Russia's tourism and food service salaries rise 25% annually
Maxim Reshetnikov stated that tourism and food service sectors in Russia are leading in salary growth, with a 25% annual increase due to labor competition, despite low absolute salary levels. He emphasized the shift of job opportunities to regions and the importance of digital and economic skills for future professionals.
Consensus
- Tourism and food service are among the leading sectors in Russia for salary growth.
- Salaries in tourism and food service have increased by 25% annually.
- The growth in salaries is driven by competition among businesses for personnel.
- There is a shortage of up to 20-25% of specialists in the tourism sector.
- Over 300,000 new specialists will be needed in tourism by 2030.
- Artificial intelligence will assist in route planning, demand forecasting, pricing, and review analysis, but will not replace human interaction in tourism.
- Absolute salary levels in tourism and food service remain low, placing them in the bottom three alongside agriculture.
- The focus of the tourism industry is shifting from Moscow and St. Petersburg to regional areas such as Altai, Kamchatka, Dagestan, Murmansk Oblast, and the Urals.
Points of divergence
- Reshetnikov emphasized that tourism and food service remain in the bottom three for absolute salary levels, alongside agriculture. — kommersant
- Reshetnikov stated that professionals in regional tourism, such as chefs or marketing managers on Sakhalin, can earn more than their Moscow counterparts. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- Reshetnikov named tourism and catering as leading sectors by wage growth dynamics — Коммерсантъ
- Head of the Ministry of Economic Development noted the shift of the personnel focus of tourism to the regions — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Moscow
- Maxim Reshetnikov
- Ministry of Economic Development
- INTERFAX.RU
- Russia
- Ministry of Economic Development
- St. Petersburg
- RGS