Workers in the Altai Territory and their respective wages
In the Altai region, analysts have pinpointed the most sought-after specialists, along with the average salary they command, based on April data. hh.ru, a Russian online recruitment service, has curated this list, revealing which professions local employers are eager to shell out top dollar for.
Hospitals are bustling hubs in the Altai region, with doctors being the most sought-after professionals. With a mere 0.3 resumes per job offer, the healthcare sector is grappling with a severe scarcity of doctors, and the median wage offered to them in 2025 is 62,500 rubles (as opposed to the region's average of 58,100 rubles).
Other in-demand professions in the Altai region include janitors (0.6 resumes per vacancy), chief physicians and department heads (0.9), real estate agents, electricians (1.3 each), turners, milling machine operators, grinding machine operators (1.5 each), pharmacists (1.6), agronomists (1.7), metrologists, PNR engineers (1.8 each), fitters, plumbers, zootechnicians (1.9 each), medical sisters and brothers (2.0), cooks, bakers, confectioners (2.1), and auto mechanics (3.1).
Electricians, PNR engineers, chief physicians and department heads, auto mechanics, turners, milling machine operators, grinding machine operators, zootechnicians, doctors, fitters, plumbers, and metrologists are the professionals commanding salaries above the regional average of 58,100 rubles.
On the lower end of the pay scale, janitors, medical sisters and brothers, cooks, bakers, confectioners, and pharmacists receive wages that are below average.
Top 15 in-demand specialists and average salary offered to them in 2025, Altai region
- Doctor - 62,500 rub.
- Janitor - 30,000 rub.
- Chief Doctor, Head of Department - 80,000 rub.
- Real Estate Agent - 90,000 rub.
- Electrician - 86,000 rub.
- Turner, Miller, Grinder - 78,200 rub.
- Pharmacist - 55,000 rub.
- Agronomist - 100,000 rub.
- Metrologist - 60,000 rub.
- PNR Engineer - 85,000 rub.
- Fitter, Plumber - 60,000 rub.
- Zootechnician - 78,000 rub.
- Nurse, Medical Assistant - 40,000 rub.
- Cook, Baker, Confectioner - 50,000 rub.
- Auto Mechanic - 80,000 rub.
While data on conflicts among workers in Siberia is limited, it's plausible that sectors like the energy and oil industry, mining and natural resources extraction, and construction and infrastructure might experience higher conflict rates. Challenging working conditions, labor pressures, and historical factors like the Gulag system can all contribute to these conflicts.
Workplace-wellness programs may find success in addressing medical-conditions that affect the health-and-wellness of professionals in the Altai region, especially those in high-demand professions such as doctors, chief physicians, and department heads, electricians, PNR engineers, auto mechanics, turners, milling machine operators, grinding machine operators, zootechnicians, and pharmacists, who command salaries above the regional average. Conversely, janitors, medical sisters and brothers, cooks, bakers, confectioners, and pharmacists may benefit from such programs to help improve their working conditions and salary levels, which are currently below average.
