Is this job worth applying to?

Pay

Above typicalTops out at $125/hr. The typical top rate across 138 priced medical listings is $100/hr.

Getting in

Hard to get in1–2 hours (one-time starter assessment). Fluent English.

Steady work

Comes and goesWorkload can drop to zero for weeks.

Payout record

Pays on timeSchedule: on request; arrives within a few days. Paid via PayPal.

Freshness

No post dateDataAnnotation doesn't publish post dates. First seen Oct 28, 2026; still listed Nov 6, 2026.

Where you live

Named countries onlyOpen in Australia, Canada, Ireland and 3 more (from the post).

The job description

Overview

We’re looking for an experienced Radiologist to help train AI models. You’ll measure how well frontier models interpret medical images, check their reasoning, and help raise the quality of each new version.

This is a new and growing area: teaching AI to read diagnostic images, such as chest X-rays, ultrasounds, and nuclear medicine scans, the way a skilled radiologist would. The role is open to both radiologists and imaging technologists. Your reads, impressions, and written rationale become the signal that shapes the next generation of imaging AI.

What you’ll actually do

Review de-identified studies (chest X-rays, ultrasounds, nuclear medicine scans) alongside their clinical context.
Write comprehensive, structured reports that document every finding, including subtle and incidental ones.
Give clear impressions and recommend next steps, such as follow-up scans or further workup.
Compare two independent interpretations of the same study, resolve the differences, and log each discrepancy.
Pinpoint what model-generated reports miss, misstate, or leave incomplete.

Problems draw on whatever you know best:

Radiography: chest and musculoskeletal plain film.
Ultrasound and sonography.
Nuclear medicine and molecular imaging.
Cross-sectional imaging: CT and MRI.
Subspecialty reads: neuro, body, cardiothoracic, and emergency.

Roles this fits

Common backgrounds: Radiologist, Ultrasound Technologist, Nuclear Medicine Technologist.

What we look for

Fluency in English (native or bilingual level).
A residency-trained or board-certified radiologist, or a credentialed or licensed imaging technologist (radiologic, ultrasound, or nuclear medicine).
Hands-on experience performing or interpreting studies.
Clear, well-organized writing, and the ability to say why a report is wrong, not only that it is.
Detail-oriented.
Only applicants based in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, or the United States will be considered for this role.

How it works

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Qualify

Work & get paid

Compensation

Up to $125+/hr depending on task difficulty and specialization. Many contributors add $100k–$200k a year; some make it their full-time income.

About DataAnnotation

DataAnnotation is where 1M+ experts train the world’s leading AI models. Hundreds of millions paid to contributors to date, and the average contributor stays 5+ years. Flexible, remote, and always project-available.

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How do you apply to DataAnnotation?

Apply on DataAnnotation

The Apply button opens this post on DataAnnotation's own site. You apply with them, not with Rubric. Budget 1–2 hours (one-time starter assessment).

Get through screening

What DataAnnotation asks for after you apply:

Take the starter assessment; you only get one attempt
Wait for an email with the result (many never hear back)
Verify your identity with Persona
Pick projects from your dashboard

Start work and get paid

Pay schedule: on request; arrives within a few days. Paid via PayPal. You're paid for the work they hand out, not a fixed salary.

DataAnnotation also needs

Fluent English
PayPal account
Government ID for verification

Red flags

Red flagAccounts deactivated without explanation, sometimes with unpaid balances reported
Red flagNo reply after the unpaid starter assessment
Red flagMay 2025 class action over contractor status and unpaid assessments (allegations)

What is DataAnnotation like to work for?

Surge AI's worker-facing platform: you pass one starter assessment, then pick paid writing, coding and rating tasks from a dashboard whenever you like.

Advertised pay	$20–150/hr
Getting in	Hard to get in
Application takes	1–2 hours (one-time starter assessment)
How you get paid	On request; arrives within a few days, via PayPal
Payout record	Pays on time
Countries	Historically limited to the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, with some workers reporting access from other countries. India has not been on the published list.

Official starting rates are $25–50/hr general, $40–150/hr coding and $40–125/hr STEM/professional; workers report general tasks often settle around $20–30/hr.