LinkedIn AI training jobs could pay up to Rs 14,000 an hour: Who can apply, how it works

While most work-from-home offers that promise big money raise red flags, this one might actually deliver. LinkedIn is reportedly testing an “AI labour marketplace” that could let users earn up to Rs 14,000 ($150) an hour training chatbots.

According to Business Insider, the Microsoft-owned platform is in early-stage testing and has already listed over a dozen roles for AI trainers—humans who rate responses, flag errors, and push chatbots to their limits. Openings span coding, finance, healthcare, and linguistics, with pay ranging from Rs 3,700 to Rs 14,000 ($40-$150) per hour depending on expertise.

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A senior software engineer trainer role offers the highest pay, while positions for Excel and finance experts, nurses, and even Germanic and Nordic language specialists can earn up to Rs 9,300 ($100) an hour. “Red teaming” roles — essentially trying to break AI systems — are listed at Rs 3,700 to Rs 4,600 ($40-$50) per hour.

How to apply for LinkedIn AI trainer jobs

LinkedIn says users will see prompts across the platform inviting them to express interest in AI training roles. Applicants need to:

• Verify their profile using a government ID
• Complete an AI-powered conversation about their skills and experience
• Finish project-specific tasks, depending on the role

How LinkedIn AI training jobs work

The platform uses profile data such as education, licences, and work experience along with an AI-led screening conversation to assess candidates. This interaction, powered by Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI services, asks users questions about their professional background to better match them with relevant projects.

AI trainers are then assigned tasks like rating chatbot responses, improving outputs, and “red teaming” models to identify flaws. LinkedIn also uses this data to suggest profile updates and refine job matching, it said.

LinkedIn has also rolled out alerts for these roles, as it looks to tap into one of the fastest-growing job categories in the US. For Indian users, the page reads, "We’re gradually making this experience available."

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The move puts LinkedIn in direct competition with AI training startups like Mercor and Surge AI, which connect human experts with AI firms such as OpenAI and Anthropic to help fine-tune their models.

However, the sector’s rapid growth comes with risks. Scale AI has faced scrutiny over data exposure, while Mercor was recently hit by a breach that reportedly triggered multiple class-action lawsuits, the report added.