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As of May 31, 2026, the average hourly pay for remote distillation operator in the United States is $20.34, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $17.07 and $22.84 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Remote Distillation Operator vs Remote Chemical Process Technician?

AspectRemote Distillation OperatorRemote Chemical Process Technician
CredentialsTypically requires a high school diploma or equivalent, with certifications in distillation processesRequires similar certifications, often with additional technical or safety training
Work EnvironmentOperates mainly in distillation units, often in industrial or chemical plants, with remote monitoring capabilitiesWorks in chemical processing facilities, performing maintenance and troubleshooting, sometimes remotely
Industry UsageCommonly employed in oil, petrochemical, and chemical industriesUsed across chemical manufacturing, refining, and processing sectors

The Remote Distillation Operator and Remote Chemical Process Technician roles share similar credentials, work environments, and industry applications. Both positions focus on chemical processing, often involve remote monitoring, and require technical certifications. The main difference lies in their specific focus areas: distillation versus broader chemical process management.

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Infographic showing various Remote Distillation Operator job openings in the United States as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 66% Full Time, 32% Part Time, 1% Contract, and 1% Nights. Highlights an 52% Physical, 40% Hybrid, and 8% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $42,306 per year, or $20.3 per hour.
Senior ML Engineer, LLM / VLM Distillation

Senior ML Engineer, LLM / VLM Distillation

Waymo

Mountain View, CA • On-site, Remote

$213K - $263K/yr

Other

Posted 4 days ago

Job description

Waymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission to be the world's most trusted driver. Since its start as the Google Self-Driving Car Project in 2009, Waymo has focused on building the Waymo Driver-The World's Most Experienced Driver-to improve access to mobility while saving thousands of lives now lost to traffic crashes. The Waymo Driver powers Waymo's fully autonomous ride-hail service and can also be applied to a range of vehicle platforms and product use cases. The Waymo Driver has provided over ten million rider-only trips, enabled by its experience autonomously driving over 100 million miles on public roads and tens of billions in simulation across 15+ U.S. states.

The mission of the Waymo AI Foundations team is to develop machine learning solutions addressing open problems in autonomous driving, towards the goal of safely operating Waymo vehicles in dozens of cities and under all driving conditions. As part of our work, we also initiate and foster collaborations with other research teams in Alphabet. AI Foundations areas that we are currently focusing on include reinforcement learning, learning from demonstration, generative modeling, Bayesian inference, hierarchical learning, and robust evaluation.

This role follows a hybrid work schedule and you will report to a Research Director of AI Foundations.

You will:

  • Work on distillation from large foundation models to smaller real-time models.
  • Explore LLM/VLM distillation recipes to maximally transfer the quality gains from teachers.
  • Customize distillation data and recipe for business-critical Semantics tasks

You have:

  • Experience in building large-scale deep learning systems.
  • Experience in VLM/LLM models.

We prefer:

  • Experience in training or deploying multi-modal LLMs.
  • Distillation related experience.

The expected base salary range for this full-time position across US locations is listed below. Actual starting pay will be based on job-related factors, including exact work location, experience, relevant training and education, and skill level. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for the role location or, if the role can be performed remote, the specific salary range for your preferred location, during the hiring process.

Waymo employees are also eligible to participate in Waymo's discretionary annual bonus program, equity incentive plan, and generous Company benefits program, subject to eligibility requirements.

Salary Range
$213,000—$263,000 USD

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