In the Ministry of Labor reported a record increase in the number of vacancies for shift workers

The number of vacancies for workers by rotation method in Russia for two years increased by about 100 thousand and reached 185 thousand. This was announced by the Director of the Department of employment and labor migration of the Ministry of labor and social protection of the Russian Federation Mikhail Kirsanov in an interview with IS “Vesti”.

According to him, in 2024, employers offered about 78 thousand such vacancies, in 2025 - 100 thousand, and now their number is about 185 thousand.

“We see that over the past two years, the number of vacancies of workers employed by the rotational method has increased by about 100,000 positions,” Kirsanov said.

He noted that shift work attracts young people due to high salaries and additional guarantees. In particular, workers are entitled to Northern allowances, paid days between watches and delivery from the place of collection to work.

In addition, Kirsanov said that the State Duma is considering a bill that provides for the payment of compensation for unused days of inter-martial rest during dismissal.

Interest in shift work is growing among residents of different regions of Russia. According to the study “Avito Work”, from January to August 2026, applicants left 1.4 million responses to shift vacancies in distant regions. The most popular destination was Moscow and the Moscow region - they accounted for 43% of such responses. At the same time, the most willing to come to work in the capital region was from the Krasnodar Territory, the Rostov region and Bashkortostan.