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AI Gig Jobs Weekly: 740 New Roles — Week of Jun 1
Alex Rivera
AI Workforce Research Lead
Jun 1, 2026· Updated Jun 1, 2026· 4 min read
AI Gig Jobs Weekly: 740 New Roles — Week of Jun 1
This week saw 740 new AI gig opportunities posted across 8 platforms. 2,467 roles are currently active on the board. Average top-end pay for hourly roles came in at $47/hr.
This Week in Numbers
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| New jobs posted | 740 |
| Jobs expired | 785 |
| Net change | -45 |
| Total active roles | 2,467 |
| Avg hourly pay (top end) | $47/hr |
| Highest posted pay | $250/hr |
| Active platforms | 10 |
Platform Breakdown
| Platform | New Jobs | Avg Pay | Top Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toloka | 657 | $43/hr | Content Creation |
| micro1 | 38 | $78/hr | Engineering |
| Mercor | 25 | $138/hr | Engineering |
| Appen CrowdGen | 8 | $10/hr | AI Trainers - Domain Experts |
| Braintrust | 6 | $49/hr | Other |
| Invisible Technologies | 4 | $5/hr | Business Operations |
| Appen | 1 | — | AI Data Opportunities |
| Prolific | 1 | — | Engineering |
Hottest Domains
| Domain | New Jobs | Avg Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Content Creation | 659 | $43/hr |
| Engineering | 8 | $142/hr |
| Business Operations | 8 | $61/hr |
| AI Trainers - Domain Experts | 8 | $10/hr |
| Other | 5 | $42/hr |
| Legal | 4 | $148/hr |
| Science & Research | 4 | $100/hr |
| Finance | 4 | $114/hr |
In-Demand Skills
STEM (701) · AI Training (694) · Software Engineering (560) · Python (458) · SQL (315) · Data Analysis (111) · Legal (96) · JavaScript (93) · Writing (80) · Machine Learning (44)
Top-Paying New Roles
- Cybersecurity Expert — Mercor · $250/hr · Data Analysis
- Expert Mainframe & Enterprise Engineer – COBOL / ABAP — Mercor · $210/hr · Engineering
- Expert Specialized Systems Engineer – PHP / Fortran / Slang — Mercor · $200/hr · Engineering
- Expert Software Engineer – Scala / Kotlin / OCaml — Mercor · $200/hr · Engineering
- Credit Investment Analyst — micro1 · $200/hr
Market Snapshot
The market contracted slightly this week with a net -45 roles. Toloka led the pack with 657 new listings.
Data pulled automatically from aigigjobs.com on June 1, 2026. Browse all jobs →