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When do Data Annotation jobs post on Upwork

Timezone

Data Annotation jobs peak between 9 and 11am ET, with Friday the busiest day to apply.

9 to 11am
PEAK HOUR
Friday
BEST DAY
34
JOBS PER WEEK
United States
TOP COUNTRY
Hour of day

What hours do Data Annotation jobs post?

Based on 348 Data Annotation jobs over the last 90 days, shown in ET.

Number of jobs

Most Data Annotation jobs post around 9 to 11am ET.

Day and hour

When do Data Annotation jobs post, by day and hour?

The darker the cell, the more jobs posted that hour.

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
FewerMore
Day of week

What are the best days to find Data Annotation jobs?

The days of the week with the most Data Annotation job posts.

Friday posts roughly 4.6x as many Data Annotation jobs as Sunday.

Top 10 countries

Where do Data Annotation jobs come from?

Top client countries, last 90 days.

  • United States
    42% (145)
  • India
    15% (52)
  • China
    6% (21)
  • United Kingdom
    5% (16)
  • France
    2% (8)
  • Germany
    2% (8)
  • Brazil
    1% (5)
  • Canada
    1% (5)
  • KOR
    1% (5)
  • Pakistan
    1% (5)
Job volumeLand
Budget and rate

What do Data Annotation jobs pay on Upwork?

Based on observed Data Annotation job budgets and hourly profiles.

Median

$12/hr

Typical range

$5 to $36/hr

Fixed-price median

$50

Hourly rate distribution for Data Annotation

Demand trend and job mix

Is Data Annotation demand growing on Upwork?

How Data Annotation demand has moved week to week, with the job-type and experience mix.

Weekly job demand

Up 46% over 10 weeks

Jobs per week

Data Annotation job type

Hourly

49%

Fixed

51%

Data Annotation experience level

Entry

0%

Intermediate

100%

Expert

0%

How we calculate this

  • We analyzed 348 Data Annotation job posts from the last 90 days
  • Peak hour is the 60-minute window with the highest average posting volume
  • All times are shown in your selected timezone

Analysis by Shajeel Afzal · Founder & CEO at UpAlerts

Source: UpAlerts · 348 jobs analyzed · Updated June 3, 2026

Hourly breakdown

Hourly posting volume for Data Annotation jobs, with each hour's share of the full day.
HourJobsShare
8am175%
9am3911%
10am247%
11am123%
12pm288%
1pm144%
2pm185%
3pm165%
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Data Annotation report

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