The $17B AI annotation market is growing fast — and platforms like Outlier, Surge AI, and Mercor are paying $20 to $450/hr for skilled evaluators. The problem isn't the jobs. It's that nobody teaches you how to pass the gate.
SkillStack is the training platform that gets you through the qualification, builds your evaluation skills, and connects you to the work.
Scale AI's freelance platform. Pays $15-40/hr. Hard qualification tests. No training.
Elite NLP specialists. Pays up to $450/hr. Requires expert-level judgment. No curriculum.
Scale AI's beginner arm. $15-35/hr. Crowdsourced tasks. No structured learning.
White-collar experts at $95+/hr. High bar to entry. No prep resources.
Prompt writing, AI response evaluation, fact-checking, and rubric-based judgment. Structured modules built around what platforms actually test.
Work through practice assessments using the same evaluation frameworks Outlier, Surge AI, and others use. Build the judgment that gets you past the gate.
Members get direct job leads, referral links, and platform-specific prep tips. The training pays off when you're earning from it.
$15-25/hr start
Strong writing and comprehension. Learn to evaluate AI responses with clear judgment. Qualify for Outlier and Remotasks.
$40-95/hr range
Medical, legal, finance, STEM, coding. Platform demand far exceeds supply. Specialized prep unlocks premium rates.
$250-1,000/hr
Advanced degree or deep domain expertise. RLHF and alignment work for frontier labs. Surge AI and specialized contracts.
Most people show up cold and fail. You show up trained. That's the edge.