The survey showed a significant increase in zoomers’ salary expectations.

The share of those who expect a salary of 110 to 120 thousand rubles also increased from 3% to 8%. “Those who are willing to work for less than 50 thousand are already less than 10%,” said FutureToday co-founder Denis Kaminsky. In 2024, this proportion was 17%, in 2023 – 30%.

During their studies, young specialists want to receive 66.5 thousand rubles. per month, which is 9% more than they wanted last year. At the same time, 63% of students already work while studying, which is 10 percentage points more than two years ago.

74% of students intend to work in their specialty after graduation. This proportion among engineers is below average: 72%. For IT specialists it is 78%, for chemists, physicists and biologists – 75%, for economists – 74%.

When choosing a place to work, young professionals pay attention to a flexible schedule (59%), work-life balance (57%), friendly team (39%), high salary in the starting position (35 %) and the opportunity for rapid professional growth (29%).

Remote work attracts only 19% of respondents, a figure significantly lower than the hybrid format, preferred by 42%. Only 5% of respondents are interested in completely office hours.

In mid-December, Tochka Bank reported that the most popular line of business among zoomers was trading in the markets: it is chosen by 33% of zoomers between 15 and 26 years old, while in other age groups it is only 13.3%. Young entrepreneurs earn on average two times less than representatives of other age groups, and those who trade in the markets even have an average income 4-5 times less than those in other areas of business.