Qualified Specialists’ Readiness for Digitalization Risks

Abstract

The authors analyze the working population readiness for training, the possibility of obtaining a new profession in the fields of professional activity and occupational groups. The purpose of this study is to identify the characteristics of labor attitudes of Russian specialists with higher and secondary education connected with the changes in their professional activities under digitalization of the economy and society. As a result, a different degree of the qualified specialists’ readiness for continuous professional development, digitalization risks, depending on the professional sphere of activity and the level of education was revealed. A higher propensity of specialists with the highest level of qualification for labor mobility was revealed. Qualification groups with the least fear of disappearance of their profession in connection with digitalization were identified. Research results can be useful in designing corporate training and government employment programs.