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Undergraduate Grader

The Mathematics Department hires qualified undergraduate students to assist with grading.  This includes homework assignments and quizzes based on homework assignments.  Graders may not grade midterm or final exams nor hold office hours.

The position receives supervision and mentoring by either faculty member or designated TA to ensure accurate and fair grading. 

The job is very flexible and can be performed wherever you feel you work successfully and does not attend or interact with the courses directly.

Criteria for the selection of Graders

• Undergraduate majors who have received excellent grades previously in the course being applied for as a grader.
• Enrolled in minimum 12 academic credit hours for the semester. Seniors enrolled in their last semester before graduating are exempt from this requirement.
• Student must be located in Austin.
• Undergraduate majors who have completed their Freshman year.
• Contact the faculty member (or designated TA) at the start of the course to receive instruction.
• Keep (electronic) records of student grades on assignments if so instructed.
• Remain anonymous – a class should never know the identity of its undergraduate grader.

Eligibility Considerations/Requirements

All new Graders must present proof of eligibility for employment by completing Employee Onboarding Tasks in Workday. Tasks will be available for you to complete via Workday upon acceptance of employment. A criminal background check is conducted for all new university employees. 

New Student Employee Checklist

Graders are typically appointed for eight hours per week.  Multiple Grader positions may be assigned on a case by case basis.

Submit your application

If you submit an application, and anything changes, please notify us as soon as possible, so we can change or cancel your application.

All new graders must have a social security number presented by the third working day or their employment offer will be canceled. This is a security sensitive position and will require a background check.

If you have any questions, or are a graduating senior who will be enrolled in less than 12 hours, please contact Peter Corrao .

The online grader application is available here.

Department of Mathematics The University of Texas at Austin 2515 Speedway, PMA 8.100 Austin, TX 78712

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Get Paid to be an Online Test Grader

By Angie Nelson

Last Updated February 14, 2023 . Disclosure: We may receive compensation if you sign up for or purchase products linked below. Details on offers may change, and you should confirm them with the company prior to taking action.

One  work-from-home job loved by many in my community is contracting as an online test grader. In this position, you are working online grading tests, essays, and other papers. In many cases, these essays are submitted as part of standardized tests like the ACT or SAT. In some cases, they are in conjunction with Engish as a Second Language, or ESL , studies.

To qualify for many of these positions, you often need a bachelor’s degree. Some companies allow that degree to be in any subject. Others may be looking for specific degrees like English. Make sure you read through the company’s current job openings for specifics.

Online grading work opportunities are seasonal in most cases. We see many companies hiring in the fall and spring as this is when most standardized testing is done. That being said, don’t be afraid to check for openings in the off-season as well. And once you are accepted as an online scorer, most companies will invite you back year after year provided you do a good job and meet the workload requirements.

8 Legit Online Grading Jobs

1. measurement, inc..

Measurement, Inc. is one of the most popular scoring jobs with my readers. They require a bachelor’s degree in any subject. Their projects include test items in English Language Arts, mathematics, science, and other areas.

For most remote positions with this company, they do expect you to work Monday through Friday for the duration of your temporary contract. Their busy season is March through June. Available hours may vary by project.

Onsite positions are usually open year-round. Hiring for remote work is typically done from November through March. Openings were listed on the site at the time of writing this post.

Pearson is a well-known name in the learning community. They hire tutors , at-home test developers, online test scorers, and more. The company was named as a Top 100 Company with Remote Jobs by FlexJobs  and they have a solid review rating on Glassdoor of 3.6 out of 5 stars.

Opportunities vary throughout the year and some may be  location-specific . Most positions are temporary and project-based. A bachelor’s degree is required.

One of their most recent scoring openings was for an edTPA Scorer. This particular test makes sure new teachers are ready for the classroom. This was a more specialized scorer job and required not only a bachelor’s degree but also teaching experience or experience working with teachers.

