I couldn't land a job, so I started AI training for $15 an hour. Now I make $100 an hour and built a career around AI.
A former entrepreneur shares his transition from struggling to find traditional work to becoming a high-earning AI trainer. He now consults for small businesses and runs an academy to teach others how to enter the AI training field.
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Highlights the emergence of new, non-traditional career paths created by the rapid growth of the AI industry.
Mo Zohourian Mo Zohourian turned to AI training when he couldn't land a traditional 9-to-5. He started on generalist projects at $15/hour and now makes $100/hour as a sales specialist. Even though he had 15 years experience in sales, Zohourian said his AI career has grown much faster. This is an as-told-essay based on a conversation with Mo Zohourian, who works as a contractor for AI training companies , specializing in sales management. His work and project rates have been confirmed by Business Insider. Zohourian also consults on AI for small businesses and founded Annotation Academy, an educational platform for AI training. This story has been edited for length and clarity. I moved to Canada from Iran in 2023 and started searching for jobs. I had 15 years of experience in entrepreneurship and sales management, but after back-to-back interviews, I was not getting hired.
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