Distribution of employed persons in Russia by occupation
The working population is distributed by occupational group for the period 2019–2025. The list includes aggregate employment indicators and specific categories, such as managers and highly skilled specialists. The rows illustrate changes in the labor force composition and the predominant occupational groups in the labor market over different years
- Employed — total — Thousand persons
- High-skilled professionals — Thousand persons
- Service and sales workers, security workers — Thousand persons
- Associate professionals — Thousand persons
- Craft and related trades workers — Thousand persons
- Plant and machine operators, assemblers and drivers — Thousand persons
Chart showing the distribution of employed in Russia by occupation, 2019–2025
Who grew, who fell: 2019 → 2025
Set in numbers
Rosstat data for 2019–2025. Rows: 20, periods: 7. Breakdown: Total employed — Thousand people; Total employed — Percentage of total; Managers — Thousand people; Managers — Percentage of total; Highly qualified specialists — Thousand people and others
Total employed — Thousand people: the indicator increased from 72 392 to 74 446 over 2019–2025 — by 2.84%. The highest value was 74 446 (2025), the lowest was 71 116 (2020). This is an average annual growth of 0.47%. Up to 2022, the change was +0.35%, after — +2.48%. Of the 19 largest rows, 8 increased, 11 decreased
All table numbers are series: 20
How to read this table
The "Employed, total" row provides the overall scale of employment, while subsequent rows show the share and number of specific worker categories. Comparing annual values reveals shifts in the occupational structure of the population. The distinction between managers and specialists demonstrates the qualitative composition of the employed in the economy during the specified period
What is visible in these numbers
The five highest values: Total employed — Thousand people (74 446), Highly qualified specialists — Thousand people (20 953), Service and trade workers, etc. (12 015), Mid-level specialists — Thousand people (11 060), Skilled industrial workers, etc. (9 697). The gap between the highest and lowest is 29 778 times. The top five account for 84.2% of the total across all positions — the distribution is heavily skewed toward the top
Observations are annual, with 7 observation periods in the dataset. There are 140 values in the table out of 140 possible, which is 100%, meaning the table is almost completely filled
The same indicator for other periods
More in the section Labour force, employment and unemployment»
Period and application
Labor force sample surveys form the basis for these statistical data. Rosstat provides information based on the results of annual population surveys. This data is useful for sociologists, economists, and HR specialists to assess current labor market conditions and analyze the occupational composition of human resources
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