{"name":"micro1 Hiring Data (live data, 12 Sep 2026 to 9 Oct 2026)","question":"How many roles does micro1 list, in what kinds of work, at what pay and open to whom?","source":"The public job boards of the robot training employers and programs this site tracks, read every day. micro1's figures come from its own public listings only; full descriptions and application forms are read where its job board publishes them.","publisher":"RobotTraining.jobs","url":"https://robottraining.jobs/research/micro1-hiring-data","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","citation":"RobotTraining.jobs (2026). micro1 Hiring Data (live data, 12 Sep 2026 to 9 Oct 2026). https://robottraining.jobs/research/micro1-hiring-data (accessed 10 Oct 2026)","frozen_at":null,"report":"micro1-hiring-data","method":1,"edition":null,"window":{"from":"2026-09-12","to":"2026-10-09","days":28},"computedAt":"2026-10-10T22:20:58.961Z","summary":"On 9 Oct 2026, micro1 listed 20 open robot training roles (2.7% of the market, the 3rd largest of 60 employers), 45.0% of them in Egocentric & Wearable Capture; 50.0% stated an hourly rate, at a median of $16/hr, and 70.0% accepted applicants only from listed countries, most often the United States.","stats":[{"id":"open-roles","value":"20","label":"open roles on 9 Oct 2026, 2.7% of the market","figure":"compared-with-market"},{"id":"median-pay","value":"$16/hr","label":"median advertised hourly pay","figure":"pay-against-market"},{"id":"location-rule","value":"70%","label":"of its open roles accept applicants only from listed countries","figure":"location-rules"},{"id":"main-kind","value":"45%","label":"of its open roles in Egocentric & Wearable Capture","figure":"kinds-of-work"}],"findings":[{"id":"size","figure":"compared-with-market","text":"micro1 listed 20 open roles on 9 Oct 2026, 2.7% of the 745 open across the 60 employers RobotTraining.jobs reads, the 3rd most."},{"id":"trend","figure":"open-roles-by-week","text":"Counted at the end of each week, micro1 went from 14 open roles on 20 Sep 2026 to 16 on 4 Oct 2026 (+14.3%)."},{"id":"main-kind","figure":"kinds-of-work","text":"45.0% of its open roles are in Egocentric & Wearable Capture, where micro1 holds 7.2% of all open roles, the 3rd largest share of 5 employers; it lists 4 of the 7 kinds of work with open roles."},{"id":"pay-level","figure":"pay-against-market","text":"50.0% of its open roles state an hourly rate, with a median of $16/hr (middle half $13 to $30), against $26/hr across other employers' priced roles."},{"id":"access","figure":"location-rules","text":"30.0% of its open roles are open to applicants in any country (0.0% on other employers); 70.0% are limited to listed countries, most often the United States (named by 85.7%)."},{"id":"turnover","figure":"listing-flow","text":"From 12 Sep 2026 to 9 Oct 2026, micro1 posted 12 new listings and removed 6; it was first tracked on 12 Sep 2026."},{"id":"title-word","figure":"title-words","text":"The title word micro1 uses most is \"Data collector or contributor\" (55.0% of its open roles), against 28.8% of other employers' open roles."}],"figures":[{"id":"compared-with-market","title":"micro1 against the other employers","question":"How does micro1 compare with the rest of the market on size, pay, reach and turnover?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Measure","unit":"text"},{"key":"platform","label":"micro1","unit":"text"},{"key":"others","label":"Other employers","unit":"text"},{"key":"rank","label":"Its rank (1 = highest)","unit":"text"}],"rows":[{"key":"open","cells":{"group":"Open roles on 9 Oct 2026","platform":"20","others":"725","rank":"3rd of 60"}},{"key":"market-share","cells":{"group":"Share of all open roles","platform":"2.7%","others":"97.3%","rank":"3rd of 60"}},{"key":"new","cells":{"group":"New listings in the window","platform":"12","others":"91","rank":"2nd of 60"}},{"key":"kinds","cells":{"group":"Kinds of work listed","platform":"4","others":"7","rank":"joint 2nd of 60"}},{"key":"stated","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Open roles stating an hourly rate","platform":"50.0%","others":"13.7%","rank":"joint 4th of 7"}},{"key":"median-pay","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Median advertised pay","platform":"$16/hr","others":"$26/hr","rank":"5th of 6"}},{"key":"worldwide","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Open roles accepting any country","platform":"30.0%","others":"0.0%","rank":"1st of 7"}},{"key":"days-listed","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Median days listed, removed roles","platform":"n/a","others":"27.2 days","rank":"n/a"}}],"sample":"20 roles micro1 listed open at the end of 9 Oct 2026, beside the 725 open on the other 59 employers RobotTraining.jobs reads; listings from 12 Sep 2026 to 9 Oct 2026.","notes":["Other employers: every other employer read over the same window, pooled (counts are summed, medians are taken over all their roles together).","Rank among the 60 employers with open roles; shares need at least 10 open roles, a pay median 8 roles stating a rate and days listed 10 removed roles with a known listing date, so an employer below a threshold is not ranked on it. Days listed rank longest first.","Listings only: what the employer's public job board shows."]