Revelio Labs
American Companies Are Offshoring High-Paying, Remote-Friendly Jobs

Horizontal bar chart showing the change in offshore headcount by role at US-headquartered multinationals from 2019 to 2024. Content Specialist leads at 89.3%, followed by Economist (87.9%), Software Engineer (77.6%), Data Scientist (73.5%), Data Engineer and Web Developer (both 72.7%), Recruiter (69.4%), Data Analyst (64.7%), Information Security (62.1%), and DevOps Engineer (61.0%).

The race to save costs is pushing skilled jobs abroad

Horizontal bar chart showing the change in offshore headcount by role at US-headquartered multinationals from 2019 to 2024. Content Specialist leads at 89.3%, followed by Economist (87.9%), Software Engineer (77.6%), Data Scientist (73.5%), Data Engineer and Web Developer (both 72.7%), Recruiter (69.4%), Data Analyst (64.7%), Information Security (62.1%), and DevOps Engineer (61.0%). Source: Revelio Labs.
Figure 2. Horizontal bar chart showing the change in offshore headcount by role at US-headquartered multinationals from 2019 to 2024. Content Specialist leads at 89.3%, followed by Economist (87.9%), Software Engineer (77.6%), Data Scientist (73.5%), Data Engineer and Web Developer (both 72.7%), Recruiter (69.4%), Data Analyst (64.7%), Information Security (62.1%), and DevOps Engineer (61.0%). Source: Revelio Labs, February 2025

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