The number of vacancies in the automotive business increased by 76% over the year

By AVITO, Russian biggest on-line classifieds’ aggregator.

Automotive industry jobs are increasing twice in 2023. The automotive business is rapidly gaining momentum in showing new foreign brands, reorienting imports, increasing the demand for used cars on the market, as well as developing domestic manufacturers. The demand for specialists and the supply of average wages for them correspond to the pace of development in this area.

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Last summer, the number of vacancies for specialists in the automotive business increased by 76% compared to the same period last year. According to the consulting department of the Autohub service (Avito project), finding, retaining and motivating employees are key issues for auto business leaders in 2023.

In addition to a 76% increase in the number of vacancies, the average salary offers in the automotive business also show an 18% growth rate. If at the end of last summer the segment’s employers were willing to pay an average of 62,581 rubles, now the amount is 73,656 rubles per month.

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Avito Works analysts recorded a double increase (98%) in the number of vacancies for working with China in the automotive business. Moreover, the interest of job seekers in Chinese business segments increased by 29%.

“The number of vacancies in the automotive business has grown by more than one and a half times and, as of the end of August, it occupies about 7% of the total number of job offers. The high demand for industry specialists and the increase in salary offers are due to the emergence of new domestic and foreign manufacturers. So, in the summer of 2023, in the auto business, we recorded a two-fold increase in vacancies related to work with China.

The development of the used car market and the extension of the service life of cars also had an impact, which led to the popularization of such working specialties as a car mechanic, car mechanic and car electrician” by Artyom Kumpel, Managing Director of Avito Works.

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In the context of individual professions, the change in such a specialty as an auto electrician is indicative. The number of job offers across the country for this profession increased by 110%, and the proposed salary – by 18% and reached 84,611 rubles per month.

The number of vacancies for car painters increased by 90%, and the average salary offers – by 12% (92,198 rubles). They are followed by auto mechanics with an increase in vacancies by 70% and car mechanics – 68%. The increase in the proposed wages amounted to 8% (79,907 rubles) and 15% (77,144 rubles), respectively.

Automotive Industry Trends in 2023 in the development of personnel in the automotive business

In June 2023, the team of Autohub (Avito project), a service for managing key business processes of a car dealer, conducted a survey among the heads of car dealerships and found out that the search and retention of employees are priority issues in personnel development. Thus, 63% of respondents are interested in the issues of motivation and retention of personnel, 43% – where and how to look for employees.

The top trends also included the formation of a team of leaders (34%). And 21% of dealer network managers are interested in developing their own HR brand.

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“In order to find the perfect candidate for a job in the automotive business, the first step is to create a profile of the employee that the manager wants to see in his team. The profile should meet the needs of the business and include formal requirements, personal and professional competencies, as well as the functionality itself. When choosing a team member, you should pay attention not only to popular web resources with candidate profiles.

Social networks, referral programs for employees, search for candidates at universities and technical schools work well. One of the ways is hunting, when you attract people who are already working somewhere to your team with the help of a “field trip” or through the collection of recommendations. In order to not only find new employees, but also retain current ones, it is important to develop the company’s HR brand.

The HR brand is relevant both for the internal audience: current employees, and for the external one: candidates. In order to improve the HR brand for candidates, it is important to analyze salaries and conditions on the labor market, create a high quality description of vacancies and brand the company page on job sites,” comments Daria Koporova, an expert in the “Personnel” direction of the Autohub service.

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By AVITO, Russian biggest on-line classifieds’ aggregator.

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