Jobs postings on Indeed for esports increased 43% during the first 3 months of 2020. Gaming and streaming companies such as Twitch, Blizzard, EA, and Riot provided many job openings.
Gaming companies are paying up to and over $100k for software engineers, developers, and other people in the IT industry to help produce more gaming content for their audience.
With more people playing games, more engineers are needed to quickly produce gear as well as new content for the gaming audience. Twitch, Blizzard, EA, and Riot all offer positions that pay six-figures for their engineers.
