Aircraft Pilot Air Traffic Control Audio Transcription

This Aircraft Pilot role focuses on transcribing and annotating authentic air traffic control radio communications for AI training. The duties and qualifications should be reviewed before applying because the work centers on ATC audio transcription.

You will use aviation experience to interpret flight instructions, accents, and real-world communication contexts. The work includes checking audio against reference materials and giving practical feedback on project guidelines and processes.

• Listen to ATC radio transmissions and transcribe them using project guidelines.
• Extract headings, altitudes, radio frequencies, and other key flight instructions.
• Use airport diagrams, navigational charts, and aircraft positioning data to validate annotations.
• Interpret regional accents, varied communication styles, and non-fluent English in international operations.
• Maintain a transcription standard targeting a 2% word error rate or better.
• Share feedback that can improve transcription guidelines, processes, and AI understanding of aviation communications.

This is a remote, part-time contractor opportunity for aviation professionals supporting an AI training project. The listing is open to candidates across multiple countries in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

• Pay: $30 to $50 per hour.
• Language: Fluency in English and the ability to interpret and communicate complex ATC instructions.
• Experience level: Entry level.
• Professional background: Active or former professional pilot with substantial real-world flight operations experience.
• Helpful experience: International operations and exposure to varied regional or non-fluent English accents.
• Accuracy: Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to follow structured transcription and annotation protocols.
• Tools and setup: Comfort with digital tools, reference materials, navigational charts, and high-quality audio equipment.
• Work environment: Reliable internet access, a quiet workspace, and good headphones.
• Helpful background: Data annotation, transcription, structured data projects, airport diagrams, aircraft positioning information, or operational ATC communication.

Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site.

AI training is the human work behind systems that learn from examples, including transcribed audio and reviewed model outputs. People with real aviation experience are valuable because they can interpret specialized communications and help prepare accurate training data.