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There is a high demand for skilled workers in Russia.
In Russia there has been a colossal increase in wages among representatives of blue-collar professions. This was stated by HR expert and career consultant Zulia Loikova. She was quoted by NSN.
According to her, we are talking about turners, high-level mechanics. They are in great demand on the Russian labor market, and the salaries of such specialists have already become equal to the salaries of top managers in good companies.
“This is already 400, 450 thousand, I’ve even seen 520 thousand a month from a top-class turner,” said Loikova.
At the same time, she clarified that half of Russian job seekers are not satisfied with the salaries that potential employers offer them.

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