{"name":"Robot Training Pay Trends (live data, 14 Sep 2026 to 4 Oct 2026)","question":"Is the advertised rate for each kind of robot training work rising or falling?","source":"The daily market snapshots this site records after each read of the job boards, and the role history behind them.","publisher":"RobotTraining.jobs","url":"https://robottraining.jobs/research/robot-training-pay-trends","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","citation":"RobotTraining.jobs (2026). Robot Training Pay Trends (live data, 14 Sep 2026 to 4 Oct 2026). https://robottraining.jobs/research/robot-training-pay-trends (accessed 10 Oct 2026)","frozen_at":null,"report":"robot-training-pay-trends","method":1,"edition":null,"window":{"from":"2026-09-14","to":"2026-10-04","days":21},"computedAt":"2026-10-10T21:13:49.537Z","summary":"From the week of 14 Sep 2026 to the week of 28 Sep 2026, on the same employers, 4 kinds of robot training work had a market rate at both ends; AV & Drone Operators moved most (0%), and AV & Drone Operators paid the highest median ($35/hr).","stats":[{"id":"snapshots","value":"21","label":"daily market snapshots","figure":"days-recorded"},{"id":"kinds","value":"4","label":"kinds of work with a market rate","figure":"median-pay-like-for-like"},{"id":"top","value":"$35/hr","label":"median for AV & Drone Operators","figure":"median-pay-like-for-like"},{"id":"up","value":"0%","label":"AV & Drone Operators, the largest move like for like","figure":"median-pay-like-for-like"}],"findings":[{"id":"biggest-moves","figure":"median-pay-like-for-like","text":"On the same employers, between the weeks of 14 Sep 2026 and 28 Sep 2026, the advertised median for AV & Drone Operators moved up 0% ($35 to $35/hr)."},{"id":"stability","figure":"median-pay-like-for-like","text":"4 of the 4 kinds of work with a market rate in both weeks moved less than 5%."},{"id":"best-paid-kind","figure":"median-pay-like-for-like","text":"AV & Drone Operators carried the highest advertised median in the week of 28 Sep 2026, $35/hr."},{"id":"open-roles-growth","figure":"weekly-open-roles-by-kind","text":"Open Robot Teleoperation roles changed the most, from about 132 to 169 a day (+27.6%), counting employers added along the way."},{"id":"record","figure":"days-recorded","text":"The daily record covers 21 of the 21 days 14 Sep 2026 to 4 Oct 2026 (100%)."}],"figures":[{"id":"median-pay-like-for-like","title":"Median advertised pay by kind of work, like for like","question":"On the same employers, is the going rate for each kind of work rising or falling?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Kind of work","unit":"text"},{"key":"first","label":"On 14 Sep 2026","unit":"usd"},{"key":"last","label":"On 28 Sep 2026","unit":"usd","bar":true},{"key":"change","label":"Change","unit":"percent","signed":true},{"key":"rates","label":"Priced roles (latest)","unit":"count","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"av-drone-operator","href":"/roles/av-drone-operator","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"AV & Drone Operators","first":35,"last":35,"change":0,"rates":25}},{"key":"embodied-annotation","href":"/roles/embodied-annotation","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Embodied-AI Data Annotation","first":null,"last":30,"change":null,"rates":8}},{"key":"teleoperation","href":"/roles/teleoperation","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Robot Teleoperation","first":30,"last":30,"change":0,"rates":20}},{"key":"demonstration-collection","href":"/roles/demonstration-collection","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Data & Demonstration Collection","first":28,"last":28,"change":0,"rates":14}},{"key":"fleet-ops","href":"/roles/fleet-ops","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Robot Fleet Operations","first":22,"last":22,"change":0,"rates":15}}],"sample":"Roles stating an hourly rate that were open at the start of the first and of the last week, on the 38 employers tracked since 14 Sep 2026 (a fixed panel).","notes":["A median needs at least 8 priced roles from at least 3 employers at both moments; kinds without it are marked as a small sample.","This is the comparison to quote: the next figure counts every employer tracked on each day, so an employer added during the period changes its medians through the mix of roles."]