AI training jobs for linguists, translators and voice talent

The short answer

AI labs pay linguists, translators and voice talent to test and improve what their models say about their field. There are 120 such roles open on Tier1 right now. The median rate is $35 an hour, half of them pay between $25 and $48, and the best paid offers $100. The work is remote and usually part-time, designed to sit alongside a full-time job.

What language AI projects ask you to do

• Writing and grading in your language. Writing prompts and answers in the target language, and rating how natural and correct a model's replies are.
• Translation review. Checking a model's translations for meaning, tone and the mistakes only a native speaker notices.
• Transcription and annotation. Transcribing recorded speech and labelling it, often with a particular dialect or accent.
• Voice recording. Recording scripted and natural speech for speech models, from home or a studio. These roles have a page of their own.

Language work pays two ways

Roles where the language is the whole job, such as transcription or recording, usually pay less than other expert work. Roles that need a language together with a profession, a doctor or a psychologist who works in Polish, pay like the profession. If you have both, lead with both. Each language's page shows how that split looks for its own roles right now.

How to stand out

1. State your level honestly for each language. Native, professional or conversational: roles set a level and check it.
2. Name your variety. Brazilian or European Portuguese, Latin American or Peninsular Spanish: many roles ask for one.
3. Mention your setup for audio roles. A quiet room and a decent microphone are often requirements.
4. Add any professional field you have. It is what turns a language role into a well paid one.

Working from outside the US

Of the 120 roles open now, 11 are open worldwide and 4 hire in the US only. The countries these roles name most often are United States, India, United Kingdom and Germany. Roles that need a language besides English most often ask for Spanish, French, Thai and Italian. The guide to working from outside the US covers the rest.

Current roles

Every open role is on its field page, with its rate, hours and the countries it hires in, updated every hour. To see how the pay compares with other fields, read how much AI trainers make.