AI training jobs for chemists: 48 open roles

Will AI replace chemists? Nobody can tell you that from a job list, and this page does not try. What the list shows: today 48 open roles on 7 platforms pay chemists to write, check and grade the work AI models attempt in their field.

Updated 26 Oct

48open roles for chemists

$40/hrmedian listed rate, 34 of 48 list one

7platforms hire for it

Open roles for chemists that list a rate

These are the newest roles that list an hourly rate. All of them below.

Anyone AI has 22 open roles for chemists today

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Who hires chemists to train AI

Open roles for chemists by platform
Platform	Roles	Median listed
Anyone AI	22	$40
Mercor	8	n/a
Meridial	6	n/a
Terac	4	n/a
SME Careers	3	n/a
Weekday	3	n/a
micro1	2	n/a

Medians from each posting's own listed hourly rate, shown with 5 or more rates. The AI Training Pay Index has the same figures by platform and field.

Medians leave out 649 Meridial roles that list $8 to $65 or $6 to $65: a range the platform puts on most of its roles, not the pay of each one.

Anyone AI has the most roles for chemists, 22 of 48. 7 platforms hire for them in all.

What the open roles for chemists ask for

The titles that come back most are Chemistry expert (21), Chemistry ai training expert (2) and Stem expert (2). The rest have titles of their own, 25 different titles in all. By type of engagement: 45 contract and 3 part time.

4 of the 48 roles are open from anywhere. Where countries are named, the most common are United States (9), Poland (5), United Kingdom (3) and France (3). 2 ask for a work language other than English.

By field, the roles sit mostly in STEM (47) and Coding (1).

What the roles list per hour

34 of the 48 roles list an hourly rate in US dollars. The median is $40 an hour, and the middle half runs from $40 to $69.

For every open AI training role the median is $50, so this group sits below it.

8 list a rate per task. Listed pay is what each platform shows on the role: it is not guaranteed pay, and a role is not an acceptance.

What the studies say

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects, for the closest occupation it counts, change in employment from 2025 to 2035: Chemists up 6.4% (Employment Projections, Table 1.2, published 27 August 2026). That is a different list from the roles above, which ask for chemists to help train AI models. The BLS warns that its numbers do not capture the uncertainty of predicting the future. The table is BLS Table 1.2. For the wider picture, see Will AI replace your job?, with the studies behind the video.

Questions people ask

Will AI replace chemists?

Nobody can promise that a job is safe, and a job list cannot answer it. It does show that 48 open AI training roles ask for chemists today. The BLS projects chemists up 6.4% in employment from 2025 to 2035, for the closest occupations it counts.

How much do AI training roles for chemists pay?

34 of the 48 open roles list an hourly rate in US dollars, with a median of $40 an hour and a middle half from $40 to $69. These are listed rates, not guaranteed pay, and a role is not an acceptance.

Which platforms hire chemists to train AI?

7 platforms have open roles for chemists today: Anyone AI (22), Mercor (8), Meridial (6), Terac (4) and SME Careers (3), among others.

What do the open roles for chemists look like?

The titles that come back most are Chemistry expert (21), Chemistry ai training expert (2) and Stem expert (2). The rest have titles of their own, 25 different titles in all. 4 of the 48 roles are open from anywhere. Where countries are named, the most common are United States (9), Poland (5), United Kingdom (3) and France (3). 2 ask for a work language other than English.