News
AI Gig Jobs Weekly: 415 New Roles — Week of Jul 27
Alex Rivera
AI Workforce Research Lead
Jul 27, 2026· Updated Jul 27, 2026· 4 min read
AI Gig Jobs Weekly: 415 New Roles — Week of Jul 27
This week saw 415 new AI gig opportunities posted across 6 platforms. 2,329 roles are currently active on the board. Average top-end pay for hourly roles came in at $68/hr.
This Week in Numbers
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| New jobs posted | 415 |
| Jobs expired | 413 |
| Net change | +2 |
| Total active roles | 2,329 |
| Avg hourly pay (top end) | $68/hr |
| Highest posted pay | $440/hr |
| Active platforms | 12 |
Platform Breakdown
| Platform | New Jobs | Avg Pay | Top Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toloka | 250 | $60/hr | Content Creation |
| micro1 | 95 | $78/hr | Engineering |
| Mercor | 47 | $90/hr | Finance |
| Appen CrowdGen | 16 | $68/hr | AI Trainers - Domain Experts |
| Prolific | 5 | — | Business Operations |
| xAI | 2 | — | Other |
Hottest Domains
| Domain | New Jobs | Avg Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Content Creation | 251 | $61/hr |
| AI Trainers - Domain Experts | 16 | $68/hr |
| Engineering | 13 | $83/hr |
| Finance | 11 | $104/hr |
| Data Analysis | 10 | $87/hr |
| Science & Research | 7 | $52/hr |
| Healthcare & Medicine | 6 | $81/hr |
| Legal | 5 | $111/hr |
In-Demand Skills
STEM (343) · AI Training (310) · Software Engineering (306) · Python (179) · JavaScript (139) · Data Analysis (128) · React (81) · Writing (74) · Machine Learning (49) · Legal (38)
Top-Paying New Roles
- Transcription Experts — Contribute to AI-powered speech recognition! — Appen CrowdGen · $440/hr · AI Trainers - Domain Experts
- Member of Technical Staff, Zara (AI Recruiter) — micro1 · $250/hr
- GCP DevOps Engineer — micro1 · $250/hr
- Senior Python Engineer - AI Coding Agent Evaluation (Freelance) — Toloka · $200/hr · Content Creation
- Senior Python Engineer - AI Coding Agent Evaluation (Freelance) — Toloka · $200/hr · Content Creation
Market Snapshot
The market grew this week with a net +2 roles. Toloka led the pack with 250 new listings.
Data pulled automatically from aigigjobs.com on July 27, 2026. Browse all jobs →