8,000 apply for Baidu Map collector vacancies

Baidu Map, a desktop and mobile map service, recently advertised vacancies for map information collectors.

The job requires collectors to gather detailed road data, such as the location of ditches and overpasses, with collectors spending most of their time on roads and mountains as well as by the sea. The role of chief map information collector offers an annual salary of 1 million yuan ($145,200).

Within two days of posting the vacancies in early December, Baidu received about 8,000 applications.