You can often find Pearson’s most recent needs and requirements on FlexJobs .

Educational Testing Service, or ETS, provides scoring and test development for a variety of tests from student leader proficiency tests to high school equivalency exams (examples: Pravis, GRE, TOEFL.) As such, the requirements can vary greatly for each position. Some positions require a bachelor’s degree. Some require a Master’s. Some require applicants to possess a current teaching certificate while others do not.

4. Write Score

The Write Score site states that orientation for their scoring season will begin in late July to early August though positions are available throughout the year.

Unlike other companies, Write Score only requires a two-year degree and the ability to pass their qualifying test. They do accept resumes for their waitlist and applicants are contacted as needed.

ACT hires Readers to read and score student papers for the ACT Writing Test. This is an opportunity to read and score anytime and from any personal computer.

The site states this is performance-based work. Your earnings will depend on the accuracy and number of essays scored. The company does say Readers can earn $12 per hour or more.

To qualify, you will need a bachelor’s degree or higher, reside in the U.S., and have current teaching experience. Teaching English to high school students (junior and senior level) is preferred.

6. Creative English Solutions

Creative English Solutions, or CES, provides evaluations for students wishing to take the TOEFL, Testing of English as a Foreign Language, and TOEIC, Test of English for International Communication. As such, applicants must be native English speakers and possess a University degree.

Positions at CES offer a lot of flexibility. Though they do ask for a commitment of at least 10 hours per week, Evaluators can accept and decline assignments as they wish and on their own schedule.

In addition to hiring Evaluators, CES also hires freelance writers and voice actors.

7. Literably

Literably is a little different in that their scorers evaluate oral recordings of elementary students. Transcriptionists listen to student audio recordings and transcribe errors.

This position does not require any experience or special degrees. You simply need to pass their sample tasks. As with most transcription jobs, pay is based on performance, speed, and accuracy.

This is a flexible position and you can set your own hours.

8. ALTA Language Services

If you possess native fluency in another language, ALTA Language Services currently has several testing evaluator positions available. These are typically on-demand, part-time positions.

A degree is required, as is a minimum English proficiency level of a 2+/2+ on the ILR proficiency scale. As with most companies in this industry, training is required and paid.

At the end of the day, you aren’t going to get rich as an online test grader. At the time of writing this post, most positions offer average pay of $10 to $13 per hour. That being said, it can be flexible, fulfilling work at home for the right person. Most people report being happy with these positions. The biggest complaint is often that the work isn’t available year-round, but many consider it a nice supplemental income source.

About Angie Nelson

Angie Nelson began working from home in 2007 when she took her future into her own hands and found a way to escape the corporate cubicle farm. Today she balances several successful online ventures and loves to share her passion for home business with others.

Angie Nelson began working from home in 2007 when she figured out how to take her future into her own hands and escape the corporate cubicle farm. Angie’s goal is sharing her passion for home business, personal finance, telecommuting, and entrepreneurship, and her work has been featured on Recruiter, FlexJobs and Business News Daily.

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Use Team Grade to have multiple teachers grade an assignment and calibrate grading.

Writable Administrators can create a 'Grading Job' in Writable that randomly distributes student writing to a group of teachers you select. This can be useful when grading assessments, as submissions are randomly and evenly distributed. Team Grade is also helpful to calibrate teacher grading; it allows you to see if teachers are giving higher or lower grades compared to other teachers.

Note! If you would like to include multiple teachers' classes, an administrator must create the Grading Job.

In this article:

Create a New Team Grading Job

Add and manage graders, manage your team grading job.

Before creating a Team Grading Job, assign students an assignment as you usually would. For more help with assigning, click here. ​

1. Click 'Team Grade' in the menu bar at the top of your account.

Note: You will see any previous Grading Jobs you've created or joined.

2. Click 'New Grading Job' to create a new opportunity for team grading.

3. Click on the first drop-down menu and select the grade level you'd like to include. Then click the second drop-down menu to select the specific assignment.

