Специалисты в области культуры на российском рынке труда

Экономическая социология. 2021. Т. 22. № 1. С. 35–60.

Полякова Е. Ю., Manokin M.

In this study, we aim to provide a statistical portrait of employment in the cultural field with regard to occupations on the Russian labor mar- ket. The data from the ‘Comprehensive Monitoring of Living Condi- tions’ are used to illustrate the main differences in the socio-demograph- ic and occupational characteristics of culturally employed respondents and other professional groups. Additionally, the most relevant factors that may have an impact on individuals’ probability to be cultural work- ers are analyzed.

Our study is based on the theoretical frameworks of U. Beck, R. Florida, J. Urry, and Z. Bauman. We also consider the possible Soviet legacy of the contemporary Russian culture, which may interconnect with labor conditions in this field, using S. Fitzpatrick’s works. We also provide an overview of other relevant studies.

Our findings show that a larger number of cultural workers among the respondents are librarians, archivists, teachers of music and art schools, linguists, museum workers, journalists, and writers. The results on the statistical portrait display that on average, the cultural workers are highly educated married women in their forties or older who live pre- dominantly in the largest regions of the Russian Federation (Moscow and Moscow region, St. Petersburg). Almost three-quarters of the group have relevant education. They are mostly regular full-time employees with a daytime work schedule. We have also found that the most influential factors for becoming cultural workers are the region of residence and relevant professional education.

Keywords: рынок труда, экономика культуры, культурные индустрии, культурная политика, работники культуры