Crypto Roles Explained

As of 2026-10-31, ChainJobs lists 3,540 live crypto, web3 and blockchain jobs at 198 companies. What each role does, what it pays and who is hiring — 25 roles, every figure from the live board. Updated 2026-10-31.

Protocol Engineer7 live rolesRoleSmart Contract Auditor4 live rolesRoleBlockchain Developer11 live rolesRoleDeveloper Advocate (DevRel)10 live rolesRoleCrypto Community Manager9 live rolesRoleCrypto Business Development (BD)112 live roles · median $198kRoleQuant Researcher / Quant Trader (Crypto)45 live roles · median $212kRoleCrypto Research Analyst68 live roles · median $212kRoleCrypto Compliance Officer / Analyst179 live roles · median $167kRoleCrypto Product Manager227 live roles · median $205kRoleGrowth Lead (Crypto / Web3)122 live roles · median $185kRoleCrypto Content Writer / Technical Writer26 live roles · median $125kRoleInfrastructure / Node Engineer (Crypto)77 live roles · median $202kRoleCrypto Data Analyst / Data Engineer111 live roles · median $190kRoleCrypto Recruiter / Talent Partner52 live roles · median $161kRoleEcosystem Lead / Ecosystem Manager19 live roles · median $200kRoleCrypto Legal Counsel72 live roles · median $235kRoleCrypto Operations Manager / Chief of Staff86 live roles · median $144kRoleBlockchain Security Engineer87 live roles · median $195kRoleSolidity Developer3 live rolesRoleRust Engineer (Crypto)24 live rolesRoleWeb3 Frontend Engineer60 live roles · median $350kRoleCrypto Trader (Discretionary / OTC)52 live roles · median $150kRoleCrypto Customer Support / Success79 live roles · median $92kRoleCrypto Social Media Manager20 live roles · median $162kRole