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China faces a shortage of game developers

China’s rapidly growing computer gaming industry is currently facing a shortage of 600,000 game development professionals according to this report. In the ChinaHR.com ranking of the most in-demand jobs, “3D/2D developers” are currently the most highly sought after employees. “Game developers” and “Game product managers” are also ranked in the top ten.

The average monthly salary of gaming professionals is more than 5000 RMB (about US$ 735) - relatively high by Chinese standards. The best gaming professionals can earn about 25,000 RMB (about US$ 3675) a month.

One company well positioned to benefit from the high demand for gaming professionals is GAMEFE - they run training schools and provide certification exams for individuals interested to work in the gaming industry. For example, they have classes in computer game development, computer animation and video production.

In case you were wondering why gaming is so hot in China - it’s because most computer/Internet users in China (China has surpassed the USA in computer/Internet users) are young people - students form a large majority.