From job seeker to AI evaluation specialist earning $100/hour
Mo Zohourian moved from Iran to Canada and, after months of unsuccessful job hunting, started AI training work at about $15/hour. Through passing assessments (English literature, reasoning, mathematics) and leveraging his sales background, he climbed to $30–$70/hour on various projects. When expert, sales-focused opportunities emerged, he secured higher-paying, consistent work and has earned around $100/hour as an AI evaluation and sales-management specialist for the past 10 months. He also founded Annotation Academy and an AI consulting firm for small businesses, works 20–40 hours weekly with flexible hours, reinvests earnings into his ventures, and enjoys time with his son—the result of a booming demand for domain expertise in AI.
