According to information shared by the Argentine Center of Engineers (CAI), our country has just over 125,000 engineers and engineers and about 6,000 annual graduates in all specialties.
These figures are below the demand for the labor market, which requires incorporating some 15,000 engineers per year into the productive system.
For the competitiveness of the Argentine industry, the lack of engineers and engineers represents a problem of high complexity. Moreover, taking into account that the number of number of engineers per inhabitants in Argentina is approximately 1 engineer every 6,600 inhabitants, while in countries like Brazil it is 1 every 6,000 and in China 1 every 2,000. Which shows a relative deficit.
What are the most demanded engineering for the labor market?
In our constant survey of the labor market, the most requested profiles were identified by the industrial sector, among which are:
- Industrial engineers: Versatile and present in multiple areas, such as operations, technical sales, finance, marketing and technology. They are key in areas such as logistics, retail and manufacturing for their approach to operational efficiency.
- Mechanical and electromechanical engineers: They are highly demanded in the automotive, metalworking and manufacturing industries, together with the energy sector, for the design and maintenance of machinery and production lines.
- Engineers in systems and software: Indispensable in the digitalization and automation of industrial plants and distribution centers.
- Chemical engineers: Required in the petrochemical, pharmaceutical and food sectors, for processes and sustainability optimization.
- Engineers in renewable energy: They experience a growing demand for the energy transition in green, wind and green hydrogen projects.
Having identified the most demanded engineers profiles by the labor market, the following question that usually arises among young people lies in what guidance within the field of engineering it is convenient to choose.
An choice that must be based on personal interests mainly and background, on the labor projection, since then exercising these professions and staying updated, is usually very challenging and demanding.
For this reason, according to the interest of each person, the careers with better professional development perspectives at this time are:
- Technology and innovation: Systems or electronic engineering.
- Production and operational efficiency: Industrial Engineering
- Sustainability and energy: Engineering in renewable or chemical energy.
- Infrastructure and construction: Civil Engineering.
While in the future, the engineering with greater projection are:
- Automation and control engineering: Specialized in industrial processes optimization through technology.
- Mechatronics Engineering: Combination of mechanics, electronics and software for the development of automated and robotic systems.
- As for the races with the highest international labor projection, they stand out mainly:
- Industrial Engineering: For its versatility and applicability in multiple sectors.
- Mechanical and electromechanical engineering: High demand in the automotive industry, especially in countries like Mexico.
On the other hand, new engineering specialties reflect the impact of technology on industry and labor market:
- Artificial Intelligence Engineering: focused on the design of systems capable of learning and making decisions.
- Data engineering: It focuses on the management, analysis and protection of large volumes of information.
- Biomedical Engineering: Combine Principles of Engineering with Health Sciences to develop medical technologies.
- Renewable Energy Engineering: Oriented to sustainable solutions for energy generation and management.
In any case, if the objective is to develop professionally abroad, the Technical English and evaluate certifications or validations of title according to the country of destination.
On the other hand and beyond the specialty that is chosen, it is increasingly important complement the basic formation with knowledge in programming, data analysis, artificial intelligence and technological project managementsince digitalization will impact all disciplines.
In the same way, it is central to develop the Soft skills considered as essential by the labor market. Among them, flexibility, adaptability, resilience, agility and communication.
What is the average salary of an engineer or engineer in Argentina?
The average salary of an engineer with 2 to 5 years of work experience in Argentina exceeds $ 2,500,000 per month.
The data arises from the report ‘Trends & Salaries – Industrial Market 2025’, which we develop in Numan, where we also present the following salary bands for engineers that work in industrial plants:
- Management: between $ 7,000,000 and $ 9,500,000
- Headquarters: between $ 4,500,000 and $ 7,000,000
- Specialist: between $ 3,000,000 and $ 4,500,000
In all three cases the amounts are expressed in monthly gross terms.
Within the scope of technical sales, gross salary bands are similar for the positions of middle and higher controls for the positions with greater hierarchy:
- Address: between $ 12,000,000 and $ 18,000,000
- Management: between $ 7,500,000 and $ 12,000,000
- Headquarters: between $ 4,500,000 and $ 7,500,000
- Specialist: between $ 3,000,000 and $ 4,500,000
What do Argentine engineers and engineers stand out?
Argentine engineers are recognized for their Adaptation, creativity and problem solving capacityfrom his experience in a dynamic environment like the one that the local economy usually presents.
In addition, their flexibility to work in multicultural environments, their critical thinking and their commitment to continuous improvement reinforce their global competitiveness, positioning them as versatile and strategic professionals in high complexity projects.
These skills make them highly valued in international markets, beyond the branch of the chosen engineering.
How to solve the talent gap?
To reverse this trend, it is essential to deploy a strategic plan coordinated between the public, private and academic sector, which promotes the engineering of the future and contribution visibility to the professional opportunities they generate.
It is necessary to promote updated educational policies, promote early vocations in Stem (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and strengthen ties between labor market needs and academic offer.
At the same time, each professional interested or interested in developing in the field of engineering, should align their career choice with their interests and capacities, understanding that continuous learning and adaptation are the most valued skills by companies.
It is also central that future engineers and engineers understand that the study of the various branches of engineering stands out for their balance between analytical thinking and practical application, which will allow them to address and solve complex problems effectively.
This combination of skills makes them highly valued professionals, even sectors that are not traditionally linked to engineering.
Finally, in an environment where technological advances permanently redefine professional profiles, the willingness to update knowledge, to develop transverse skills and to assume new challenges is key not only for individual employability, but also for the strengthening of the entire productive ecosystem.
Numan director – Headhunting Industrial
Source: Ambito
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