How doctors get accepted for AI-training work
Doctors get accepted by applying to platforms that hire them, showing the credential a role asks for, and passing each platform's own screening: an AI interview at Mercor and micro1, a one-time starter assessment at DataAnnotation. Our listings have 663 open medicine roles today. Check your employer's outside-work rules first.
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The steps
Four steps on the platforms that hire doctors, each restating what our reviews show with a link to the review. Every platform sets its own steps, so read the listing and the review before you apply; nothing here replaces the official process.
- Check that your licence fits the role.
Many physician roles ask for an active licence, and some name a country or specialty. Read each listing before you apply.
- Apply and pass the screening.
Mercor and micro1 both use an AI interview, and DataAnnotation says its specialist assessments, such as medicine, take one to two hours.
- Verify your identity.
Mercor runs ID and background checks; DataAnnotation and Handshake AI check your ID with Persona.
- Sign the contract and set up payouts.
Mercor pays weekly in US dollars through Stripe or Wise; micro1 contracts and pays through Deel.
Check these first
General information, not legal or medical-regulatory advice. Your contract, your regulator and your insurer decide. These are the rules that most often decide whether you can take the work at all, so check them before you spend time on screening.
Your licence. Many physician roles ask for an active licence, and some name a country or specialty. Check each listing before you apply.
Your employer's outside-work rules. Hospitals, health systems and group practices often have rules on outside work. Check your contract before you start.
Patient confidentiality. Never put patient records, or anything that could identify a patient, into a task. Work only from general medical knowledge.
It isn't patient care. These tasks involve no patient contact. If you are unsure how your regulator or insurer sees the work, ask them.
Screening and approval by platform
Who can apply, how each platform screens and how long approval takes, from its own pages and as our reviews cite them. "Not published" means no page we read says it.
| Platform | Who can apply | Screening | Approval time | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercor | Non-US contractors accepted, but listings can restrict by country. No doctor or lawyer role we counted was open to Canada on 2026-10-22 talent.docs.mercor.com | AI interview (about 20 min) and assessments, then ID and background checks talent.docs.mercor.com | Not published | Mercor review |
| DataAnnotation | Canada: Not confirmed. Professional projects need licensed credentials in law, finance or medicine; English fluency required dataannotation.tech | A one-time Starter Assessment (about 1 to 2 hours), then an ID check with Persona when prompted dataannotation.tech | Not published | DataAnnotation review |
| Handshake AI | US only. You must be based in the US, with US work authorization and an SSN or ITIN support.joinhandshake.com | Profile and resume, ID check (Persona), project invite, then about 2 hours of paid onboarding support.joinhandshake.com | Not published | Handshake AI review |
| micro1 | Canada is not on its excluded-country list. Most doctor and lawyer roles we counted are US-only or do not say micro1.ai | Apply to a job post, then an AI interview on its own platform micro1.ai | Not published | micro1 review |
| SME Careers | Canada: Not confirmed. Your country must be one Deel supports, and each listing flags the countries it is open in docs.sme.careers | Application and CV, then a recorded AI video interview (about 15 minutes), then screening docs.sme.careers | Its help center says AI interview grading takes 1 to 2 business days in most cases docs.sme.careers | SME Careers review |
| Invisible (Meridial) | Canada: Not confirmed. Projects depend on where you live, and Meridial names no countries meridial.ai | Create a profile, complete a short confirmation step, then get matched to a project and sign its statement of work meridial.ai | Not published | Invisible (Meridial) review |
Open roles and platforms
Our medicine page lists every open medicine role from our daily pull, the pay each listing publishes, who can apply and the platforms behind them, with every figure sourced.
Questions people ask
Do I need an active medical licence?
Many physician roles ask for an active licence, and some name a country or specialty. Check each listing before you apply.
How long does approval take?
1 of the 6 platforms in this guide publish an approval or grading time; the table shows each one. The rest publish none, so expect to wait for an invite after screening.
Is the screening paid?
Not always. Mindrift's skills assessment is unpaid, and so is AfterQuery's assessment for each expert pool. Handshake AI says its onboarding is about 2 hours of paid modules.
Can I keep my day job?
Hospitals, health systems and group practices often have rules on outside work. Check your contract before you start.