},{"id":"median-pay-change-by-kind","title":"Median advertised pay by kind of work, as recorded each day","question":"What did the daily record show for each kind of work, counting every employer tracked at the time?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Kind of work","unit":"text"},{"key":"first","label":"Week of 14 Sep 2026","unit":"usd"},{"key":"last","label":"Week of 28 Sep 2026","unit":"usd","bar":true},{"key":"change","label":"Change","unit":"percent","signed":true},{"key":"platforms","label":"Employers (latest day)","unit":"count","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"embodied-annotation","href":"/roles/embodied-annotation","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Embodied-AI Data Annotation","first":36,"last":33,"change":-8.3,"platforms":0}},{"key":"av-drone-operator","href":"/roles/av-drone-operator","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"AV & Drone Operators","first":27,"last":29,"change":7.4,"platforms":5}},{"key":"teleoperation","href":"/roles/teleoperation","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Robot Teleoperation","first":28,"last":28,"change":0,"platforms":8}},{"key":"demonstration-collection","href":"/roles/demonstration-collection","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Data & Demonstration Collection","first":30,"last":25,"change":-16.7,"platforms":7}},{"key":"fleet-ops","href":"/roles/fleet-ops","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Robot Fleet Operations","first":22,"last":22,"change":0,"platforms":6}},{"key":"egocentric-wearable","href":"/roles/egocentric-wearable","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Egocentric & Wearable Capture","first":null,"last":null,"change":null,"platforms":0}},{"key":"robot-qa-eval","href":"/roles/robot-qa-eval","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Robot Task Evaluation & QA","first":null,"last":null,"change":null,"platforms":0}}],"sample":"21 daily snapshots of the market, 14 Sep 2026 to 4 Oct 2026; each week is the average of its recorded days.","notes":["A day counts for a kind of work only when at least 3 employers and 8 distinct advertised rates stand behind its median (the market-rate gate); kinds without it in a week show n/a and are marked as a small sample.","The median moves with the mix of roles open as well as with rates themselves."]},{"id":"weekly-median-pay-by-kind","title":"Median advertised pay, week by week","question":"How has each kind of work's advertised rate moved, week to week?","columns":[{"key":"week","label":"Week","unit":"text"},{"key":"av-drone-operator","label":"AV & Drone","unit":"usd","decimals":0,"heat":true},{"key":"teleoperation","label":"Teleoperation","unit":"usd","decimals":0,"heat":true},{"key":"egocentric-wearable","label":"Egocentric Capture","unit":"usd","decimals":0,"heat":true},{"key":"fleet-ops","label":"Fleet Operations","unit":"usd","decimals":0,"heat":true},{"key":"demonstration-collection","label":"Demonstration Collection","unit":"usd","decimals":0,"heat":true},{"key":"robot-qa-eval","label":"Evaluation & QA","unit":"usd","decimals":0,"heat":true}],"rows":[{"key":"2026-09-14","axis":"14 Sep","thin":false,"cells":{"week":"14 to 20 Sep","av-drone-operator":27,"teleoperation":28,"egocentric-wearable":null,"fleet-ops":22,"demonstration-collection":30,"robot-qa-eval":null}},{"key":"2026-09-21","axis":"21 Sep","thin":false,"cells":{"week":"21 to 27 Sep","av-drone-operator":27,"teleoperation":28,"egocentric-wearable":null,"fleet-ops":22,"demonstration-collection":26,"robot-qa-eval":null}},{"key":"2026-09-28","axis":"28 Sep","thin":false,"cells":{"week":"28 Sep to 4 Oct","av-drone-operator":29,"teleoperation":28,"egocentric-wearable":null,"fleet-ops":22,"demonstration-collection":25,"robot-qa-eval":null}}],"sample":"The six kinds of work with the most open roles on the latest day; 14 Sep 2026 to 4 Oct 2026.","notes":["A week with fewer than four recorded days, or cut by the window, is marked."]