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AI Gig Jobs Weekly: 232 New Roles — Week of Sep 21
Alex Rivera
AI Workforce Research Lead
Sep 21, 2026· Updated Sep 21, 2026· 4 min read
AI Gig Jobs Weekly: 232 New Roles — Week of Sep 21
This week saw 232 new AI gig opportunities posted across 7 platforms. 2,444 roles are currently active on the board. Average top-end pay for hourly roles came in at $64/hr.
This Week in Numbers
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| New jobs posted | 232 |
| Jobs expired | 318 |
| Net change | -86 |
| Total active roles | 2,444 |
| Avg hourly pay (top end) | $64/hr |
| Highest posted pay | $250/hr |
| Active platforms | 12 |
Platform Breakdown
| Platform | New Jobs | Avg Pay | Top Domain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toloka | 112 | $41/hr | Content Creation |
| Mercor | 109 | $89/hr | Science & Research |
| Appen CrowdGen | 6 | — | AI Trainers - Domain Experts |
| Prolific | 2 | — | Other |
| Braintrust | 1 | $250/hr | Engineering |
| xAI | 1 | $75/hr | Post-Training |
| Appen | 1 | $32/hr | AI Data Opportunities |
Hottest Domains
| Domain | New Jobs | Avg Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Content Creation | 116 | $42/hr |
| Science & Research | 30 | $86/hr |
| Language and Audio | 20 | $29/hr |
| Engineering | 18 | $99/hr |
| Finance | 15 | $136/hr |
| Healthcare & Medicine | 7 | $164/hr |
| AI Trainers - Domain Experts | 6 | — |
| Business Operations | 5 | $91/hr |
In-Demand Skills
Software Engineering (157) · STEM (132) · AI Training (122) · Data Analysis (104) · JavaScript (56) · Python (55) · React (32) · Life, Physical, and Social Science (30) · Machine Learning (28) · Go (27)
Top-Paying New Roles
- Equity Research Expert — Single-Name Analyst Publications — Mercor · $250/hr · Finance
- Central Bank Expert — Non-G7 Policy Communication — Mercor · $250/hr · Finance
- Political Expert — Elections Forecasting & Political Risk — Mercor · $250/hr · Science & Research
- Company Analysis Expert — Event Propagation — Mercor · $250/hr · Finance
- AI Benchmark Researcher — Braintrust · $250/hr · Engineering
Market Snapshot
The market contracted slightly this week with a net -86 roles. Toloka led the pack with 112 new listings.
Data pulled automatically from aigigjobs.com on September 21, 2026. Browse all jobs →