Commercial areas, administration, technology and pharmacy, are the jobs most sought after by foreigners living in the country. Stock Photos.
How is the world of doing work in Argentina but from a foreign perspective ?. From a private survey emerges Nearly 80% of people not born in the country believe there are more job opportunities, compared to only 20.20% who believe the opposite. However, 77.43% think it is difficult to find a job and 45.61% that getting a job is more complicated than their origin.
On what factors do 45.61% believe it is more difficult to find a job in Argentina? The most chosen reason is: because they don’t have as many acquaintances who can recommend them with 34.03%because it is more difficult to find work for foreigners with 32.98%, and because of the economic situation that Argentina is going through with 17.28%.
Of the foreigners consulted, 55.68% were employed in the country and 44.32% were unemployed. Previously, 65% earned less than $ 100,000 per month27.78% less than $ 200,000 per month and 6.84% more than $ 200,000 per month.
And regarding the type of work, 57.69% of these employed are permanently employed with a formal contract, 19.23% permanently without a formal contract, 10.26% with a temporary contract, at 6, 84% per hour and 5.98% in freelance fashion.
How does the local job market compare to where you come from? 40.59% say there are more job options.
What are the 5 sectors where more foreigners work in Argentina
52.99% did not work the same as they did in their country of origin, 34.19% had the same job and 12.82% did not work in their country of origin.
The five sectors in which the foreign labor force employs the most are:
- Commercial, sales and business premises with 14.10%
- Others had 13.68%; the third
- Administration, accounting and finance with 10.26%
- Health, medicine and pharmacy with 8.55%;
- Technology, systems and telecommunications with 7.69%.
In relation to their academic training, 58.12% completed their university studies, 21.05% did not complete them, and 16.70% completed high school. This means that 79.17% of those surveyed were educated or studying at university.
“In Argentina there are many opportunities in the labor market for foreign talent. That is why we decided to give them a floor through this survey so that they can tell us the situation they face every day ”, explained Carolina Sesta, Head of People at Bumeran.
What country do they come from
94.26% of foreigners surveyed have Latin America as their country of origin. 58.58% came from Venezuela, 13.04% from other Latin American countries, 5.95% from Peru, 5.49% from Colombia and 3.43% from Brazil.
Most of the foreigners interviewed, 57.28% did not feel discriminated against when looking for work or working in Argentina. In contrast, 42.72% felt discriminated against. The main reasons why they feel discriminated against are: the lack of hiring at 37.99%, informal hiring at 25.70%, and lower wages at 18.99%.
45.61% believe that finding a job in Argentina is more difficult than doing it in their origin, 32.78% found no difference and 21.62% think it is easier.
According to a survey conducted by Bumeran, 75.87% of foreigners have lived in the country for less than 10 years. In this group, 52.67% lived in Argentina for 1 to 5 years, 19.72% for 5 to 10 years and 3.48% for less than 1 year. 20.65% have been in the country for less than 30 years to 10 years. Only 3.48% have lived in this territory for more than 30 years.
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Source: Clarin
