Independently documented

A payment-processor verification, a public record, or rates the payer published. Not a single social post.

Contract work grading AI answers in your professional field

Lawyers, clinicians, engineers and strong generalists get paid hourly to write reference answers and critique model outputs for AI labs.

How it makes money

Income type: Job or gig. The quoted figure is $70/hr (Generalist Expert posting); $120-$140/hr (civil litigator posting); Mercor guidance: $12-$25/hr entry, $25-$53/hr generalist, $75-$200+/hr credentialed experts

What the agent does

Not documented

What a human still does

Humans write reference answers and critiques; litigator posting requires answers without AI assistance

What’s documented

What the figure measures
Pay rate
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Mercor job postings and guide
Verified date
Evidence
Independently documented

Claimed by Mercor job postings and Mercor's own guide.

Mercor job · Web

Payer-published rates. Cross-market medians (Mercor $85/hr, Prolific $30/hr, etc.) from HumanSourcer Q3 2026: https://www.humansourcer.com/research/state-of-ai-training-pay-q3-2026/ . Legal posting: https://work.mercor.com/jobs/list_AAABoTwR7bLZeYD0SnBB9qqA/legal-expert-civil-litigator-deposition-transcript-review

What’s unproven

  • Profit: Not documented. The figure is not profit.
  • How much of the work an agent did: Not documented.

Known costs

Startup cost
$0
Ongoing cost
$0

Tool list prices

List prices from the plans table. They are not part of the quoted figure above.

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How a beginner could attempt it

Paycheck track Read that path · AI plans & costs

What makes it hard

Projects can end early; work volume varies

On the record

Evidence
Independently documented
Income type
Job or gig
Startup cost
$0
Ongoing cost
$0
Difficulty
2 of 5
Hours per week
flexible; set by project (not stated)
Time to first dollar
Paid weekly via Stripe or Wise once on a project (per postings)
Last verified

How to read this entry

The figure on this entry is quoted as the source stated it: “$70/hr (Generalist Expert posting); $120-$140/hr (civil litigator posting); Mercor guidance: $12-$25/hr entry, $25-$53/hr generalist, $75-$200+/hr credentialed experts.” Attribution on file: Mercor job postings and Mercor's own guide.

Grade A means A payment-processor verification, a public record, or rates the payer published. Not a single social post. The verification note says: Payer-published rates. Cross-market medians (Mercor $85/hr, Prolific $30/hr, etc.) from HumanSourcer Q3 2026: https://www.humansourcer.com/research/state-of-ai-training-pay-q3-2026/ . Legal posting: https://work.mercor.com/jobs/list_AAABoTwR7bLZeYD0SnBB9qqA/legal-expert-civil-litigator-deposition-transcript-review That is someone else's result. It is not a forecast, and it is not an offer of the same income to you.

Startup cost on file: $0. Ongoing cost on file: $0.

Difficulty is 2 of 5. Hours per week: flexible; set by project (not stated). Time to first dollar: Paid weekly via Stripe or Wise once on a project (per postings). These describe the write-up, not a schedule we are assigning you.

Risks named for this entry: Projects can end early; Not available to H1-B/STEM OPT per postings; Work volume varies.

Scam-watch flags: Fake recruiters impersonating AI-training platforms; apply only on official sites.

Skills the write-up depends on: clear writing, domain expertise.

Tools named in the source: browser, Mercor. A tool tag is not an endorsement, a price quote, or an affiliate offer.

Last verified Oct 15, 2026. A newer primary source is what keeps a grade A entry current. A retelling, a sponsor, or how appealing the idea sounds does not raise or protect the grade.

Risks

  • Projects can end early
  • Not available to H1-B/STEM OPT per postings
  • Work volume varies

Scam-watch flags

Fake recruiters impersonating AI-training platforms; apply only on official sites

Skills

  • clear writing
  • domain expertise

Tools named in the source

A tool link is a filter on this directory, not an endorsement or an affiliate offer.

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