},{"id":"open-roles-by-week","title":"Open roles at micro1, week by week","question":"Is micro1 listing more robot training roles or fewer?","series":true,"columns":[{"key":"week","label":"Week","unit":"text"},{"key":"open","label":"Open at the end of the week","unit":"count","bar":true},{"key":"new","label":"New listings","unit":"count"},{"key":"removed","label":"Removed","unit":"count","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"2026-09-14","axis":"14 Sep","thin":false,"cells":{"week":"14 to 20 Sep","open":14,"new":3,"removed":2}},{"key":"2026-09-21","axis":"21 Sep","thin":false,"cells":{"week":"21 to 27 Sep","open":16,"new":2,"removed":0}},{"key":"2026-09-28","axis":"28 Sep","thin":false,"cells":{"week":"28 Sep to 4 Oct","open":16,"new":3,"removed":3}}],"sample":"Listings by micro1, by ISO week (Monday to Sunday, UTC), 14 Sep 2026 to 4 Oct 2026; 3 weeks tracked.","notes":["Open roles are counted at the end of each week (Sunday, UTC), or at the end of the window for a week it cuts. New listings leave out roles that came with the employer's back catalogue."]},{"id":"kinds-of-work","title":"What micro1 hires for","question":"Which kinds of robot training work does micro1 list, and how much of each market does it hold?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Kind of work","unit":"text"},{"key":"open","label":"Open roles","unit":"count","bar":true},{"key":"share","label":"Share of its roles","unit":"percent"},{"key":"marketShare","label":"Its share of the kind's open roles","unit":"percent"},{"key":"rank","label":"Its rank in the kind","unit":"text","secondary":true},{"key":"median","label":"Its median per hour","unit":"usd","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"egocentric-wearable","href":"/roles/egocentric-wearable","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Egocentric & Wearable Capture","open":9,"share":45,"marketShare":7.2,"rank":"3rd of 5","median":null}},{"key":"demonstration-collection","href":"/roles/demonstration-collection","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Data & Demonstration Collection","open":6,"share":30,"marketShare":9.5,"rank":"2nd of 15","median":null}},{"key":"embodied-annotation","href":"/roles/embodied-annotation","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Embodied-AI Data Annotation","open":4,"share":20,"marketShare":40,"rank":"1st of 6","median":null}},{"key":"fleet-ops","href":"/roles/fleet-ops","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Robot Fleet Operations","open":1,"share":5,"marketShare":1,"rank":"joint 6th of 14","median":null}}],"sample":"20 roles micro1 listed open at the end of 9 Oct 2026; market shares are of the 745 roles open on all 60 employers that day.","notes":["Kinds of work are this site's seven categories of robot training work, each role classified from its title and description.","Its rank in the kind is among the employers with open roles in it. A median needs at least 8 roles stating an hourly rate."]},{"id":"pay-against-market","title":"What micro1 advertises it pays","question":"How often does micro1 state its pay, and how does it compare with other employers for the same work?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Roles","unit":"text"},{"key":"stated","label":"Stating an hourly rate","unit":"percent"},{"key":"median","label":"Its median per hour","unit":"usd","bar":true},{"key":"band","label":"Its middle half","unit":"text","secondary":true},{"key":"others","label":"Other employers' median","unit":"usd"},{"key":"gap","label":"Its median against theirs","unit":"percent","signed":true},{"key":"priced","label":"Its roles stating a rate","unit":"count","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"all","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"All its open roles","stated":50,"median":16,"band":"$13 to $30","others":26,"gap":-37.5,"priced":10}},{"key":"egocentric-wearable","href":"/roles/egocentric-wearable","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Egocentric & Wearable