The documented failure mode of these systems is agreement. In most contexts that is annoying. In mental health it is the specific thing you do not want.
Key takeaways
- Testing found that leading models lack skepticism toward user-supplied information, repeating and expanding on false details rather than challenging them. In clinical testing across 300.
- 26 live listings in this category publish a rate, at a median top-of-range of $150 an hour and a ceiling of $200.
- The work is remote contract work, asynchronous, with no set hours and no guaranteed volume.
- Applications screen on a short skills assessment rather than a resume or interview.
What was reported
The finding
Testing found that leading models lack skepticism toward user-supplied information, repeating and expanding on false details rather than challenging them. In clinical testing across 300 physician-written vignettes, models built on the single false detail they were given in the large majority of cases when no safeguards were applied.
Research through 2026 found models repeating and expanding on false information supplied by the user rather than pushing back on it. A system that validates whatever it is told is precisely the wrong instrument for someone in crisis, and labs know it.
What the listings pay
Psychology and therapy listings are among the best paid healthcare work on our board. Across 26 live listings that publish a rate, the median top-of-range is $150 an hour, reaching $200.
| # | Role | Advertised rate | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Therapeutic Area & Clinical Survey Expert | $200 to $200 an hour | Mercor |
| 2 | Child Development Psychologist (PhD) | $100 to $200 an hour | micro1 |
| 3 | Pro Bono Counsel (Access to Justice Expert) | $170 to $170 an hour | Mercor |
| 4 | In-House Counsel (France) | $150 to $160 an hour | Mercor |
| 5 | Psychiatry Expert | $150 to $150 an hour | Mercor |
| 6 | Partner & General Counsel - Legal Domain Expert | $100 to $150 an hour | Mercor |
| 7 | Child & Adolescent Mental Health Clinical Advisor (AI Safety Benchmark Project) | $80 to $150 an hour | Mercor |
| 8 | Corporate Counsel | $100 to $130 an hour | micro1 |
| 9 | General Counsel | $90 to $130 an hour | micro1 |
| 10 | Legal Expert: Environmental (Project Donna) | $100 to $120 an hour | Mercor |
Source: 26 live listings on this board that publish a rate, read directly from each posting on 2026-09-06. Listings without a published rate are excluded rather than estimated.
How this compares across the board
A rate only means something next to the alternatives. This is every category we track with at least five listings publishing a rate, ranked by median top-of-range, so you can see where this work sits rather than taking a single number on trust.
| Category | Listings | Median low | Median top | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal | 95 | $100 | $140 | $400 |
| Medical | 68 | $77 | $120 | $400 |
| Consulting | 45 | $80 | $120 | $280 |
| Finance | 94 | $80 | $110 | $280 |
| Engineering | 114 | $70 | $100 | $300 |
| Research/PhD | 132 | $70 | $90 | $280 |
| Writing | 36 | $40 | $80 | $280 |
| Bilingual | 78 | $44 | $52 | $120 |
| Annotation | 25 | $12 | $24 | $120 |
Same source and date as above. Categories are matched on listing title, so a role can appear in more than one.
What it means for you
An honest warning before you apply. This work involves reading how a model responds to crisis language and sensitive disclosure, repeatedly. Some clinicians find that genuinely heavy going, and it is better to know that now than three weeks in.
Who should apply
Two checks before you spend time on an application. Confirm the role accepts applicants from your country with the eligibility checker, since a meaningful share of listings carry location requirements. Then run the advertised rate through the take-home calculator, because this is contract work and the headline figure is before self-employment tax.
Applications complete on the hiring platform and usually take a few minutes, with a short skills assessment in place of an interview. Fill in every credential, language and professional background field on your profile. Those are what route you to the better paid listings, and most applicants leave them blank.
Frequently asked questions
What does the work involve?
Evaluating how a model handles mental health topics, crisis language and sensitive disclosure, then correcting responses that would be clinically wrong or unsafe.
What does it pay?
Across 26 live listings with published rates, the median top-of-range is $150 an hour, reaching $200.
Is there any client contact?
None. There is no therapeutic relationship and no client, which is why it sits outside your practice obligations.
Is the work distressing?
It can be. You spend time reading model responses to crisis scenarios. We would rather say that plainly than have people discover it after starting.
Who qualifies?
Licensed psychologists, therapists, counsellors and psychiatrists appear in current listings. An active licence and a stated specialty help you match to projects.
Sources
See every live role
The full board updates several times a week, with the advertised rate on each listing and closed roles removed.