AI training jobs for writers and editors: 21 open roles

Will AI replace writers and editors? Nobody can tell you that from a job list, and this page does not try. What the list shows: today 21 open roles on 7 platforms pay writers and editors to write, check and grade the work AI models attempt in their field.

Updated 26 Oct

21open roles for writers and editors

$80/hrmedian listed rate, 13 of 21 list one

7platforms hire for it

Open roles for writers and editors that list a rate

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

Weekday has 7 open roles for writers and editors today

See the Weekday roles Open Weekday

Who hires writers and editors to train AI

Open roles for writers and editors by platform
Platform	Roles	Median listed
Weekday	7	n/a
Mercor	4	n/a
micro1	4	n/a
10x Team	2	n/a
SME Careers	2	n/a
Meridial	1	n/a
Remotasks	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.

Weekday has the most roles for writers and editors, 7 of 21. 7 platforms hire for them in all.

What the open roles for writers and editors ask for

The titles that come back most are Bilingual writer (6). The rest have titles of their own, 16 different titles in all. By type of engagement: 20 contract and 1 full time.

1 of the 21 roles are open from anywhere. Where countries are named, the most common are United States (15), Canada (6), United Kingdom (6) and Spain (6). 7 ask for a work language other than English.

By field, the roles sit mostly in Writing (13), Languages (7) and Law (1).

What the roles list per hour

13 of the 21 roles list an hourly rate in US dollars. The median is $80 an hour, and the middle half runs from $50 to $100.

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

6 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: Writers and authors down 0.3% (Employment Projections, Table 1.2, published 27 August 2026). That is a different list from the roles above, which ask for writers and editors 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 writers and editors?

Nobody can promise that a job is safe, and a job list cannot answer it. It does show that 21 open AI training roles ask for writers and editors today. The BLS projects writers and authors down 0.3% in employment from 2025 to 2035, for the closest occupations it counts.

How much do AI training roles for writers and editors pay?

13 of the 21 open roles list an hourly rate in US dollars, with a median of $80 an hour and a middle half from $50 to $100. These are listed rates, not guaranteed pay, and a role is not an acceptance.

Which platforms hire writers and editors to train AI?

7 platforms have open roles for writers and editors today: Weekday (7), Mercor (4), micro1 (4), 10x Team (2) and SME Careers (2), among others.

What do the open roles for writers and editors look like?

The titles that come back most are Bilingual writer (6). The rest have titles of their own, 16 different titles in all. 1 of the 21 roles are open from anywhere. Where countries are named, the most common are United States (15), Canada (6), United Kingdom (6) and Spain (6). 7 ask for a work language other than English.