Which AI training jobs can you do from outside the US?

The short answer

Plenty, but you have to look for them. Of the 853 AI training roles open on Tier1 right now, 124 (15%) are open worldwide, and 168 name the countries they hire in. 139 of those name the United States, and 113 hire in the US and nowhere else. The remaining 561 do not say where they hire at all, which is the real problem for anyone outside the US: you find out on the application form.

Why so many roles are US only

A role is usually limited to a few countries for reasons that have nothing to do with you. The platform running the project has to be able to contract with you and pay you where you live, the lab behind it may only allow its data to be handled in certain places, and some projects need knowledge that is local by nature: US law, US medical practice, a particular accent or dialect.

That last reason is worth reading closely. A role that asks for knowledge of US tax law is closed to most people outside the US no matter what its country list says. A role that asks for native Polish is open to far fewer people in the US than in Poland.

Open roles by country

Each country below counts the roles that accept people living there: the ones that name it, plus the ones open worldwide. Roles that do not say where they hire are not counted, because we cannot tell you they are open to you.

Every country with at least 5 roles that name it has its own page, with the roles listed.

Which fields hire worldwide

Some kinds of work travel better than others. Fields with the same right answers everywhere tend to hire more widely than fields that depend on where you trained, like law and medicine. These are the fields with the most worldwide roles right now.

Languages open the most doors

If you speak a language other than English to a professional standard, it is the most useful thing to put on your profile. Projects that need a language often hire where that language is spoken, and there are fewer people competing for them. Many ask for the language together with a field: a lawyer who writes German, an engineer who writes Korean. See every language projects are hiring for on the languages page.

Getting paid from outside the US

Most of this work is paid in US dollars, by the platform running the project, to you as an independent contractor. Before you apply, check three things on the role's own page: that your country is on its list, how the platform pays out (bank transfer or a payment service, and whether that service works where you live), and whether you need to register as self-employed at home to invoice. The tax on the income is due where you live, not in the US.

How to find roles you can actually take

1. Start with the worldwide roles and your country's page, not the whole list, or run the free eligibility checker with your country and languages.
2. Read the requirements for hidden location rules: a licence, a bar admission or local knowledge closes a role as surely as a country list.
3. Lead with your languages. They are what makes you hard to replace.
4. Check the pay against the going rate for your field before you apply.