people · May 16, 2026
Mercor CEO Brendan Foody Discusses AI Training Jobs Paying Average $105 per Hour
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Brendan Foody, CEO of Mercor, stated on May 14, 2026 that training agents will become the largest job category in the world. Mercor recruits domain experts including psychiatrists for up to $350 per hour to design clinical scenarios and evaluate AI model outputs against evidence-based standards. Hollywood screenwriter Robin Palmer works 30 hours per week with Mercor teaching chatbots to produce compelling creative writing. Generalist roles reviewing AI search output pay $50 per hour and require a quality-obsessed mindset plus strong written communication skills. Anesthesiologist Dr. Mike Prokop from Sacramento, California has also worked with Mercor on AI training tasks.
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