Employers in Almaty Region are offering more than 4,300 vacancies. According to the Enbek.kz portal, demand remains high for specialists in education, industry, trade, logistics and healthcare.
There are 532 vacancies in education, 319 in industry, 212 in jobs that do not require qualifications, 204 in transport and logistics, and 133 in medicine and pharmaceuticals.
Pay depends on a candidate’s education and experience, as well as employers’ staffing needs. Chief engineers, energy specialists, heads of production and finance departments, some production automation specialists, and drivers of trucks and road trains are being offered between 800,000 and 1 million tenge.
Schools are particularly looking for teachers of mathematics, Russian language and literature, computer science, physics, chemistry, foreign languages and Kazakh. Salaries range from 391,000 to 600,000 tenge and above.
Industry and construction employers need engineers, equipment repair and power supply specialists, welders, metal structure fitters, and construction and installation supervisors. Their pay exceeds 500,000–600,000 tenge, while some engineering and technical positions offer 800,000 tenge or more.
The financial sector has openings for accountants, finance specialists, treasurers and others, with some salaries ranging from 400,000 to 800,000 tenge. Employers are also seeking staff in healthcare, occupational and industrial safety, production automation, quality control and trade.
Demand is expected to remain steady in the coming years as industry and construction develop, digital technologies and automation are introduced, and social services expand. Engineering, technical and skilled trades are expected to become more important.
As digital technologies develop, demand will grow for programmers, data analysts and cybersecurity specialists. According to the Electronic Labour Exchange, the country’s economy will need about 2.9 million specialists in 2026–2035, more than half of them in skilled trades.
