Dreaming of a scientist / researcher / lab job at TikTok?

The role

TikTok has 12 open scientist / researcher / lab jobs in 2 states, 2 of them posted in the last 7 days.

The titles it uses

Level

Mid Level 7, Senior Level 4, Internship 1 (stated in 12 of 12 ads).

Pay

None of these listings publishes a pay range, so we do not state one.

0 of 12 ads mention a remote or flexible location.

Everything about working at TikTok →All 12 jobs with filters →

Where

What it demands

We counted how often TikTok's own 12 ads (those with a full description) state each requirement. This shows the filters the ads apply before anyone reads a resume. We have no data on why candidates are rejected after applying, and we do not guess.

Education

Working conditions

Skills and tools named most often

How to stand out

First, cover the basics the ads ask for most (see the requirements above: machine learning (50%), c++ (8%), python (8%), sql (8%)). Then look at what separates higher-paid ads:

Too few ads publish a pay range to compare, so we do not rank items by pay.

We describe only what the ads state. We do not know how recruiters rank candidates.

Same role elsewhere

Where else the same role family is open, with the pay each posts:

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Sources

Sources

• BLS OEWS (wages and employment by occupation, May 2025)
• BLS Employment Projections 2025–35
• BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
• BLS JOLTS
• BLS State and Metro Area Employment
• Census Bureau American Community Survey (via Census Reporter)
• BEA GDP by state and Regional Price Parities
• IRS 2026 tax adjustments
• U.S. Department of Labor, minimum wage by state
• Tax Foundation state income tax rates 2026
• USAJOBS
• USCIS
• U.S. Department of State, visas
• NASA POWER climatology
• GeoNames / Census Gazetteer (coordinates)