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«Ведомости»: российским компаниям не хватает около 600 тысяч инженеров
In Russia, the shortage of engineering personnel amounts to about 600 thousand specialists. Victoria Khaba, vice president of personnel and organizational development at the company "Aquarius", made this statement at the conference on personnel of the Association of Electronics Developers and Manufacturers, Vedomosti reports.
According to the data presented, approximately every fifth company in the country is actively looking for engineers. In the first half of 2024, the salaries of these specialists increased by 16-24%.
Khaba emphasized that the shortage affects engineers in almost all fields. According to her, the number of vacancies for electronic engineers on recruiting platforms is three times higher than the number of posted resumes. In particular, companies need about 30 thousand design engineers and 20.4 thousand process engineers, which makes these specialties among the most in-demand on the labor market.
On October 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that sanctions against Russia and labor shortages are causing problems and imbalances in the Russian economy. He believes that some changes in economic policy will help solve many problems, including rising inflation.