40% of V-Livers are 'Active Corporate Employees'. Has the 'Avatar Side Job' Without Face Reveal Taken Root as a New Career Path for Cautious Workers?
According to a survey by V-Liver agency Linear, 42% of its affiliated V-Livers are active corporate employees. It highlighted that avatar streaming has taken root as a 'time-performance side gig' utilizing spare time without identity exposure risks.
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V-Liver agency 'Linear' (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Sho Ishii) conducted a 'Survey on Activity Realities' targeting its affiliated V-Livers. The results revealed that approximately 40% of V-Livers are active corporate employees, engaging in 'side jobs and self-realization through avatars' while balancing their main professions. Furthermore, by job category, 'customer service/service industry' was the most common, showing a new trend in working styles that transfers interpersonal skills to the digital space.
■ Survey Results Topics
'1 in 2.5 (42%)' of V-Livers are active corporate employees. Completely changing the image of being centered around students and freelancers, corporate employees from general companies are entering one after another as a 'second career.'
The top job category for corporate employee livers is 'customer service/service industry (28%).' The communication skills and spirit of 'hospitality' cultivated show high affinity with streaming activities that attract listeners.
'Desk work groups' such as clerical, sales, and IT are also about 20%. Corporate employees who face PCs during the day act as entertainers wearing avatars at night. This also suggests mental care effects by switching on and off.
The most common activity time is '21:00 to 24:00'. Utilizing about 2 to 3 hours of spare time a day. Avatars resolve the 'risk of identity exposure' that makes corporate employees hesitate about side jobs, establishing it as a 'time-performance side job.'
For more details on the V-Liver situation, please see the article below.
https://linear-v.com/news/6264/
■ Detailed Survey Results
1. [Breakdown by Job Category] V-Livers to 'a new main battlefield for corporate employees.' The most common is customer service, with professionals also entering
When asked about their current occupation, 42% answered 'corporate employee (full-time, contract, dispatch).' Furthermore, a detailed examination of the specific job categories of corporate employee livers revealed the following realities.
V-Liver Occupational Composition Ratio
- 'Customer service' is the overwhelming number 1 (approx. 28%): Digital transfer of interpersonal skills
Livers engaged in customer service/service industries (sales, food and beverage, etc.) were the most common. It can be seen that the communication skills and detailed attention to listeners cultivated on a daily basis have become powerful weapons in streaming activities.
- 'Desk work groups' are also persistent (approx. 19%): Refreshing by switching on and off
Clerical/back-office, sales, and IT-related jobs total about 20%. It can be seen that those in jobs with little conversation with people during the day, or those in highly tense tasks, tend to maintain their mental balance by expressing themselves emotionally at night using an avatar, which serves as 'another personality.'
- Entry of a wide variety of 'professionals': A platform that allows diverse ways of living
People in highly specialized professions such as construction management, architectural technology, breeding farm staff, and game debuggers are also active. This is proof that the V-Liver industry provides a 'place where you can be yourself' regardless of background.
2. Why do corporate employees choose to be V-Livers? 'Anonymity' and 'ease' push cautious people forward
In the free answers, many voices like the following were gathered from corporate employee livers.
'Side jobs are not prohibited, but I want to avoid showing my face and standing out. With an avatar, I can be active with peace of mind.'
'It's refreshing to connect with society with my true personality (character), which is different from myself as a corporate employee.'
'The ease of being able to stream from home with just a smartphone, with low initial investment, suits busy corporate employees.'
3. Monetization through 2-3 hours of 'time-performance activity' a day. Utilizing spare time late at night
In the survey on activity times, many corporate employee livers stream late at night 'after 21:00,' and the average activity time is about 2-3 hours a day. A rational side job style emphasizing time performance (taipa) has taken root, such as communicating with listeners during commuting times or between household chores.
For more details on the V-Liver situation, please see the article below.
https://linear-v.com/news/6264/
■ Consideration: Are V-Livers the optimal side job for 'cautious' Japanese people?
