Japanese AI training jobs: 21 open roles, up to $100/hr (October 2026)
AI-training and data-annotation roles that ask for Japanese, open right now across platforms, with the pay each listing posts and links to apply on the platform's own site.
Roles updated 2026-10-15. Pay is as posted by each platform.
Open roles
21
on 6 platforms
Posted hourly pay
$20–$100/hr
8 listings post an hourly USD rate; median top of range $28/hr
No country named
4 of 21
Listings that name no country. Check eligibility on the platform.
Which platforms are hiring
| Platform | Open roles | Posted hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Welo Data | 9 | $20–$25/hr |
| Appen (CrowdGen) | 5 | $25–$40/hr |
| RWS TrainAI | 4 | Not posted |
| Mercor | 1 | $31/hr |
| DataAnnotation | 1 | $25–$40/hr |
| Mindrift | 1 | $100/hr |
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Open roles, highest posted pay first
$100/Hour Research Study - Japanese Speakers Wanted
mindrift
Native Japanese Kansai Dialect Speakers
appen
Japanese Specialist
DataAnnotation
PDF Annotation & Transcription Experts – Japanese
mercor · referral link
Maps Personalization Quality Reviewer - Japanese (Japan)
Welo Data
Maps Personalization Relevance Rater - Japanese (Japan)
Welo Data
Remote Japanese to Thai Translation Project
appen
Generative AI Analyst | Japanese (Japan)
Welo Data
Japanese: Audio Transcription/Segmentation
appen
Japanese: Voice Recording - Data Collection
appen
MSR Project - Japanese Culture Expert
Welo Data
Mobile Device Data Collection - Japanese (Japan)
appen
Speech AI Evaluation Specialist - Japanese (Japan)
RWS TrainAI
Circinus - Audio Contributor Japanese (Japan)
Welo Data
AI Data Specialist - Japanese
RWS TrainAI
General AI Data Annotator - Japanese (United States)
RWS TrainAI
AI Trainers Network - Korean and Japanese Bilingual
Welo Data
AI Trainers Network - Japanese | 日本語AIトレーナー人材ネットワーク
Welo Data
Search Engine Evaluator - Japanese (Japan)
RWS TrainAI
*Scout Search Quality Rater - Japanese | ウェブ検索結果品質評価者【在宅/フリーランス/英語を活かせる】 (日本在住の方)
Welo Data
Ads Quality Rater - Japanese | 広告品質評価者 - 日本語
Welo Data
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Quick answers
- How much do AI training jobs for Japanese speakers pay?
- Across 8 open listings that post an hourly rate in USD as of 2026-10-15, posted pay runs from $20 to $100 per hour. The median top of the posted range is $28/hr. Posted rates are maximums; what you earn depends on project availability and hours.
- Which platforms have AI training jobs for Japanese speakers?
- By number of open roles as of 2026-10-15: Welo Data (9), Appen (CrowdGen) (5), RWS TrainAI (4), Mercor (1), DataAnnotation (1).
- Which platform posts the highest pay for Japanese speakers?
- Mindrift, with posted pay up to $100/hr across 1 open role as of 2026-10-15.
- Can I do these jobs from outside the US?
- 4 of the 21 open roles name no country, which usually means the platform decides by project. The rest are limited to the countries they list. Each platform's page lists who it accepts.