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- Massachusetts is the state most interested in full-time cryptocurrency careers, with a demand for jobs 528% above the US average.
- Connecticut is the second-ranked state, seeking jobs at 405% above average. These top two lead significantly over all other states.
- The study analyzed Google Search Planner data regarding various searches about crypto careers.
Research by Bitcoin casino Gamdom has revealed that the US areas are most keen to work full-time in the cryptocurrency sector.
The new study analyzed Google searches from every state regarding cryptocurrency careers. Using the tool Google Keyword Planner, an array of terms was analyzed, from simple searches for terms such as “jobs in crypto” to more niche terms such as ‘blockchain analyst jobs.’ The data was then ranked per 100,000 people to ensure fair state comparisons, and the states that searched for such terms the most were those most interested in working in the crypto sector.
The study identified two states leading the way significantly in their desire to work in crypto. Residents of Massachusetts searched the analyzed terms at an average monthly rate of 6,222.5. Per 100,000 people, that comes in as a monthly 88.88 searches per 100,000 Bay Staters.
The average search rate of all 50 states was just 14.2 searches per 100,000 residents. Massachusetts exceeded this average search rate by an enormous 528%.
Second, Connecticut came in with a monthly average rate of 2,587 searches. That is 71.5 per 100,000 people, 405% above the US state average.
Third, New York searched the analyzed crypto career terms at the highest sheer rate nationwide, with an average of 6,674.2 searches per month. Per 100,000 New Yorkers, this is 34.1 monthly searches, 141% above the US state average.
The fourth crypto career searching state is New Hampshire, where residents searched terms at a rate of 32 searches per 100,000 people, 126% above the US state average figure. Kansas rounds out the top five with a rate of 20.9 searches per 100,000 Kansans.
Rhode Island is the sixth state, with a per 100,000 resident monthly search rate of 17.8, 26% above the US state average. Delaware is seventh, with residents searching at 15.7 per 100,000.
The top ten is rounded out by Vermont, Wyoming, and Nevada, respectively. These states had search rates per 100,000 residents of 15.6, 15.3, and 14.7. These final three states’ search rates sit just above the US state average, illustrating how exceptional the figures for the highest-searching states really are in the sturdy.
Felix Römer, founder of Gamdom commented on the findings:
“With crypto investing having possibly seen its days as a trend, it has started to become a serious endeavor for those with serious expertise. These results suggest that those people with adequate experience and will to turn cryptocurrency into a full-time career reside predominantly in the country’s North East, particularly the New England states of Massachusetts and Connecticut. Depending on the progression of crypto as a mainstream currency, this could have serious benefits to these areas in the future.”
