TikTok’s push for diversification has required the hiring of a number of employees across several different kinds of fields, with around 2,500 job openings in the US according to an analysis of job portals. However, reports from within the company reveal an extremely high pressure work environment that regularly requires employees to stay past regular hours in order to meet the needs of the day. This begs the question, how much do these workers get paid on average?
According to data published by the US Department of Labor, data scientists are among the highest paid employees in the company. They earn anywhere from $120,000 to $320,000 on an annual basis, with data security personnel bringing in an estimated $145,000 per year on average. An analysis of salary data from between 2020 and 2022 reveals that salaries can be as high as $455,600 a year.
What’s interesting is that TikTok is pushing to hire people even though some of its biggest competitors such as Google and Meta are reducing their work force. TikTok is also trying to hire people from around the world, which is a clear indication that it is trying to ramp up its presence in the US tech space in an attempt to level the playing field with some of its larger rivals.
These foreign workers are applying for visas to the US, and it will be interesting to see how this affects the company moving forward. All signs are pointing to TikTok moving into online shopping, which will require a large number of employees in and of itself. With security becoming such a prime concern in this modern day and age, it also seems like TikTok is placing an enormous amount of emphasis on the department that safeguards its data, which is likely why the salaries for these roles are so high.
As TikTok continues to grow, it will need ever more workers especially with the US trying to stop it at every turn. Its American footprint will be something to pay attention to in 2024 as it expands and covers a wider range of services than in the past.
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According to data published by the US Department of Labor, data scientists are among the highest paid employees in the company. They earn anywhere from $120,000 to $320,000 on an annual basis, with data security personnel bringing in an estimated $145,000 per year on average. An analysis of salary data from between 2020 and 2022 reveals that salaries can be as high as $455,600 a year.
What’s interesting is that TikTok is pushing to hire people even though some of its biggest competitors such as Google and Meta are reducing their work force. TikTok is also trying to hire people from around the world, which is a clear indication that it is trying to ramp up its presence in the US tech space in an attempt to level the playing field with some of its larger rivals.
These foreign workers are applying for visas to the US, and it will be interesting to see how this affects the company moving forward. All signs are pointing to TikTok moving into online shopping, which will require a large number of employees in and of itself. With security becoming such a prime concern in this modern day and age, it also seems like TikTok is placing an enormous amount of emphasis on the department that safeguards its data, which is likely why the salaries for these roles are so high.
As TikTok continues to grow, it will need ever more workers especially with the US trying to stop it at every turn. Its American footprint will be something to pay attention to in 2024 as it expands and covers a wider range of services than in the past.
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