✅ Stellar AI — Open to Africa

Hires globally for AI training and data annotation work. Tasks include prompt engineering, rating AI responses, evaluating quality, and creating training data. No prior AI experience required — training is provided. Strong English is the main requirement. Works well for people who are detail-oriented and patient with detailed guidelines.

✅ Alignerr — Open to Africa

Powered by Labelbox. Hires across all skills and domains. Undergrads, grads, and talented generalists welcome — no advanced degree required. Tasks include writing, evaluation, and domain-specific review. Strong English is the main requirement.

✅ DataAnnotation — Open to Africa

Focuses on text-based AI training — rating AI responses, writing comparisons, evaluating quality. Strong writers and generalists do well here. Applications include a writing-based qualification test. Pay is among the higher end for accepted applicants.

✅ Appen — Open to Africa

One of the oldest and most reputable AI training companies. Huge variety of tasks. Supports 500+ languages — African languages including Swahili are actively in demand. Good starting point for beginners.

✅ Toloka — Open to Africa

Microtask platform with AI training, image labeling, data collection, and search evaluation tasks. Lower barrier to entry than Outlier or DataAnnotation. Good starting point if you are new. Work comes in short tasks so you can do a few per day.

✅ RWS TrainAI — Open to Africa

Large AI data services company. TrainAI community hires for all skill levels. Tasks include data annotation, search evaluation, ad evaluation, and content review. No experience required to start. Invitations to projects sent by email after signup.

✅ Clickworker — Open to Africa

Mix of micro-tasks including AI training, data collection, surveys, and photo capture. Lower pay per task but very accessible with low barriers to entry. Good for building a track record when starting out.

⚠ Outlier AI — Kenya Restrictions Apply

One of the highest paying platforms ($20 to $60+/hr for experts). However, Outlier does not officially operate in Kenya following changes in 2024. Applicants from some other African countries may still be accepted. Check the platform directly before applying.

Handshake — US, UK, Canada (students and graduates)

Primarily a platform for US, UK, and Canadian college students and recent graduates. If you are based in or studying in these countries, Handshake lists AI training, data annotation, and tech internship roles from companies actively recruiting students. Free to join with a student or graduate profile.

Mercor — Worldwide (skill-focused)

Apply once with an AI-powered interview, get matched to multiple roles. Higher skill focus — good for people with coding, writing, or domain expertise. Well-funded and growing fast.

Mindrift — Worldwide (domain experts)

Project-based platform for domain experts. Tasks include writing expert prompts, evaluating AI responses, and creating training data. Pay is shown before you start each task. 90+ domains covered from STEM to creative writing.

Scale AI — Worldwide (enterprise, specialist)

Enterprise-grade annotation and AI training. Higher pay and stricter vetting. Best for people with STEM, coding, finance, law, or medical backgrounds. Apply directly through their website.

Prolific — Worldwide (research platform)

Connects researchers and companies with a global pool of participants for AI behavioral data and feedback. Fast onboarding. Particularly active for language specialists. Competitive pay rates and flexible hours.

Surge AI — Worldwide (NLP focused)

Focused on high-quality natural language processing tasks. Pays above average. Good for strong writers and people with language skills. Tasks include text evaluation, annotation, and content review.