From the results of this survey, it was found that V-Livers have gone beyond the framework of mere entertainment and have become an extremely effective option for side jobs and self-realization for cautious corporate employees who 'want to prevent identity exposure' and 'don't want to tarnish their careers.' In today's 'era of the individual,' it is predicted that a 'hybrid way of living,' where one can earn money as oneself by utilizing one's skills while belonging to a corporate organization by having the 'shield' of an avatar, will accelerate further in the future. Linear will continue to provide an environment where livers with diverse backgrounds can act with peace of mind, and support new career formation.
■ Survey Overview
Survey Target: V-Livers
■ Survey Results Topics
'1 in 2.5 (42%)' of V-Livers are active corporate employees. Completely changing the image of being centered around students and freelancers, corporate employees from general companies are entering one after another as a 'second career.'
The top job category for corporate employee livers is 'customer service/service industry (28%).' The communication skills and spirit of 'hospitality' cultivated show high affinity with streaming activities that attract listeners.
'Desk work groups' such as clerical, sales, and IT are also about 20%. Corporate employees who face PCs during the day act as entertainers wearing avatars at night. This also suggests mental care effects by switching on and off.
The most common activity time is '21:00 to 24:00'. Utilizing about 2 to 3 hours of spare time a day. Avatars resolve the 'risk of identity exposure' that makes corporate employees hesitate about side jobs, establishing it as a 'time-performance side job.'
For more details on the V-Liver situation, please see the article below.
https://linear-v.com/news/6264/
■ Detailed Survey Results
1. [Breakdown by Job Category] V-Livers to 'a new main battlefield for corporate employees.' The most common is customer service, with professionals also entering
When asked about their current occupation, 42% answered 'corporate employee (full-time, contract, dispatch).' Furthermore, a detailed examination of the specific job categories of corporate employee livers revealed the following realities.
V-Liver Occupational Composition Ratio
- 'Customer service' is the overwhelming number 1 (approx. 28%): Digital transfer of interpersonal skills
Livers engaged in customer service/service industries (sales, food and beverage, etc.) were the most common. It can be seen that the communication skills and detailed attention to listeners cultivated on a daily basis have become powerful weapons in streaming activities.
- 'Desk work groups' are also persistent (approx. 19%): Refreshing by switching on and off
Clerical/back-office, sales, and IT-related jobs total about 20%. It can be seen that those in jobs with little conversation with people during the day, or those in highly tense tasks, tend to maintain their mental balance by expressing themselves emotionally at night using an avatar, which serves as 'another personality.'
- Entry of a wide variety of 'professionals': A platform that allows diverse ways of living
People in highly specialized professions such as construction management, architectural technology, breeding farm staff, and game debuggers are also active. This is proof that the V-Liver industry provides a 'place where you can be yourself' regardless of background.
2. Why do corporate employees choose to be V-Livers? 'Anonymity' and 'ease' push cautious people forward
In the free answers, many voices like the following were gathered from corporate employee livers.
'Side jobs are not prohibited, but I want to avoid showing my face and standing out. With an avatar, I can be active with peace of mind.'
'It's refreshing to connect with society with my true personality (character), which is different from myself as a corporate employee.'
'The ease of being able to stream from home with just a smartphone, with low initial investment, suits busy corporate employees.'
3. Monetization through 2-3 hours of 'time-performance activity' a day. Utilizing spare time late at night
In the survey on activity times, many corporate employee livers stream late at night 'after 21:00,' and the average activity time is about 2-3 hours a day. A rational side job style emphasizing time performance (taipa) has taken root, such as communicating with listeners during commuting times or between household chores.
For more details on the V-Liver situation, please see the article below.
https://linear-v.com/news/6264/
■ Consideration: Are V-Livers the optimal side job for 'cautious' Japanese people?
From the results of this survey, it was found that V-Livers have gone beyond the framework of mere entertainment and have become an extremely effective option for side jobs and self-realization for cautious corporate employees who 'want to prevent identity exposure' and 'don't want to tarnish their careers.' In today's 'era of the individual,' it is predicted that a 'hybrid way of living,' where one can earn money as oneself by utilizing one's skills while belonging to a corporate organization by having the 'shield' of an avatar, will accelerate further in the future. Linear will continue to provide an environment where livers with diverse backgrounds can act with peace of mind, and support new career formation.
■ Survey Overview
Survey Target: V-Livers