Using data shared by some of the most experienced workers on MTurk users can gain insights into HITs that pay well and are safe to work on. Our users maintain some of the highest standards on the platform, most holding over a 99.5% approval rate, meaning HITs that appear here will pay out when completed properly.
- HITs are extremely consistent, and are dropped on weekdays from 5pm-8pm. There are three batches of hits daily with 1-3 hits available per batch, 3 being the most common (for a possible total of 3-9 hits per turker per day).
- The hit always tells you how many of that batch will be available that day ("LIMIT THREE PER WORKER PER DAY", etc.) and will prevent you from accidentally doing too many (you'll get the "no soup for you" message if you try to go over).
- While the hit itself is not hosted on Endor (so you can return without consequence), the link to the hit is and if you refresh or close the tab it will count as one of your attempts, regardless of whether or not you actually tried to do it (if you accidentally close the tab I suggest you ctl+shift+T ASAP so you can grab the cached tab before it disappears).
- You do talk to a real human, but it's done via TTS on their end so responses take a bit of time, and also you have a bullet list of points to go through most of the time. This makes it far less anxiety-inducing than normal audio hits would for me.
- Usually the actual active part of the hit only lasts 2-6 minutes.
TurkerView is designed to bridge the gap between workers & requesters through data & communication.
This is fairly straightforward: we take the completion time & the reward amount (where available) and calculate the average hourly rate for the task. We then apply that number to a simple range based on US minimum wage standards to color-code the data for easy to digest numerical data.
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RED | < $7.25 / hr | Hourly averages below US Federal minimum wage |
ORANGE | $7.25 - $10.00 / hr | Hourly averages between Federal & highest statewide (CA) minimum wages. |
GREEN | > $10.00 / hr | Hourly averages above all US minimum wage standards |
Not all HITs are created equal. Sometimes an hourly wage doesn't convey the full story of a HIT's true worth, so we encourage workers to give their opinion on the overall pay of the task. Was it $8/hr to rate pictures of puppies? A worker could justifiably bump up the rating a bit for something so adorable. 10 hours locked in Inquisit? Even for $10/hr many workers would appreciate the heads up on such a task. The Pay Sentiment rating helps connect workers beyond the hard data.
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Underpaid 1 / 5 |
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Low 2 / 5 |
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Fair 3 / 5 |
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Good 4 / 5 |
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Generous 5 / 5 |
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Communication is an underrated aspect of mTurk. Clear, concise directions. A fast response to a clarification question or a resolution to a workflow suggestion can all be valuable aspects of interaction between Requesters & Workers and its worth keeping track of. Plus everyone enjoys the peace of mind knowing that if something does go wrong there will be an actual human getting back to you to solve the issue.
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Unacceptable 1 / 5 |
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Poor 2 / 5 |
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Acceptable 3 / 5 |
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Good 4 / 5 |
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Excellent 5 / 5 |
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This rating is strictly for approval times. Let's face it, no one wants to mix approval time ratings with how fast a Requester rejects a HIT, so we've saved rejection flags for another category. This provides a more straightforward way to know about how long your HIT might sit pending before paying out. The default auto-approval for most MTurk tasks is 3 days, the maximum is 30 days. We've tried to base our ratings around those data-points.
Icon | Rating | Approval Time |
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Very Slow 1 / 5 | Over 2 weeks | |
Slow 2 / 5 | ~1 - 2 Weeks | |
Average 3 / 5 | ~3 - 7 Days | |
Fast 4 / 5 | ~1 - 3 Days | |
Very Fast 5 / 5 | ~24 hours or less |
TurkerViewJS is the engine behind TurkerView. An efficient collection process combined with a user-friendly interface encourages more frequent worker input & allows for the refinement of aggregate data in real time.
Our API also allows users access to real-time data about HITs and requesters. Users can feel confident with the knowledge that our platform has vetted thousands of requesters who treat workers fairly.
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