{"id":198747,"date":"2018-12-03T13:00:06","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T18:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-blockchain-jobs-openings-are-booming-hitting-18-month-high\/198747"},"modified":"2021-07-28T04:29:52","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T08:29:52","slug":"bitcoin-blockchain-jobs-openings-are-booming-hitting-18-month-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/bitcoin-blockchain-jobs-openings-are-booming-hitting-18-month-high","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin, Blockchain Jobs Openings Are Booming Hitting 18-Month High"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Bitcoin and Blockchain jobs industry is booming despite price deflation, a new survey from Glassdoor has revealed.<\/strong><\/p>\n The findings<\/a>, which originally appeared in mid-October, covered an 18-month period from April 2017 through August 2018.<\/p>\n In that time, the number of job openings \u201crelated\u201d to both Bitcoin and Blockchain grew almost every month \u2013 even as the Bitcoin price began to fall after December last year.<\/p>\n Most came from cryptocurrency names, with Ethereum cofounder Joseph Lubin\u2019s ConsenSys and exchange Coinbase among the top players.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Contrary to expectations, as of August 2018, there were more vacancies in the two sectors than ever before, even as BTC\/USD 0<\/span>0<\/span><\/span> fell lower and lower.<\/p>\n \u201cAs more employers become interested and invest in the technology, the professionalization of the space has accelerated as well,\u201d Glassdoor researchers wrote expounding the data.<\/p>\n Cryptocurrency prices began rising across the board around May 2017. In that month, just 234 jobs were on offer in the US.<\/p>\n Fast forward a year and a half and the Bitcoin price was circling $6500 \u2013 around three times higher \u2013 yet the number of jobs had multiplied well beyond that figure, reaching 1775 this August.<\/p>\n Glassdoor also lists the top markets for the job openings with New York City and Silicon Valley (unsurprisingly) in the top three.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe surge in open jobs has well outpaced the 200 percent increase in value that cryptocurrencies have undergone since August 2017,\u201d Glassdoor noted.<\/p>\n Despite the price volatility over the last year, continued growth in job openings suggests that blockchain employers remain confident in the market opportunity and continue to make long-term investments in their teams.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The survey was not the only one to identify the increasing trend. In September, analysts found<\/a> the number of Asian opportunities had increased 50 percent since 2017.<\/p>\n Going forward, despite the blockchain industry, in particular, attracting mixed publicity<\/a> recently, its longer-term growth seems somewhat more assured, says Glassdoor, adding:<\/p>\n While the ultimate staying power of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies remains to be seen, the blockchain job market seems primed to continue its rapid growth into the near future.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n What do you think about the rise in Bitcoin and Blockchain jobs? Let us know in the comments below!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Images courtesy of Shutterstock, Glassdoor<\/em><\/p>\n The post Bitcoin, Blockchain Jobs Openings Are Booming Hitting 18-Month High<\/a> appeared first on Bitcoinist.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\n1775 Bitcoin, Blockchain Jobs In August<\/h2>\n
Rapid Growth \u2018Set To Continue\u2019<\/h2>\n
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