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AI Gig Jobs Weekly: 369 New Roles — Week of Jun 29
Alex Rivera
AI Workforce Research Lead
Jun 29, 2026· Updated Jun 29, 2026· 4 min read
AI Gig Jobs Weekly: 369 New Roles — Week of Jun 29
This week saw 369 new AI gig opportunities posted across 6 platforms. 1,968 roles are currently active on the board. Average top-end pay for hourly roles came in at $57/hr.
This Week in Numbers
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| New jobs posted | 369 |
| Jobs expired | 508 |
| Net change | -139 |
| Total active roles | 1,968 |
| Avg hourly pay (top end) | $57/hr |
| Highest posted pay | $250/hr |
| Active platforms | 10 |
Platform Breakdown
| Platform | New Jobs | Avg Pay | Top Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toloka | 220 | $47/hr | Content Creation |
| Mercor | 73 | $81/hr | Miscellaneous |
| micro1 | 55 | $80/hr | Engineering |
| Appen CrowdGen | 18 | $30/hr | AI Trainers - Domain Experts |
| Prolific | 2 | — | Data & AI |
| Appen | 1 | — | Other |
Hottest Domains
| Domain | New Jobs | Avg Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Content Creation | 223 | $47/hr |
| AI Trainers - Domain Experts | 18 | $30/hr |
| Business Operations | 13 | $97/hr |
| Miscellaneous | 13 | $45/hr |
| Data Analysis | 12 | $67/hr |
| Engineering | 10 | $84/hr |
| Healthcare & Medicine | 9 | $124/hr |
| Finance | 8 | $83/hr |
In-Demand Skills
STEM (297) · AI Training (279) · Software Engineering (233) · Data Analysis (136) · Python (115) · JavaScript (84) · Legal (61) · React (53) · Writing (52) · Healthcare (27)
Top-Paying New Roles
- Radiology — Visual Document Understanding — Mercor · $250/hr · Healthcare & Medicine
- Revenue-cycle Executive (VP/Sr. Director Revenue Cycle, or RCM-focused Finance Leader) — Mercor · $162/hr · Finance
- Physics Expert (Professor / Principal Investigator) — micro1 · $160/hr · Science & Research
- Legal Expert — Mercor · $150/hr · Legal
- Physics Expert (Postdoc / Junior professor) — micro1 · $150/hr
Market Snapshot
The market contracted slightly this week with a net -139 roles. Toloka led the pack with 220 new listings.
Data pulled automatically from aigigjobs.com on June 29, 2026. Browse all jobs →