Argentina occupies third place in the ranking of world countries with more workers employed by foreign companies, after the Philippines and the United States.

Buenos Aires is one of these five cities with the largest number of people working remotely for companies in other countries, along with London, Toronto, Madrid and San Francisco. 51% are between 25 and 34 years old, while 32% are between 35 and 44 years old.

According to data provided by HR-Tech, Argentine talent is mostly hired by home companies United States, United Kingdom, Mexico and Chile.

What makes this country a hotbed of export talent? “International recruitment continues to increase and we are looking at Argentinian talent continue to occupy a leading position”explains Natalia Jimenez, Regional Director for Spanish-language Latin America at Deel.

“In this fourth edition, we observe a continued interest from global companies in Argentinian talents and, at the same time, an increasing interest of local companies in recruiting workers in other markets to scale their businesses,” he said .

“Companies around the world are highlighting that Local professionals have excellent training and a high level of English (one of the best in the region)”, the expert highlights; and emphasizes that this is “usually an exclusive requirement” to access international remote job offers.

But Argentina doesn’t just occupy a leading position when it comes to exporting talent; “but also the amount Argentinian companies employing workers worldwide grew by 32%“, Jiménez told Clarín. Local companies are targeting workers from the US, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Spain, according to Deel’s 2023 Global Hiring Country Report.

While the pandemic has caused changes in the way work is done, there is currently a strong trend towards a return to worker presence, the figures show that remote work is continuing. On a global human resources platform They estimate there are more than 250,000 digital nomads working worldwide. In fact, 85% of contracts created through its platform are for remote position.

The study analyzed more than 300,000 contracts generated in 160 countries through its systems, data from more than 20,000 clients and third-party information sources, to illustrate global workforce trends over the past year.

“This report allows us to see how the world of work is evolving from a team building perspective; The search for talent beyond national borders has consolidated in the last three years as a strong trend and Deel has been a protagonist, helping more than 20 thousand companies worldwide to scale their businesses,” commented Michelle Cascardo, Latin America Business Development Manager. in that statement.

Argentinian talent is in great demand for work in the world, in addition to its abilities very good training and high level of Englishthere are other spices that make Argentines special.

“Time zone where Argentina is located represents an advantage for local talent, for example in the northern hemisphere,” explained Jimenez. In this regard, the expert added: “We are talking about professionals belonging to the knowledge economy, highly developed sector in the country”.

Another appeal, Natalia Jimenez warned that “given the global economic context, this could also be considered “costs as a variable of interest to foreign companies”However, he clarified that the report they prepared “shows that the salaries of Argentine talents working abroad They’re both competitive.”.

“The average salary for Senior Software Engineers employed remotely abroad is US$171,300 per year through 2023, surpassing Colombia, with an average of US$146,200, and Mexico, with US$168,000. Brazil leads the salary index in Latin America, with US$244,800. On average, in the region, “Salaries in dollars increase by 2% compared to 2022”.

The most sought after roles in global recruitment are related to education, finance and customer service. In addition to software developers, teachers, those responsible for customer success, and financial specialists were also added as the most recruited professionals.

From Deel they assure that “although each company adopts the work dynamic that best suits its business (100% remote, hybrid, or face-to-face), We’re seeing companies’ interest in starting to look for talent across a broader pool where there are no national borders is a trend that continues to increase.