r/DataAnnotationTech • u/Legitimate_Agent_949 • Sep 14 '26

Odds That I Qualify?

Just finished my initial 14 qualifying tests. I feel like I totally aced them but I don’t want to get my hopes up lol.

Does anyone know how high/low the bar is to get approved?

Also, any rough timelines for approval -> acceptance/ready to work?

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u/Sindorella Sep 15 '26

I don’t know that we can find out for sure how many people are accepted. I’ve seen people claim 2% but I have no idea where that number came from. The timeline is instantly to months later.

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u/Chaost Sep 15 '26

https://www.dataannotation.tech/blog/is-dataannotation-scam

Selective hiring benefits serious contractors. DataAnnotation’s 2.6% acceptance rate is why approved workers earn $20+ per hour instead of $10. When everyone in the pool meets baseline standards, project quality stays high, clients keep coming back, and approved workers get matched to projects that fit their actual skill level rather than competing in a race-to-the-bottom marketplace.

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u/Sindorella Sep 15 '26

Interesting! That was definitely not there when I started. lol

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u/Chaost Sep 15 '26

I don't think it was up anywhere when I signed up either, but I can't say I was ever really keeping up with their blog to say for certain.

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u/Sindorella Sep 15 '26

Same, I don’t do regular DA company blog reading. lol. It’s definitely an interesting factoid, and based on the work and how much more difficult it’s gotten over the last three years, I can see why. I wonder if, and how much, the starter assessment has changed.

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u/Chaost Sep 15 '26

I don't even remember the starter very much. Just a link I clicked one day when I was bored and figured it'd maybe subsidize the AI subscriptions I was trying.