4. Next, you'll see a list of the classes within this grade level who have been assigned the assignment. Check the box next to any class that you would like to be included in the team grading job.

Only classes who have been assigned this assignment and are in the grade levels selected will be shown. You can use the grade level bands, like "Middle School", to broaden the net.

Teachers creating a Team Grade can only add their own classes to the Grading Job

5. Once you've selected the classes to include, click 'Create Job'.

1. Click 'Add Grader'.

2. There are three options to add graders to your grading job.

Option 1: Enter email address

Add your colleague by entering their email address in the field

Option 2: Copy and share link

Copy the join link by clicking the 'Copy' button, then sharing with your colleagues

Option 3: Choose from list

Check the box next to other teachers you're connected to. You will see any co-teachers and other teachers from your school in this list.

❗ Note for Administrators: If you’re not actually going to grade papers yourself, do not check the box by your name! You’ll still be able to see the data.)

3. Then, click 'Add Graders'.

4. Each grader will show in your Team Grading Job.

5. Click the blue checkmark on a grader to see the options to 'Freeze Grader' to pause a grader from receiving submissions or 'Remove From Job' to remove a grader completely. Writing submissions will be redistributed to the remaining graders.

1. You can choose additional options for your team grading job.

Anonymous Grading: Checking this box will hide students' names while grading.

Prefer Own Teacher: Checking this box will distribute student writing submissions with a preference for students to be graded by their own teacher.

2. You can see how many papers each grader has to grade below their name.

3. Click 'Grader Calibration' to see how graders compare with one another.

4. Use the drop-down of graders' names to cycle through each grader's results. You will see if a grader has a trend of grading submissions higher or lower compared to others.

4. To help you calibrate grading, click 'Exemplar Papers' . Choose to see High, Medium, or Low scored submissions. You can click 'View Graded Exemplar' to see the full writing submission and score details.

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How Grades and Grade Rates Work with Jobs, Positions, Assignments, Compensation, and Payroll

You use grades and grade rates in the following components of Oracle Fusion HCM to ensure that workers are compensated according to the grade structure that you create.

Assignments

Compensation

How Grades Work with Jobs and Positions

You can define one or more grades that are applicable for each job and position. Using this list of valid grades, combined with the settings for two profile options you restrict the grades that can be selected when you set up assignments for a worker.

Note the following:

If you use positions, then the grades that you assign to jobs are the default grades for the positions that you associate with each job.

You can use the default grades for the position, remove ones that don't apply, or add new ones.

How Grades Work with Assignments

When you set up assignments, you can select the applicable grade for the job or position.

Two profile options determine the grades that are available for selection:

How Grades and Grade Rates Work with Compensation and Payroll

Depending on the configuration of the legal employer to which workers belong, their salary can be stored at the assignment level. The grade rate can be linked to the salary basis within the salary record, in which case their salaries are validated using the grade rates.

For example, assume an assignment record for a worker indicates they're in Grade A1 with the salary of USD 40000.00:

The grade rate range that's attached to Grade A1 is 30,000.00 USD to 50,000.00 USD. Therefore, the salary is within the grade rate range and no warnings are issued.

If their manager or a human resource (HR) specialist changes their salary to 55,000.00 USD, a warning is issued that the new salary is outside their salary range.

In addition, compa-ratios and salary range positions for workers are calculated using the minimum and maximum amounts that are defined in the grade rates for their grades.

Payroll elements reference grades in the eligibility criteria. For example, assume you want to process a bonus for all workers who are at grade level A2. To accomplish this, you would create an earnings element for the bonus and specify A2 for the grade in the eligibility criteria. The result of this setup, when combined with additional eligibility criteria that may be applied by the bonus plan, is that when payroll is processed, workers who are at grade level A2 and who meet the additional eligibility criteria would receive the bonus.

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