Who are the Argentinian professionals with the best chances to work abroad?

Although there is no official data on this, HR agencies calculate
At least 150,000 Argentinian professionals live and work abroad. And there could be many more. According to a survey by consulting firm PageGroup, nearly 40% of professionals in the country are willing to emigrate, motivated not only by the curiosity and interest of completing the training with experience abroad, but especially by the deterioration of local wages. However, the world is fishing very specific skills and not all graduates have the same opportunities to succeed in the foreign labor market.

For Diego Ortega, vice president of the Pullmen temporary employment agency, it's a key moment for talent emigration. "Professionals want to focus on what they have studied, which is complicated in Argentina, with an unemployment rate of about 10% and few professional orders," he said. declared.

In any case, the human resources specialist says that the most sought-after professionals abroad are, in most cases, profiles also required in the country. Thus, the decision of Argentineans who emigrate does not always respond to the lack of work but often to the search for a better quality of life and a future perspective. "They want to earn a strong currency, migrate to a country with a constant growth rate, where the offers are more tempting, they may not have any employment problems here, but a salary related to situation of the country, "he says.

A first clue as to where global demand for human resources is directed is clear from the
STEM, acronym for the English terms science, technology, engineering and mathematics, but what are, in a timely manner, the professionals who have the best chance of finding work abroad?

IT Professionals

In the first place, Matías Ghidini, General Manager of human resources consulting firm Ghidini Rodil, points out that information technology (IT) professionals are those who offer the best opportunities across borders. "This includes both the United States and Europe, a region in which many systems professionals are sought after, and Germany, Spain, and Italy are open to the candidacy of Argentine candidates possessing the necessary technical knowledge ".

Carlos Contino, Managing Partner of CONA RH, agrees. "In our experience, Java developers, computer security experts and software engineers are the most popular professionals," he said.

In any case, jobs in technology do not always require expatriation. In Argentina, thousands of professionals work remotely and Ortega defines this phenomenon as a "virtual migration". "They live here, they work for the outside world and they charge in dollars with an account abroad," he explains.

engineers

According to Ghidini, oil and gas engineers, who are already used to the mobility of the nature of their work, have opportunities in the oil poles of other countries. "In the United States, and especially in Houston, many Argentinian engineers have migrated to the headquarters of the big oil companies, and there are also opportunities in Latin America, as in Peru, for mining engineers, especially in the whole country. Australia and New Zealand, "adds Ghidini.

Whatever the case may be, also have enticing opportunities engineers of all specializations. In most lists of "critical skills" published by many embbadies around the world, indicating the professionals they need – which increases the chances of obtaining a visa for those who exercise them – still carries a handful of # 39; engineers. .

Professionals in agriculture

Argentina's agricultural professionals are appreciated around the world and can adequately meet the needs of countries with large tracts of land, such as South Africa, which includes in its list of occupations required all activities related to agriculture. According to Mr. Ghidini, agricultural professionals in the United States also have opportunities, especially those who know new developments in biotechnology. Another outgoing case is
Australia, one of the most chosen countries by the Argentines to emigrate, added last year to its list of occupations 17 related to agriculture and livestock ranging from sugar cane growers to sheep farmers.

Senior executives

"We see that for high-level positions, the Argentinean profile is highly sought after in the region, mainly because of its great ability to adapt to adverse contexts and its good training," says Bárbara Toth, CEO of FESA Argentina. and partner of the FESA group. The situation is very strong in countries in the region such as Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico, where the advantage of a common language is an advantage, but that does not stop there. "Recently, we looked for a financial institution in New York and one of the finalists was a national of Argentina.We are now looking for high profile profiles and there are even programs in which multinational companies are preparing the Argentine leaders to badume senior management positions, "adds Toth.

Health professionals

According to Skills Panorama, the European Commission's portal badessing the most relevant professions for the countries in the region, the demand for health and social badistance occupations will increase by around 10% over the period 2018-2030, especially in countries such as Italy, France, Ireland and some Nordic countries. Occupations range from nurses (on the most popular podium also in Argentina) to anesthesiologists and dentists. One of the possible reasons is the aging of the population, but not the only one. According to a report by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on employment prospects, jobs that require interpersonal skills are still unlikely to be replaced by artificial intelligence.