Esports jobs are on the rise and the esports employment site, HitmarkerJobs.com, has made an attempt to chart that growth. The company found that global esports jobs grew by a whopping 185.7% in the first six months of 2019. An increase from 2,497 to 4,638 jobs compared to the first six months of 2018.
The infographic by HitmarkerJobs uses data from more than 7,000 esports jobs. It showed that the number of paid jobs in esports increased by 210.7% from 1,912 to 4,028 over the same time period. Paid opportunities also increased proportionally with a proportional increase of 10.21%, up from 76.64% to 86.85% overall.
This information is interesting because it contains real data about a labour market that did not exist ten years ago and it helps to give potential e-sports players and employees a more realistic picture of how to build a career in e-sports.
In the USA
The number of sports careers in the US rose from 1,147 (45.95%) in the first half of 2018 to 2,586 (55.76%) in the first half of 2019. The state of California still dominates the US labour market, accounting for 61.10% of all US jobs, down slightly from 63.81% last year (2.71%).
Washington is second with only 7.66% of the share (-0.99% compared to 2018) and New York third with 5.92% (-1.43% compared to 2018). The 25- to 34-year-old age group now makes up just over half of all job seekers in the sports sector.
The sector appears to be maturing in terms of recruitment, as the percentage of 25 to 34-year-old job seekers rose from 44.52% to 52.45% to overtake the 18-24 age group (36.77%) as the most represented group.
"It is incredibly exciting to see so many jobs opening up in esports worldwide. Which means more and more people are getting the chance to turn their passion into a career." says HitmarkerJobs.com director Rich Huggan, in a statement. "We are grateful to play our part in this by giving jobseekers a definitive list of esports jobs and providing employers with talented staff. The numbers in our infographic show incredible growth in 12 short months."
Source: https://venturebeat.com/
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