New AI Training Jobs in September 2026: Browse the Latest Remote Roles
The new remote AI training roles posted in September 2026, updated as they go live. Includes the urgent-hire list from SME Careers and Micro1, plus every new Generalist, Business, and Accounting opening.
A snapshot of the roles posted in September 2026. Many have since closed, and a closed role opens as a retired listing. For roles open today, see the job board or the roles hiring now.
56 AI training roles appeared in our listings for the first time in the first two days of September 2026. Most, 42, are on Ethos, including 23 Business and 17 Generalist openings. Mercor and Micro1 round out the rest with senior audit and specialist work.
This page tracks new listings through September 2026 and updates as more roles post. Every job below is remote and currently open. Click a title to see the full listing and apply directly on the platform.
The hiring pace lines up with what's happening on the platform side: Micro1 hit a $500M run rate this week as it pushes to catch Mercor and Handshake, which tracks with the senior, high-pay roles it's posting below.
56 new roles landed in two days, and Ethos posted 42 of them
- 56 new roles were added in the first two days of September, 42 on Ethos (23 Business, 17 Generalist), the rest split between Mercor and Micro1.
- Ethos Generalist roles pay a flat $80-100/hr and Ethos Business roles pay $80/hr flat, no prior AI training experience required.
- Mercor's new Accounting listings are task-auditor roles paying $80-90/hr, leaning on engineering judgment more than an accounting background.
- SME Careers, Micro1, and Turing each flagged an urgent-hire list this month, worth checking first if your background matches.
- Micro1 hit a $500M run rate this week, which tracks with the senior, high-pay roles it's posting below.
Three partners need these specialists right now
SME Careers, Micro1, and Turing each flagged a specific, time-sensitive list of roles this month. If your background matches any of these, apply directly rather than browsing the general board first.
SME Careers
Native English speakers from the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, or Ireland; CAD and 3D specialists with AutoCAD, FreeCAD, or Blender experience; and native speakers of Punjabi, Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Marathi, Bengali, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Odia, Urdu, or Nepali with a STEM, humanities, or business background.
AutoCAD Specialist
$20-30
FreeCAD Specialist
$15-20
Blender Specialist
$20-30
Malayalam Language Expert
$15-20
Gujarati Language Expert
$15-20
Odia (Oriya) Language Expert
$10-15
Micro1
Senior-level generalist and expert roles across consulting, finance, law, engineering, and psychology. An additional language, such as Japanese, French, Tagalog, Malay, Lithuanian, Russian, Georgian, Polish, Marathi, Bengali, Urdu, Vietnamese, Swahili, Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesian, Turkish, Gujarati, or Bulgarian, is a plus for the two psychology roles below.
Management Consultant
$250-280
/hr
Turing
Turing's five priority roles this month span web research, education evaluation, video, Japanese-language personalization, and multi-turn dialogue for AI assistants.
Web Research Specialist
$30-70
/hr · estimate
Business Analyst - US Educational Raters - Gemini
$25-35
/hr
AI Quality Analyst (Personalization) -Japanese
$25-60
/hr · estimate
Generalist
Ethos posted 17 Generalist roles in a single day this month, all under its foundational-lab research contract. The listings span research analysis, GTM strategy, and course direction, and most pay a flat $80-100/hr with no prior AI training experience required.
Senior Research Analyst Expert
$90-120
/hr
Research Analyst, Equities Expert
$90-120
/hr
Head of Capture Expert
$90-120
/hr
Course Director Expert
$70-90
/hr
Strategy Associate Expert
$70-90
/hr
Business
The Business surge from Ethos runs from Senior Product Manager up through Director of Product Management, plus a strategy track covering Strategy Manager and Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy. All six roles pay $80/hr and expect real product or strategy experience, not AI training background specifically.
Accounting
Mercor's new Accounting listings are all task-auditor roles: reviewing AI-assisted software traces, SWE-Bench and ML-challenge tasks, and infrastructure work in AWS and Kubernetes for correctness and quality. Pay runs $80-90/hr and the work leans on engineering judgment as much as accounting background.
Frequently asked questions
How many new AI training roles were added in September? ▼
56 roles appeared for the first time in the first two days of September 2026. 42 of them are on Ethos (23 Business, 17 Generalist), with Mercor and Micro1 rounding out the rest.
Do I need AI training experience to apply for the September roles? ▼
Not for most of them. The Ethos Generalist and Business roles ask for real research, product, or strategy experience rather than a prior AI training background, and Mercor's new Accounting listings lean on engineering judgment more than an accounting credential.
What are the "urgent hiring" roles at the top of this page? ▼
SME Careers, Micro1, and Turing each flagged a specific, time-sensitive list of roles this month. If your background matches one of those lists (languages, CAD/3D tools, senior generalist or expert work, or Turing's five priority roles), apply directly rather than browsing the general board first.
How much do the September listings pay? ▼
Ethos Generalist roles pay a flat $80-100/hr, Ethos Business roles pay $80/hr flat, and Mercor's new Accounting task-auditor roles pay $80-90/hr.
Are these jobs remote? ▼
Yes. Every job on this page is remote and currently open. Click a title to see the full listing and apply directly on the platform.
Why is Micro1 posting so many senior roles this month? ▼
Micro1 hit a $500M run rate this week as it pushes to catch Mercor and Handshake, which lines up with the senior, high-pay roles it's posting in this report.
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