},{"id":"weekly-open-roles-by-kind","title":"Open roles by kind of work, week by week","question":"Which kinds of robot training work are growing in number?","columns":[{"key":"week","label":"Week","unit":"text"},{"key":"av-drone-operator","label":"AV & Drone","unit":"count","decimals":0,"heat":true},{"key":"teleoperation","label":"Teleoperation","unit":"count","decimals":0,"heat":true},{"key":"egocentric-wearable","label":"Egocentric Capture","unit":"count","decimals":0,"heat":true},{"key":"fleet-ops","label":"Fleet Operations","unit":"count","decimals":0,"heat":true},{"key":"demonstration-collection","label":"Demonstration Collection","unit":"count","decimals":0,"heat":true},{"key":"robot-qa-eval","label":"Evaluation & QA","unit":"count","decimals":0,"heat":true}],"rows":[{"key":"2026-09-14","axis":"14 Sep","thin":false,"cells":{"week":"14 to 20 Sep","av-drone-operator":279,"teleoperation":132,"egocentric-wearable":106,"fleet-ops":53,"demonstration-collection":51,"robot-qa-eval":13}},{"key":"2026-09-21","axis":"21 Sep","thin":false,"cells":{"week":"21 to 27 Sep","av-drone-operator":294,"teleoperation":163,"egocentric-wearable":105,"fleet-ops":46,"demonstration-collection":55,"robot-qa-eval":12}},{"key":"2026-09-28","axis":"28 Sep","thin":false,"cells":{"week":"28 Sep to 4 Oct","av-drone-operator":289,"teleoperation":169,"egocentric-wearable":105,"fleet-ops":56,"demonstration-collection":57,"robot-qa-eval":11}}],"sample":"Average open roles on the recorded days of each week, 14 Sep 2026 to 4 Oct 2026.","notes":["These are all tracked employers, including any first tracked during the period; the jobs index follows a fixed panel of employers instead."]},{"id":"typical-band","title":"The middle half of advertised rates","question":"How wide is the spread between ordinary and well-paid roles of each kind?","columns":[{"key":"group","label":"Kind of work","unit":"text"},{"key":"band","label":"Latest week","unit":"text"},{"key":"width","label":"Width","unit":"usd","bar":true},{"key":"change","label":"Change in width","unit":"usd","signed":true}],"rows":[{"key":"av-drone-operator","href":"/roles/av-drone-operator","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"AV & Drone Operators","band":"$26 to $36","width":10,"change":-1}},{"key":"teleoperation","href":"/roles/teleoperation","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Robot Teleoperation","band":"$25 to $30","width":5,"change":1}},{"key":"egocentric-wearable","href":"/roles/egocentric-wearable","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Egocentric & Wearable Capture","band":"n/a","width":null,"change":null}},{"key":"fleet-ops","href":"/roles/fleet-ops","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Robot Fleet Operations","band":"$22 to $27","width":5,"change":2}},{"key":"demonstration-collection","href":"/roles/demonstration-collection","thin":false,"cells":{"group":"Data & Demonstration Collection","band":"$22 to $31","width":9,"change":-1}},{"key":"robot-qa-eval","href":"/roles/robot-qa-eval","thin":true,"cells":{"group":"Robot Task Evaluation & QA","band":"n/a","width":null,"change":null}}],"sample":"Weekly averages of the 25th and 75th percentile of advertised rates, 14 Sep 2026 to 4 Oct 2026.","notes":["Change in width compares the latest week with the first: a wider band means the gap between ordinary and well-paid roles of that kind grew."]},{"id":"days-recorded","title":"Days recorded, week by week","question":"How complete is the daily record behind these trends?","series":true,"columns":[{"key":"week","label":"Week","unit":"text"},{"key":"days","label":"Days recorded","unit":"count","bar":true},{"key":"open","label":"Open roles (average)","unit":"count","secondary":true}],"rows":[{"key":"2026-09-14","axis":"14 Sep","thin":false,"cells":{"week":"14 to 20 Sep","days":7,"open":647}},{"key":"2026-09-21","axis":"21 Sep","thin":false,"cells":{"week":"21 to 27 Sep","days":7,"open":687}},{"key":"2026-09-28","axis":"28 Sep","thin":false,"cells":{"week":"28 Sep to 4 Oct","days":7,"open":699}}],"sample":"21 snapshots recorded over 21 days, 14 Sep 2026 to 4 Oct 2026.","notes":["A snapshot is written right after each daily read of the job boards; a day it was not written is missing here, not estimated."]}]}