Working for Amazon Mechanical Turk: Is It Worth It?

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Amazon Mechanical Turk is the biggest microtask website.

You get hired to complete what Amazon calls Human Intelligence Tasks (HITs):

Data annotation for machine learning
Localization and transcription
Audio editing
Surveys

Each worker is rated for quality of work. The higher your score, the more likely you are to land “high-paying” jobs.

Salary

Based on reviews, you can expect to earn an average of 4$ per hour (in average).

How to sign up for Amazon Mechanical Turk

You can sign up on this page: on their website.

Requirements

Some jobs may require you to complete a qualifier. That could mean taking a quick test from MTurk to validate your skills.

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