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Pay

About typicalTops out at $110/hr. The typical top rate across 145 priced finance listings is $100/hr.

Getting in

Some screening~30 min: resume upload + 20-min AI interview. Resume showing real experience in your field.

Steady work

Work is patchyProjects can pause or end with little notice.

Payout record

Pays on timeSchedule: weekly, every Wednesday. Paid via Stripe (Wise in a few countries).

Freshness

RecentPosted 6w ago. Still listed on Mercor on Nov 6, 2026.

Where you live

Named countries onlyOpen in United States.

The job description

About the Role

Mercor is hiring experienced Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents to help evaluate and improve cutting-edge AI systems. In this role, you'll evaluate AI-generated securities, commodities, and financial services content and workflows, leveraging your real-world expertise in buying and selling securities or commodities and advising clients on investments and market conditions.

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate AI-generated trade recommendations, investment proposals, suitability assessments, and other securities and commodities artifacts for quality and accuracy.
Compare AI-generated responses head-to-head based on financial soundness, regulatory compliance, and analytical rigor.
Review scenarios involving securities and commodities transactions, portfolio recommendations, market analysis, and client advisory work and provide expert feedback.

Required Qualifications

4+ years of experience as a Securities Sales Agent, Commodities Broker, Stockbroker, Investment Advisor, Financial Services Sales Agent, or another closely related securities, commodities, or financial services sales role.
Experience buying and selling securities or commodities in an investment or trading firm, or providing financial services to businesses and individuals, including advising customers on stocks, bonds, mutual funds, commodities, and market conditions.
Ability to commit 20+ hours per week.
Strong written English communication skills.

Additional Information

Start date: Immediate
Duration: Approximately 4–6 weeks
Payment: task-based (payment upon first task approval). Experts who complete their first task within the required timeline will then be qualified to be paid hourly for the remainder of the project.

How do you apply to Mercor?

Apply on Mercor

The Apply button opens this post on Mercor's own site. You apply with them, not with Rubric. Budget about 30 min: resume upload + 20-min AI interview.

Get through screening

What Mercor asks for after you apply:

Take the recorded AI video interview (practice round available)
Complete any role-specific assessment and the ID check
Accept the offer and sign the contract

Start work and get paid

Pay schedule: weekly, every Wednesday. Paid via Stripe (Wise in a few countries). You're paid for the work they hand out, not a fixed salary.

Mercor also needs

Resume showing real experience in your field
Webcam with your full face visible for the AI interview
Government ID

Red flags

Red flagLong waits with no offer after passing the interview
Red flagProjects ending abruptly with little warning

What is Mercor like to work for?

Hiring marketplace that screens professionals with an AI video interview and places them on hourly contracts training and evaluating models for AI labs.

Advertised pay	$20–200/hr
Getting in	Some screening
Application takes	~30 min: resume upload + 20-min AI interview
How you get paid	Weekly, every Wednesday, via Stripe (Wise in a few countries)
Payout record	Pays on time
Countries	Hires in many countries and runs its pay week on India Standard Time; Mercor keeps a list of locations it cannot onboard, and some projects are US-only.

Most listings sit around $50–100/hr; healthcare, legal and finance roles pay the most, language and generalist roles the least.