Esports jobs are multiplying, and an esports job site, HitmarkerJobs.com, has made a big attempt to quantify that growth. The company found that global esports jobs grew 185.7% from 2,497 to 4,638 in the first six months of 2019, compared to the first six months of 2018.
The United Kingdom company’s infographic (see above) uses data from more than 7,000 esports jobs. It showed that the number of paid jobs in esports increased 210.7% from 1,912 to 4,028 in the same timeframe. Paid opportunities also saw a proportional increase of
10.21%, climbing from 76.64% to 86.85% of the overall total.
GamesBeat