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It depends on the specific role. Specialist positions in ML research, atmospheric modeling, bioinformatics, COBOL, or audit accounting require verifiable credentials, typically a PhD, master's degree, or 5+ years of professional experience in that field. AfterQuery's domain screeners verify credentials before confirming your assignment, so listing your degree without the underlying experience will not get you through. Generalist reviewer roles have a lower bar, but they are rarer on this platform.

Assignments typically run 2–3 weeks at 10–20 hours per week. This is not a long-term arrangement. Once a project closes, there is no guaranteed follow-on work. Plan for it as a high-pay burst contract rather than a stable income source. AfterQuery does re-hire specialists for new campaigns, but availability depends entirely on what AI labs are training at the time.

Payment terms are set per contract. Unlike weekly-payout platforms, AfterQuery operates on enterprise contract schedules, typically net-15 to net-30 from invoice submission. Review the specific payment terms in your contract before starting. If schedule clarity matters for your cash flow, ask your project contact before committing.

Not exactly. You act as a "Teacher" for advanced AI. Instead of client deliverables, you are given complex scenarios to evaluate. You grade the AI's logic, correct its hallucinations, and provide expert-level reasoning. Your job is to train the model to think like you do.

This role requires deep, verified expertise. General knowledge isn't enough; the model is specifically being trained on "edge cases"—the rare, difficult, or highly technical nuances that only a senior professional would know.

This is cognitive, deep work. Unlike simple data labeling, you might spend 45-60 minutes on a single task, researching citations or verifying complex calculations. Quality is prioritized over speed.