micro1Rating & model evaluation
Usability Tester
up to $150/hr
About this role, in micro1's words
micro1 is looking for Plain-Language Usability Testers to help evaluate and improve AI systems that answer questions about government services. You’ll read short questions and answers and tell us what is easy to follow and where it gets confusing. There are no wrong answers, and your honest reaction is what helps. No AI or technical background is needed.
What you'll do
- Read short questions and answers on government services.
- Tell us where you felt confused, lost, or stuck, in your own words.
- Say what was easy to follow and what was not.
- Suggest simple changes that would make something clearer.
Candidate background
What this role asks for
- Telling us exactly where…
- Everyday experience with…
- atience with step-by-step…
- Willingness to explain…
- Reliable
Read from the posting's own words: show the exact sentences
- Telling us exactly where…: “listed by the platform under required skills: Telling us exactly where you got lost or stopped”
- Everyday experience with…: “listed by the platform under required skills: Everyday experience with phone or web tasks”
- atience with step-by-step…: “listed by the platform under required skills: atience with step-by-step reading and review”
- Willingness to explain…: “listed by the platform under required skills: Willingness to explain things in your own words”
- Reliable: “listed by the platform under required skills: Reliable”
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Full job descriptionThe original posting, in micro1's words
Posted by micro1, reproduced here so you can judge the role before clicking. Original posting ↗
Role Title: Usability Tester
Role Type: Contractor
Location: Remote
Time Commitment: 5-10 hours/week, short-term project
micro1 is looking for Plain-Language Usability Testers to help evaluate and improve AI systems that answer questions about government services. You’ll read short questions and answers and tell us what is easy to follow and where it gets confusing. There are no wrong answers, and your honest reaction is what helps. No AI or technical background is needed.
What You’ll Do
• Read short questions and answers on government services.
• Tell us where you felt confused, lost, or stuck, in your own words.
• Say what was easy to follow and what was not.
• Suggest simple changes that would make something clearer.
Who We’re Looking For
• Adults who do everyday tasks on a phone or the web, even basic ones
• Patient with step-by-step reading
• Honest, specific feedback
• US-based
Nice to Have
• Living in a rural or smaller community. We want a mix of regions.
• Past experience giving feedback or testing products or services
Working with micro1Pay, getting started and work, from micro1's own pages
What the platform publishes in general. These are not extra terms confirmed for this particular role.
- Getting paid
- Paid in US dollars twice a month through Deel, usually landing around the 5th and the 20th. Nothing is paid until Deel's identity check is done. library.micro1.ai/working/faqs, library.micro1.ai/working/payroll-policy
- Before your first paid task
- An AI interview with micro1's recruiter Zara, then your profile, ID verification, a KarmaCheck background check and the Deel contract. Some pipelines add a quiz or test task. micro1.ai/experts, micro1.ai/ai-interview-guide, library.micro1.ai/getting-started/next-steps-after-certif..., library.micro1.ai/working/faqs, library.micro1.ai/working/what-to-expect
- How much work
- Certification makes you eligible but does not guarantee placement. micro1's FAQ puts the usual commitment at about 15 to 20 hours a week, depending on the client. micro1.ai/experts, library.micro1.ai/working/faqs
- Contract
- Independent contractor, with the contract issued through Deel. library.micro1.ai/policies/understanding-your-expert-agre..., library.micro1.ai/working/deel
Read on the pages linked above on 23 Sep 2026. Platforms change these terms, so check the linked page before you rely on one.
Alex's experience on micro1A personal account, not a promise about your project
Alexruns this site and has worked on micro1 himself. Written 31 Aug 2026.
- Every interview I took used an AI interviewer, and some included a timed business exercise of around 25 minutes.
- On later applications, interview reuse on micro1 was often partial, and I still answered questions about one to three additional skills.
- I entered a requested rate for the job. One listing showed about $180 an hour. I requested about $160 and received the rate I entered. Those amounts are approximate, and this describes my application, not proof that a lower request caused acceptance.
- Onboarding and setup came to about 2 hours, with clear materials. Of the three platforms I worked on, it was the easiest transition into work. That is an estimate from my projects, not a platform average.
- On my micro1 project, Hubstaff showed time and mouse or keyboard activity, not screenshots, app names or website history. That describes what I saw, not every possible setup.
- I was paid for hours logged, once every 14 days, and I have not experienced late or incorrect payments. That was my arrangement.
One person's applications, not a promise about yours.
What happens after you apply, first-handHow does the pay compare?Across Rating & model evaluation roles, not this role alone
From our own daily reads of every open listing on the platforms we follow, not from micro1's posting. How we count.
Pay across the field: Rating & model evaluation
Across 162 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 13 platforms, the middle half pays $30 to $65 an hour at the top of the range, and the median is $45. This role's top rate, $150, is in the top quarter. Of the 48 distinct rates we count, 44 are lower and 1 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Meridial (Invisible) | 98 | $15 to $150 · median $50 |
| Rise Data Labs | 15 | $40 to $50 · median $45 |
| micro1 (this platform) | 9 | $15 to $150 · median $45 |
| Alignerr | 9 | $120 |
| Handshake AI | 7 | $15 to $200 · median $60 |
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This listing's history
- First seen here on 12 Oct 2026, and still on micro1's list when we last read it on 13 Oct 2026.
- The listed pay has not changed since then.
- Posted by micro1
- First seen by AIPayList
- Last seen live
- Listing ID
- 2332e3d6-3b9a-4f09-be33-a21b73150544
Pay as the source states it: “micro1 job record, ideal_hourly_rate: $50–$150/hr”.
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