Workbolt: pay, who can join and open jobs
AI-training platform from Ocular AI, a Y Combinator W24 startup in San Francisco backed by Drive Capital. Pays for voice and video conversation sessions, recordings and transcription (most tasks about $10 to $40 per hour) and runs talent networks for STEM PhDs, engineers, lawyers and accountants at $50 to $250 per hour. Payouts are weekly. It is new, so there are few worker reviews yet.
Who can join Workbolt
Hires in: Worldwide. Open worldwide, but many projects are limited to one country or accent (US, Canada, UK); talent networks ask for work authorization. Source
How you get paid: PayPal, Bank transfer (weekly, for work approved the previous week). Source
Hourly pay by platform: lowest, median and highest
Based on open jobs with hourly pay listed on aitrainer.jobs. The bar runs from the lowest to the highest rate; the dot is the median.
- Scale AI Human Frontier Collective$300–$300
- Respondent.io$80–$150
- 10x Team$25–$375
- Stellar AI$25–$200
- Workada$17–$130
- Rex.Zone$15–$150
- Mercor$30–$350
- RealTrainAI$48–$140
- Afterquery$20–$200
- Sovrano AI$35–$125
- Ethos$35–$350
- Aura One$6–$500
- Micro1$15–$150
- Mindrift$35–$100
- Invisible$5–$150
- Alignerr$10–$400
- TransPerfect$29–$58
- Anyone AI$7–$150
- Pasiflora AI$11–$40
- Appen$10–$100
- xAI$35–$35
- BrainTrust$5–$150
- Lionbridge AI$20–$35
- SuperAnnotate$5–$33
- HumanSignal$13–$80
- LXT$20–$25
- Lifted (Upwork)$10–$110
- Welocalize$5–$105
- CloudFactory$17.5–$25
- Volga Partners$5–$60
- RWS$5–$36
- Turing$15–$150
- Claru$5–$100
How to get accepted at Workbolt
Application steps, the assessment and tips from people who got in.
Application steps
- Sign up at workbolt.ai/signup with email and complete profile (skills, languages, availability)
- Complete ID verification (usually under 10 minutes)
- Do the in-app voice/accent check if you want voice tasks
- Pass any project-specific language, accent or domain-expertise checks
- Pick open tasks from workbolt.ai/public-jobs or apply to a talent network with resume and work authorization
- Submit work; QA reviews it and approved tasks are paid weekly
The assessment
No general skills test. Short voice/accent check and calibration passage for voice tasks; project-specific language or domain checks; talent networks screen resume/background (e.g. PhD). Terms allow background checks.
Requirements
18+; pass ID verification; fluency for language roles; quiet recording space (no echo, music, background speech); video role needs 720p+ 30fps camera and stable internet; talent networks need professional credentials and work authorization.
Tips to get accepted
- List every language you speak fluently since tasks are matched to your profile
- Read each listing for its location limit and pay unit (per hour vs per audio hour)
- For voice work read numbers, emails and prices exactly, re-record slips, keep mic distance steady
- Start small and confirm your first weekly payout before scaling up
- Keep quality high: company says 85-90%+ quality ratings unlock higher-paying task pools
- Read the data-rights clause: you grant a perpetual license to your recordings
How long it takes
ID verification under 10 minutes; profile review usually 24-48 hours; first payout usually after first couple of approved tasks; talent network applications can sit for weeks.
Why people get rejected or stuck
- Work below quality standards is rejected and may go unpaid, sometimes without feedback
- Outside a role location restriction (US/CA/UK only roles)
- Using AI or automation to produce work leads to account termination
- Running multiple accounts or contacting clients off-platform
Sources: aitrainer.work · remowork.life · remowork.life · workbolt.ai · workbolt.ai
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