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A Study Conducted by Firjan Shows That From the Last Quarter of 2020 to the First Quarter of This Year, Job Openings in the Oil and Gas Sector in Rio de Janeiro Increased by 100%
The Covid-19 pandemic is still a problem for Brazil, but the economy has been reacting well over the months, with some positive indicators. Currently, a new survey by the Federation of Industries of the State of Rio de Janeiro (Firjan) points to a recovery in the oil and gas sector in Rio de Janeiro regarding job openings.
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A Huge Growth in the Oil and Gas Sector in Rio de Janeiro
According to Firjan’s study, the first three months of this year recorded a 100% growth in the number of job openings in the state compared to the last quarter of 2020. According to the entity, in the fourth quarter of last year, 215 job openings were created.
During the period from January to March 2021, Firjan reported the creation of 474 opportunities in the oil and gas sector in Rio de Janeiro.
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The Impacts of the Coronavirus on the Oil and Gas Sector
The pandemic brought severe impacts to the oil and gas sector worldwide, and the situation in Rio de Janeiro was no different. Firjan’s study emphasizes that in February of last year, at the start of the pandemic in Brazil, 375 job openings were recorded in this sector in Rio de Janeiro; by June of the same year, the number plummeted to five vacancies, confirming the impact of the crisis in the country.
According to Fernando Ruschel Montera, coordinator of Oil, Gas, and Naval Relations at the federation, the recovery starting in the second half of last year, even if partial, is mainly linked to the international context of rising oil prices and the expectation of a global economic recovery, with the advancement of vaccination campaigns in combating the Covid-19 pandemic.
Firjan Discusses Opportunities for Interns
Firjan’s research also recorded that 56% of formal job openings in the first quarter of this year were aimed at professionals with a complete higher education; another part, with 26%, was for workers with ongoing higher education, the technical level accounted for 14%, and high school represented 8%.
Firjan concluded by stating that there are also internship opportunities for both higher education and vocational training. The mapping demonstrates Firjan SENAI’s capacity to train these professionals with technical courses in Mechanics, Mechatronics, Industrial Automation, Electrotechnics, Occupational Safety, and Electromechanics.
