Esports Jobs Report for 2019

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Hitmarkerjobs is the global leader in esports jobs and they’ve released an extensive report of the job market in 2019.

Because it’s quite extensive with over 32 pages of statistics, we at esportsbettingsites bring you a summary of the most important parts of the report.

Summary of the esports jobs report for 2019

The total number of esports jobs grew 87.03% from 5869 in 2018 to 11027 in 2019.

The total number of paid esports jobs grew 111.39% from 4591 in 2018 to 9705 in 2019.

The total number of full-time employed esports jobs grew 118.01% from 3821 in 2018 to 8330 in 2019.

The total number of senior-level jobs grew 194.02% from 1171 in 2918 to 3443 in 2019.

The total number of software engineering jobs in esports grew 234.49% from 616 in 2018 to 1940 in 2019.

The total number of hiring companies in esports grew 17.06% from 1184 in 2018 to 1386 in 2019.

The total number of hiring countries in esports grew 17.77% from 45 in 2018 to 53 in 2019.

The total number of hiring states in esports grew 4.76% from 42 in 2018 to 44 in 2019.

The total number of esports jobs in San Francisco grew 314.81% from 351 in 2018 to 1456 in 2019.

The prediction for 2020 is that there could be over 22500 jobs posted. Out of those 20000 will be paid and more than 17500 will be full-time.

Our Thoughts on the Hitmarkerjobs Esports Jobs Reports

We loved how detailed the report is, and everything that we could see in it.

Esports isn’t the future. Esports is now! The report proves it.

The total number of jobs is rising, the jobs are predominately paid jobs and there are more and more full-time jobs in the industry.

Even the freelancing jobs grew a massive 110% in 2019 compared to 2018.

Total number of esports job postings in 2018 and 2019

When it comes to seniority, we can see that most new jobs were of the senior-level. Those come with a senior-level salary which is more than enough to be a career path.

Seniority level of esports jobs in 2019

When it comes to sectors, software engineering, marketing, design, operations, and sales are the leading sectors. And this doesn’t come as a surprise. These roles are the greatest income generators.

Esports jobs by sectors in 2018 and 2019

The most active hiring companies are of course the ones whose whole existence is based on esports and games. There are some surprises as Google and Amazon are in the top 10 as well. And we love it!

Top 10 most active hiring companies in esports

We can see that most of the jobs are created in the USA and other developed countries. The second highest in the remote position.

When it comes to the USA alone, most jobs are created in California. San Francisco and Los Angeles account for 22.70% of all esports jobs on the planet!

2020 Esports Jobs Projection