Workforce Development Specialist - AI Trainer

About the job

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Vocational Training Expert

Type: Contract

Compensation: $850–$1,000 per completed task

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Build a realistic digital workspace centered on the Drive folders you use daily. Include curricula, competency rubrics, lesson plans, apprentice records, credentialing paperwork, and email threads. Represent supporting apps like Google Classroom , Google Forms , and SharePoint .
• Design multi-step tasks grounded in real workflows. Require navigation of multiple apps, files, and stakeholders to challenge frontier AI agents.
• Collaborate with other vocational and workforce-training experts. Design the environment, shape task scope, and review scenarios for realism and rigor.
• Work asynchronously with research teams. Refine task designs and evaluation criteria for workforce-training agent benchmarks.
• Contribute to frontier AI research and benchmarking. Your work directly informs how leading labs train and evaluate the next generation of AI systems.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 3+ years of full-time experience at a large community college system , major union training trust, or Fortune 500 corporate training / L&D organization .
• Background in curriculum and instructional design for skilled trades or technical programs.
• Experience in apprenticeship program administration (DOL/state-registered).
• Competency-based assessment and credentialing (NOCTI, NCCER, etc.).
• Day-to-day use of platforms like Google Classroom , Google Forms , and SharePoint / Box .
• Strong analytical thinking and writing skills.

Compensation & Legal

• Task Completion Pay: Competitive and based on task quality (~$850–$1,000 per completed task, subject to change).
• Performance Bonus: Top performers receive a weekly bonus incentive.
• Hourly Opportunity: Top performers may transition to an hourly compensation model based on sustained quality and throughput.

Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)

• Upload resume
• AI interview based on your resume
• Submit form

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