micro1Data annotation
At-Home Video Recorder (U.S)
up to $15/hr
About this role, in micro1's words
Location: Remote - based in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
What you'll do
Key Responsibilities
- Capture household tasks using your smartphone during specified physical tasks.
- Record synchronized video footage.
- Complete a device compatibility check and an AI-enabled interview during onboarding.
Candidate background
What this role asks for
- Smartphone
- Video Recording
- Household Task
Read from the posting's own words: show the exact sentences
- Smartphone: “listed by the platform under required skills: Smartphone”
- Video Recording: “listed by the platform under required skills: Video Recording”
- Household Task: “listed by the platform under required skills: Household Task”
Quoted from selected sections of micro1's posting. The full posting may state other conditions. Read the full posting
A closer look
More context, when you need it.
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: At-Home Video Recorder
Location: Remote - based in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
Job Summary
Get paid from home in this fully remote opportunity by recording your everyday household chores with your cellphone. Simply film your normal daily activities from a first-person point of view and earn money.
[Link to video]
Key Responsibilities:
• Capture household tasks using your smartphone during specified physical tasks.
• Record synchronized video footage.
• Complete a device compatibility check and an AI-enabled interview during onboarding.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
• Must own a compatible smartphone: iPhone 12 or later, Google Pixel 6 to 9, or Samsung Galaxy S21 or later.
• Must be comfortable wearing a phone mount equipment shipped to you.
• Physical capability to perform repetitive movement tasks safely.
• Eligibility to work in the U.S.
Compensation Structure:
• You will be paid per hour of recorded video that you submit that is in line with project guidelines.
Start Timeline & Availability:
• Roles are being filled with immediate availability, with your starting time dependent on the shipping time of headstrap equipment to your home.
Equipment Requirements:
• Mobile: You'll need a smartphone to complete this project. You'll use it to record yourself while performing the required tasks.
• Head Strap / Wearable: You'll also need a head strap to record first-person videos while doing your chores. We will pay you $20 as a signing bonus and reimbursement for your headstrap purchase after you complete 20 hours of work with us!
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER:
Candidates who meet the project’s location and equipment requirements will be contacted soon to complete an identity verification process. Selected candidates should be able to complete this ID verification within 48 hours of being contacted. Successful verification is required before the contract can be issued for signature.
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 Data annotation 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: Data annotation
Across 58 roles in this field with a stated hourly rate in US dollars, on 10 platforms, the middle half pays $15 to $50 an hour at the top of the range, and the median is $25. This role's top rate, $15, is in the middle half. Of the 31 distinct rates we count, 5 are lower and 20 are higher.
| Platform | Roles | Top of range, per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Claru | 27 | $10 to $100 · median $28 |
| micro1 (this platform) | 13 | $10 to $80 · median $15 |
| Alignerr | 7 | $24 to $120 |
| Grayder | 3 | $45 to $100 |
| Mercor | 2 | $50 to $65 |
Sources and listing historyWhere this information comes from
This listing's history
- First seen here on 24 Aug 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
- de83ff2f-bdd2-4862-aff9-7158cd327038
Pay as the source states it: “micro1 job record, ideal_hourly_rate: $10–$15/hr”.
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