sci-fi, romance, or memoir. The US English story is about 4,000 or 6,000 words and takes 11.25 or 16.75 hours over 2 weeks. It pays $312 or $468 per accepted story. Other languages pay $250 (Hindi) to $628 (Korean). The quality check includes AI and plagiarism checks. Your story is not published, and you keep the right to use it.
What is an AI trainer job?
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.
Are AI trainer jobs remote?
Yes. Every job on this site is remote, and most have flexible hours. Some jobs accept people from certain countries only, so check the ๐ location on each job before you apply.
What skills or degrees do I need?
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.