The most common job among Ukrainians in 2018 is a factory worker. One-quarter of the population of the country is employed in manufacturing, according to Segodnya.ua. But labor market specialists point out that the sphere of service is evolving rapidly and the industrial sector is going to experience large reductions in the near future.

Jobs and salaries of Ukrainians

• There are 16.1 million able-bodied Ukrainians, and every tenth of them is unemployed.
• 7.6 million citizens of Ukraine work at enterprises under all forms of ownership.
• Nearly 2.4 million people are employed in small companies with less than 10 workers.
• The amount of illegal workers in Ukraine is roughly the same – 2.3 million. It turns out that 2.2 million citizens rely on the income of uncertain origin (for example, housewives).

Speaking about those workers who were taken into account in the statistics, the second most popular job is of a teacher. 1.3 million or 17% of employees in Ukraine work as teachers at kindergartens, schools, colleges, universities and trade schools.

There are also plenty of medical doctors and social workers.

The smallest number of employees in Ukraine is engaged in the water transport sphere and aircraft – only 1.4% in total.

However, pilots and other employees working in aviation are getting the highest monthly wages: up to 42,000 hryvnia (USD $1,500).

We still need to remember that salaries by industry include pay checks of the top-managers, while workers on the ground earn substantially less then guys at the top.

How much workers of different occupations earn in 2018, amounts in hryvnia. Data: Ukrstat.gov.ua (click to enlarge).

How much do Ukrainians earn in 2018?

Financial sphere employees usually get wages of 16,000 hryvnia (USD $570).

So as to IT-specialists that are always high-priced, in Ukraine they get 14,500 UAH (USD $520).

6,400 (USD $230) UAH is an average salary of a teacher; 5,800 UAH (USD $207) is what Ukrainian health workers receive monthly.

At the same time, salaries of medical doctors have been constantly increasing since July 2018, and many physicians earn about 13,000 hryvnias (USD $465) per month.

According experts, Ukraine can expect a substantial increase in the numbers of IT-specialists and service personnel due to the global computerization. The number of people who work in the manufacturing sector will be gradually declining.

Salaries by industry. Data: Ukrstat.gov.ua (click to enlarge).

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