SME Careers
SuperAnnotate subsidiary that recruits subject matter experts as hourly remote contractors to create AI training data.
On , SME Careers listed 262 open AI training roles; the median listed hourly rate was $50, from 262 roles.
Updated
Entry: open · 262 roles today · checked 26 October 2026
Listed hourly pay, SME Careers against the whole list
Share of roles in each $10 step of the hourly rate. $0 to $10: 1%, $10 to $20: 6%, $20 to $30: 25%, $30 to $40: 11%, $40 to $50: 5%, $50 to $60: 10%, $60 to $70: 10%, $70 to $80: 11%, $80 to $90: 2%, $90 to $100: 5%, $100 to $110: 8%, $110 to $120: 2%, $120 to $130: 2%, $130 to $140: 0%, $140 to $150: 0%, $150 or more: <1%. Median $50, middle half $25 to $70, from 262 rates. Grey bars, all 23 platforms, 1,613 roles: $0 to $10: 7%, $10 to $20: 11%, $20 to $30: 13%, $30 to $40: 7%, $40 to $50: 10%, $50 to $60: 7%, $60 to $70: 13%, $70 to $80: 5%, $80 to $90: 4%, $90 to $100: 5%, $100 to $110: 5%, $110 to $120: 4%, $120 to $130: 2%, $130 to $140: 1%, $140 to $150: <1%, $150 or more: 8%.
How applying works
- On this site
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Each row below opens the role page on this site, with the link to the posting on SME Careers.
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What happens next
Pick a role below and apply on SME Careers' page.
Reliability and pay index
Our own numbers for SME Careers, read on 26 October 2026, and what we found about pay and complaints, each with its source.
Is SME Careers legit?
Yes. SME Careers is a real company, a SuperAnnotate subsidiary, and it posts its expert roles on a public job list, which this site reads every day.
| Open roles today | 262 |
|---|---|
| Open roles with an hourly rate in the median | 262 of 262 |
| Median listed hourly rate | $50/hr |
| Median by field | Languages $30/hr, STEM $70/hr, Coding $65/hr, Writing $65/hr (every field) |
| Half of the open roles were posted at least | 134 days ago |
| Open roles posted more than 30 days ago | 253 of 262 |
| Roles taken off the list since 9 October 2026 | 15, all already open when our record began |
What SME Careers says about pay
- The SME Careers FAQ does not say how or when it pays. A first-hand review on remowork.life reports weekly pay through Deel from SME Solutions, Inc. remowork.life also lists SME Careers jobs. (SME Careers, FAQ, read 18 Oct; remowork.life, SME Careers review, read 18 Oct)
Reviews and complaints
Trustpilot: too few reviews to read a score from (1), read on 18 Oct. The company has not asked for reviews recently, so Trustpilot says they may not be representative. (Trustpilot)
- The same remowork.life review found that its project paid $15 an hour while roles on the board advertised much more. A reader comment from September 2026 says the pay was cut during a project. (remowork.life, SME Careers review, read 18 Oct)
- The one Trustpilot review says candidates hear nothing after the AI interview. (Trustpilot, sme.careers, read 18 Oct)
The ten platforms with the most open roles on 18 October 2026 get the same checks, in the same layout.
Open SME Careers roles
The 30 newest of the 262 roles on SME Careers' public portal today. The button under the list opens all 262 in the finder.
The strip under each rate: the listed range on a ruler from $0 to $150; the tick is the median of the whole list, $50
From the listings
What this page is
SME Careers publishes its open roles in a public job feed (api.sme.careers). This page is built from those listings, checked 26 October 2026.
About SME Careers
SuperAnnotate subsidiary that recruits subject matter experts as hourly remote contractors to create AI training data. Official website.
What the open roles look like
- Open roles: 262.
- Fields: Languages 96, STEM 60, Coding 38, Writing 22, Generalist 17, Medicine 16, Law 6, Finance 6, Trades 1.
- Languages other than English asked for most often: Chinese 7, Punjabi 6, Korean 3, Telugu 2, Nepali 2, Tamil 2, Marathi 2, Kannada 2, Gujarati 2, Persian 2.
- Where: countries named most often are United States 140, India 127, Bangladesh 91, Pakistan 89, Germany 73, Indonesia 66, Malaysia 64, Thailand 63, Philippines 61, Vietnam 60.
- Listed pay: 262 list an hourly rate (median of the listed midpoints $50/hr).
- Posting dates in the feed run from 5 May 2026 to 22 October 2026.
Prepare for the assessment
Practice questions and what each platform says about screening, for the role groups SME Careers is hiring for:
- AI Tutor and Generalist Rater
- Bilingual and Language Expert
- Data Annotation and Labeling
- Creative, Video and Design
- Software Engineering and Coding
- Machine Learning and Data Science
- STEM and Research Reasoning
- Physics
- Doctor, Nurse and Health Professional
- Mental Health and Psychology
- Lawyer and Legal
- Finance and Investment
- Accounting and Tax
- Engineering and CAD
- Writing, Editing and Humanities
- Business, Consulting and Operations
What the open roles ask for
The titles that come back most are Document annotation specialist (2) and Odia (2). The rest have titles of their own, 260 different titles in all. By type of engagement: contract (261) and full time (1).
No role says it is open from anywhere. Where countries are named, the most common are United States (140), India (127), Bangladesh (91) and Pakistan (89). 112 ask for a work language other than English: Chinese (7), Punjabi (6) and Korean (3).
By field, the roles sit mostly in Languages (96), STEM (60) and Coding (38).
What the roles list per hour
Of the 262 roles, 262 show an hourly rate in US dollars. The median is $50 an hour, and the middle half runs from $25 to $70.
For every open AI training role the median is $50, so this platform sits near it.
Listed pay is what the platform shows on the role: it is not guaranteed pay, and a role is not an acceptance.
Questions people ask
How much do the roles on SME Careers list per hour?
Of the 262 open roles, 262 show an hourly rate in US dollars, with a median of $50 an hour and a middle half from $25 to $70. These are listed rates, not guaranteed pay, and a role is not an acceptance.
What do the open roles on SME Careers look like?
The titles that come back most are Document annotation specialist (2) and Odia (2). The rest have titles of their own, 260 different titles in all. By type of engagement: contract (261) and full time (1).
Where are the open roles on SME Careers open to?
No role says it is open from anywhere. Where countries are named, the most common are United States (140), India (127), Bangladesh (91) and Pakistan (89). 112 ask for a work language other than English: Chinese (7), Punjabi (6) and Korean (3).