Young people are looking for sales, warehouse and call center positions

Positions in sales (13.77%), warehouse (8.18%) and call center (7.17%) are most in demand among young people between the ages of 18 and 24, according to a recent labor market report prepared by Konzerta and analyzes the sector until January 2024.

Considering the salary aspirations of people of this age, the same sThey increased by 1.30% compared to the previous month. Likewise, the average salary for applicants between the ages of 18 and 24 is $703.

“It is interesting that the youngest segment makes up a quarter of the total applications received, which speaks of the need for these working people to get involved in the world of work and the opportunities that women have. companies with these new generations that have grown up immersed in the Internet, with digital opportunities and a high degree of competitiveness,” said Jeff Morales, head of marketing at Konzerta.

Meanwhile, the overall average projected salary was $985, down 1.06% compared to December 2023. Men are targeting an average salary of $1,000, while the required salary for women is $939.

The average salary demanded by men decreases by 1.72% compared to last month, while for women it increased by 0.03%. The difference in required salaries according to gender is 6.50%.

In terms of average projected salary by seniority, it was $1,293 for boss/supervisor positions and $1,015 for semi-senior and senior positions. The required salary for junior positions was estimated at $761 for the past month.

In the Chief/Supervisor segment, Technology/Systems is the position with the highest target salary of $2,500.

In the senior/semi-senior officer segment, applications for project manager positions record the highest requested salary of U$1,825. While in the junior segment, data analysis positions are those with the highest required salary of $1,000.

For the lowest paying positions, in the manager/supervisor category, telemarketing receives the lowest salary of $680. In senior/semi-senior, gastronomy is the one that receives the lowest asking salary, $600. In the junior segment, Cajas records the lowest salary at 600 dollars.

During January, the registration of women (53.95%) were higher than in men (46.05%). In addition, applications submitted by women are also higher for the junior (55.46%) and senior/semi-senior segments (53.68%); while the number of applications from men is higher for the boss or superior level (50.35%).