Capture","stated":0,"median":null,"band":null,"others":9,"gap":null,"priced":0}},{"key":"demonstration-collection","href":"/roles/demonstration-collection","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Data & Demonstration Collection","stated":83.3,"median":null,"band":null,"others":25,"gap":null,"priced":5}},{"key":"embodied-annotation","href":"/roles/embodied-annotation","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Embodied-AI Data Annotation","stated":100,"median":null,"band":null,"others":null,"gap":null,"priced":4}},{"key":"fleet-ops","href":"/roles/fleet-ops","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Robot Fleet Operations","stated":100,"median":null,"band":null,"others":22,"gap":null,"priced":1}}],"sample":"10 of the 20 roles micro1 listed open on 9 Oct 2026 state an hourly rate; other employers: 99 of 725.","notes":["Pay is the hourly figure a posting advertises (the middle of a stated range). The middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile.","A median needs at least 8 roles stating a rate, on each side for a comparison. The row compared within the same kinds of work averages the kinds where both sides have enough, weighted by the employer's priced roles in each, so an employer listing better-paid work is not read as paying more for the same work."]},{"id":"location-rules","title":"Who may apply to roles at micro1","question":"Are the roles micro1 lists open to applicants anywhere, or limited to some countries?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Location rule","unit":"text"},{"key":"roles","label":"Its open roles","unit":"count"},{"key":"share","label":"Share of its roles","unit":"percent","bar":true},{"key":"others","label":"Share on other employers","unit":"percent"}],"rows":[{"key":"global","cells":{"group":"Open worldwide","roles":6,"share":30,"others":0}},{"key":"exclude","cells":{"group":"Worldwide except listed countries","roles":0,"share":0,"others":0}},{"key":"include","cells":{"group":"Only listed countries","roles":14,"share":70,"others":100}},{"key":"unknown","cells":{"group":"No rule stated","roles":0,"share":0,"others":0}}],"sample":"20 roles micro1 listed open on 9 Oct 2026, against the 725 open on other employers.","notes":["The rule is read from each posting's location text and, where the posting is silent, from what the employer states about where it hires. A rule says where applications are accepted; tax, payment and work-permit rules can still apply."]},{"id":"countries-named","title":"Countries micro1 names in its limited roles","question":"When micro1 limits a role to some countries, which countries does it name?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Country","unit":"text"},{"key":"roles","label":"Limited roles naming it","unit":"count","bar":true},{"key":"share","label":"Share of its limited roles","unit":"percent"},{"key":"sole","label":"Open only there","unit":"count","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"US","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"United States","roles":12,"share":85.7,"sole":9}},{"key":"AR","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Argentina","roles":5,"share":35.7,"sole":0}},{"key":"BO","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Bolivia","roles":5,"share":35.7,"sole":0}},{"key":"BR","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Brazil","roles":5,"share":35.7,"sole":0}},{"key":"CL","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Chile","roles":5,"share":35.7,"sole":0}},{"key":"CO","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Colombia","roles":5,"share":35.7,"sole":0}},{"key":"CR","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Costa Rica","roles":5,"share":35.7,"sole":0}},{"key":"DO","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Dominican Republic","roles":5,"share":35.7,"sole":0}},{"key":"EC","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Ecuador","roles":5,"share":35.7,"sole":0}},{"key":"SV","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"El Salvador","roles":5,"share":35.7,"sole":0}},{"key":"GT","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Guatemala","roles":5,"share":35.7,"sole":0}},{"key":"HN","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Honduras","roles":5,"share":35.7,"sole":0}},{"key":"MX","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Mexico","roles":5,"share":35.7,"sole":0}},{"key":"NI","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Nicaragua","roles":5,"share":35.7,"sole":0}},{"key":"PA","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Panama","roles":5,"share":35.7,"sole":0}}],"sample":"14 of the 20 roles micro1 listed open on 9 Oct 2026 accept applicants only from listed countries; 9 of them name a single country. The 15 countries named most often, of 197.","notes":["A role naming several countries counts for each. Open only there: roles whose list names this country alone."]