What are the highest paid professions in Brazil? When choosing a professional career, people take into account a number of factors. For many, the amount of salary offered is an essential condition when making a decision.
In Brazil, consolidated careers, such as those in the medical, engineering and law areas, still guarantee good wages. However, in recent years, careers related to technology and business expansion are on the rise.
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In addition to being innovative, they guarantee excellent remuneration, even at the beginning of their careers. The information on the amounts below is sourced from Catho, Ipea and the magazines Exame and Pensa Emprego.
See which are the best salaries in the Brazilian job market.
1. Information Technology (IT) Professionals
With salary increase projections, professionals in this area can have annual earnings of up to R$720,000. This is what the 2018 Salary Survey – Brazil, carried out by Robert Walters Consultoria ( https://www.robertwalters.co.jp/content/dam/robert-walters/global/files/salary-survey/brazil.pdf).
According to the survey, an IT director with more than 12 years of experience, reaches monthly salaries of approximately R$ 60 thousand. Being considered then, one of the highest paid professions in the country.
2. Chief Financial Officer (CFO) or Chief Financial Officer
These professionals mostly work in large companies, those with revenues greater than R$ 1 billion. Due to the crisis, many of them rely on them to renegotiate debts and get out of the red.
An expert in the area, with some time in the profession and a consolidated career, will have salaries of up to BRL 80,000.
Director of Operations and Industrial Supply Chain
The director of operations is responsible for monitoring the entire operational operation of the company, mainly thinking about the efficient management of resources and logistics.
There are few professionals with high training and long experience in command of large industries, which is why it is overvalued. At the height of his career, the salary will be up to R$ 70 thousand.
3. Doctors
Considered one of the most prestigious professions in Brazil, medicine certainly still guarantees some of the highest salaries in the market. The more specialized, and with a longer career, the better a doctor's salary will be.
Average earnings are in the range of BRL 8,400, however, a hospital medical director, which is one of the highest positions in the career, can have a salary of up to BRL 50,000. Among the specialties, plastic surgery leads the ranking, with R$ 18,500 per month.
4. engineers
Currently, in Brazil, there are more than 30 types of graduation in Engineering. However, the most recent segments are the most profitable. These professions are on the rise, and should remain among the most sought after for some time.
Environmental Engineering and Petroleum Engineering are some examples. In early careers, salaries are R$ 3,600 and R$ 15,500, respectively. But this amount can reach R$ 60,000 a month, when it comes to managerial positions in large companies.
5. Human Resources (HR)
Professionals in the area have acquired strategic status within companies. Therefore, wages are increasing. Today, the main function of the HR specialist is to retain the most outstanding employees within organizations.
In addition, it is a key element when it comes to training and developing teams, taking into account improved performance and increased efficiency. Thus, an HR director, at the top of his career, has a salary of up to R$55,000.
6. Right
The area allows for countless possibilities of action, from lawyer, passing through legal director, to an infinity of public tenders. In advocacy, areas such as Civil, Business and Tax Law yield the best gains.
The average salary of a business lawyer is R$ 7 thousand. A legal director, working in the financial market, can have monthly earnings of up to R$ 40,000.
7. director of channels
The channel director's core competency is expanding a company's business. Whether in a geographic area, or in the creation of reinforcement of sales channels, always with the objective of increasing revenue.
Much in demand in large companies, this professional needs to get along very well with technology, which is why he is somewhat scarce in the market. The monthly remuneration can reach R$ 30 thousand.
8. Marketing
A fundamental part of the strategic body of companies, the marketing professional is always in demand. Today, the area on the rise is digital, mainly in brand management in the virtual environment and in e-commerce.
Starting salaries are not that attractive. A customer service manager earns around R$4,500. However, in the position of Commercial Director, this value can reach R$ 17.9 thousand.
