While you look for a job
Earn while you search
Well-known platforms that pay for online work. They’re free to join, and you sign up on their own sites.
AI training
6Rate, write and check AI answers. Remote, on your own schedule; many want people who know a field well.
- Handshake AIPaid, remote AI-training projects for students, grads and PhDs in the US.joinhandshake.com
- OutlierFlexible AI-training work by subject: STEM, writing, coding and languages.outlier.ai
- DataAnnotationRemote work writing prompts and rating AI answers, when it suits you.dataannotation.tech
- AlignerrAI-training and evaluation projects for people with expertise in a field.alignerr.com
- MercorContract AI-training projects matched to your background.mercor.com
- CrowdGen by AppenPaid AI data projects across fields, from Appen.crowdgen.com
Research studies
4Get paid to take part in studies, interviews and tests. Most take minutes to an hour.
- ProlificPaid academic and company research studies you take online.prolific.com
- RespondentPaid interviews and studies with researchers, often remote.respondent.io
- User InterviewsPaid research sessions about products and services.userinterviews.com
- UserTestingPaid tests of websites and apps, done out loud.usertesting.com
Tutoring
2Teach what you know, online.
On a student visa? Most of these are independent contract work, and paid work off campus usually needs authorization (CPT or OPT). Check with your school first.
Real platforms never charge you to join, never interview you over WhatsApp or Telegram, and never send you a check to deposit. Only sign up on their official sites.
Jobs I Know isn’t affiliated with or endorsed by these companies, and earns nothing from these links. Checked on each company’s own site on November 7, 2026.
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