AI training jobs for data scientists: 24 open roles

Will AI replace data scientists? Nobody can tell you that from a job list, and this page does not try. What the list shows: today 24 open roles on 9 platforms pay data scientists to write, check and grade the work AI models attempt in their field.

Updated 26 Oct

24open roles for data scientists

$98/hrmedian listed rate, 16 of 24 list one

9platforms hire for it

Open roles for data scientists that list a rate

$60 to $120/hr Machine Learning Researcher (MSc. or PhD) CodingWorldwideContract micro1 $60 to $120/hr Applied Scientists, Machine Learning (MSc. or PhD) CodingWorldwideContract micro1 $60 to $100/hr Data Science & Analytic Methodology SME CodingRemote, 58 countriesContract micro1

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

micro1 has 7 open roles for data scientists today

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Who hires data scientists to train AI

Open roles for data scientists by platform
Platform	Roles	Median listed
micro1	7	$90
10x Team	3	n/a
Mercor	3	n/a
Weekday	3	n/a
Meridial	2	n/a
Scale AI	2	n/a
SME Careers	2	n/a
Anyone AI	1	n/a
Terac	1	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.

micro1 has the most roles for data scientists, 7 of 24. 9 platforms hire for them in all.

What the open roles for data scientists ask for

4 of the 24 roles are open from anywhere. Where countries are named, the most common are United States (12), United Kingdom (7), India (6) and Germany (5).

By field, the roles sit mostly in Coding (24).

What the roles list per hour

16 of the 24 roles list an hourly rate in US dollars. The median is $98 an hour, and the middle half runs from $90 to $125.

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

4 list no rate. 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: Data scientists up 34.6% (Employment Projections, Table 1.2, published 27 August 2026). That is a different list from the roles above, which ask for data scientists 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 data scientists?

Nobody can promise that a job is safe, and a job list cannot answer it. It does show that 24 open AI training roles ask for data scientists today. The BLS projects data scientists up 34.6% in employment from 2025 to 2035, for the closest occupations it counts.

How much do AI training roles for data scientists pay?

16 of the 24 open roles list an hourly rate in US dollars, with a median of $98 an hour and a middle half from $90 to $125. These are listed rates, not guaranteed pay, and a role is not an acceptance.

Which platforms hire data scientists to train AI?

9 platforms have open roles for data scientists today: micro1 (7), 10x Team (3), Mercor (3), Weekday (3) and Meridial (2), among others.

What do the open roles for data scientists look like?

The titles that come back most are Machine learning engineer (3), Junior data scientist (2) and Competitive data scientist (2). The rest have titles of their own, 16 different titles in all. 4 of the 24 roles are open from anywhere. Where countries are named, the most common are United States (12), United Kingdom (7), India (6) and Germany (5).