},{"id":"listing-flow","title":"Listings posted and removed by micro1","question":"How many roles did micro1 post and take down?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Measure","unit":"text"},{"key":"roles","label":"Roles","unit":"count","bar":true},{"key":"others","label":"Other employers","unit":"count","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"open-start","cells":{"group":"Open at the start of 12 Sep 2026","roles":null,"others":0}},{"key":"new","cells":{"group":"New listings","roles":12,"others":91}},{"key":"removed","cells":{"group":"Removed listings","roles":6,"others":103}},{"key":"open-end","cells":{"group":"Open at the end of 9 Oct 2026","roles":20,"others":725}}],"sample":"Listings by micro1 from 12 Sep 2026 to 9 Oct 2026 (first tracked during the window).","notes":["New listings: roles first seen in the window, outside the employer's first week in this dataset. Removed: roles that left the feed during the window. A role can be both.","micro1 was first tracked on 12 Sep 2026: roles first seen in that week are its back catalogue, not new listings, and it has no count at the start of the window.","The other employers' count at the start leaves out employers first tracked during the window."]},{"id":"title-words","title":"What micro1 calls the work","question":"Which words does micro1 use in its job titles: operator, teleoperator, driver, technician, data collector?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Title word","unit":"text"},{"key":"roles","label":"Its open roles","unit":"count","bar":true},{"key":"share","label":"Share of its roles","unit":"percent"},{"key":"others","label":"Share on other employers","unit":"percent"},{"key":"median","label":"Its median per hour","unit":"usd","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"data-collector","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Data collector or contributor","roles":11,"share":55,"others":28.8,"median":null}},{"key":"annotator","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Annotator or labeler","roles":3,"share":15,"others":0.6,"median":null}},{"key":"specialist","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Specialist","roles":2,"share":10,"others":9.2,"median":null}},{"key":"trainer","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Trainer","roles":2,"share":10,"others":3.6,"median":null}},{"key":"operator","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Operator","roles":1,"share":5,"others":35,"median":null}},{"key":"none","cells":{"group":"None of these words","roles":3,"share":15,"others":0.3,"median":null}}],"sample":"20 roles micro1 listed open on 9 Oct 2026, by the words in their titles (the same vocabulary as the job titles report).","notes":["A title can use several words ('Robot Teleoperator (AI & Robotics)') and counts for each, so shares add to more than 100%. Whole words, case-insensitive."]},{"id":"capture-named","title":"What micro1's capture roles record","question":"Which kinds of capture does micro1 name in its job titles?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Capture","unit":"text"},{"key":"roles","label":"Its open roles","unit":"count","bar":true},{"key":"share","label":"Share of its roles","unit":"percent"},{"key":"marketShare","label":"Its share of all roles naming the kind of capture","unit":"percent"},{"key":"median","label":"Its median per hour","unit":"usd","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"video","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Video recording","roles":11,"share":55,"marketShare":8.8,"median":null}},{"key":"photo","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Photos","roles":4,"share":20,"marketShare":100,"median":null}},{"key":"annotation","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Annotation of recorded data","roles":3,"share":15,"marketShare":42.9,"median":null}},{"key":"360","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"360-degree or vehicle-mounted cameras","roles":2,"share":10,"marketShare":100,"median":null}},{"key":"home","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"At-home tasks (household, kitchen, garden)","roles":2,"share":10,"marketShare":14.3,"median":null}}],"sample":"15 of the 20 roles micro1 listed open on 9 Oct 2026 name a kind of capture in the title (5 named).","notes":["Read from titles with the vocabulary of the robots and equipment report (whole words); a title naming two counts for both, and a role that works with a kind of capture without naming it is not counted."]}]}