Are international companies slowing down their once-relentless spate of blockchain hires?
A recent report from jobsearch website Hired suggests that new augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) engineering jobs are coming up faster than blockchain engineering posts. The firm claims the demand for AR and VR jobs skyrocketed by a staggering 1,400% in 2019, with blockchain engineering jobs growth slowing to 9% from a whopping 571% in 2018.
The report’s authors stated that their findings were based on “hundreds of thousands of interview requests [that] came through Hired’s marketplace.”
They wrote,
“We see the growth in AR/VR demand as a direct reflection of the technology itself coming of age for a broader swathe of business outside of gaming. From beauty companies like Sephora to furniture retailers like Wayfair, many different types of companies are embracing the capabilities of these world-building and -enhancing technologies.”
In fact, a whole slew of engineering posts experienced much higher growth than blockchain last year, with gaming engineer roles shooting up by 146%.
Computer vision engineering positions also rose by 146%, and search engineer jobs also experienced triple-figure growth.
AI skills are highly prized, too: Machine learning engineer positions rose by 89%.