Edit: ^^^ Most of those are either temporary internships, or executive positions.

>Thousands of amazing animators bleed in the 91xxx zip codes daily.

You're right. They're bleeding because they can't find a steady job that pays them a living wage.

There can only be so many small boutique studios before the market is saturated, and I expect we are already there. We're at a point that even the best animators the US can produce struggle to find reliable employment. It's a goddamn shame.