Career trajectories of young engineers in Brazil

Discussions on the shortage of engineers have arisen in many countries. We discuss it by analyzing the career trajectories of young engineers. Applying Optimal Matching Analysis on Brazilian employment official databases, we identified eight trajectories and labor market outcomes. Main results: i) a...

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Published inJournal of engineering and technology management Vol. 61; p. 101635
Main Authors Araújo, Bruno César, Salerno, Mario Sergio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.07.2021
Elsevier Sequoia S.A
Subjects
Careers
Engineering education
Engineers
Engineers' careers
Engineers' shortage
Matched employer-employee
Optimal matching analysis
Trajectory analysis
Brazil
Matched employer-employee
Engineers' careers
J23
J44
Optimal matching analysis
J24
Engineers' shortage
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Summary:Discussions on the shortage of engineers have arisen in many countries. We discuss it by analyzing the career trajectories of young engineers. Applying Optimal Matching Analysis on Brazilian employment official databases, we identified eight trajectories and labor market outcomes. Main results: i) an ascensional career implies a managerial job; ii) the typical engineering career is the third most attractive career; iii) a relevant path of degradation was detected; iv) trajectories are first defined up to three years after the first job, but promotions to managerial positions may occur after eight or ten years. Crises periods affect the attractiveness of a typical engineer's career and, therefore, the demand for engineering courses.
ISSN:0923-4748
1879-1719
DOI:10.1016/j.jengtecman.2021.101635