Now is the Best Time to look for a Blockchain Job

The study also found that interest in the sector is declining. It blamed the decrease in the price of bitcoin for the phenomenon.

says the Indeed study.

“According to Indeed.com, in the four-year period between September 2015 and September 2019, the share of these jobs per million grew by 1,457%. In that same time period, the share of searches per million increased by ‘only’ 469%,” a blog post on Seen by Indeed’s website details. Looking at data over the past year alone, crypto job listings increased by 26% while crypto job searches decreased by 53%.

Cryptocurrencies were a buzz word in 2017, declined in 2018 and picked up a little this year 2019 across the finance and tech space.

Consequently, such growth has created a surge in demand for employment in cryptocurrencies: AngelList’s report saw a 100% increase in advertised jobs in the past six months. This surge in recruitment was not just in Tech roles, but in all functions across the board; with such an influx of capital, cryptocurrency businesses are boldly investing into expanding their headcount. Factors that attract candidates include higher median salaries, more flexible contracts, and better benefits.

While attention has been focused on the quick gains made from trading them, there are also awesome job opportunities that exists.

Here are a few job openings that often come up in the cryptocurrency space;

As the time of writing, there are 1,090 crypto-specific jobs, 293 Bitcoin-specific jobs, and over 2,000 blockchain-related jobs listed on Indeed.com. In addition, 116 listings specifically mention smart contracts and 64 refer to distributed ledger technology. While most are full-time jobs, there are also part-time, contract, internship, commission-based, and temporary jobs.

Top 15 Employers Who Are Currently Hiring:

The volatile activity of bitcoin’s market value that we saw over the past months may indicate what to expect in the near future. However, vacancies in the Blockchain space are expected to remain strong; as Next Web comments, “While bitcoin value fluctuations may be testing investor confidence, the hiring market for blockchain-based technology remains overtly bullish.”

What do you think of the current crypto job market? Let us know in the comments section below.

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