Human resources
The number of human resources of Omsk region is over 1.2 millions of people. The number of employed people in the workforce is more than 940 thousands of people.
Distribution of employed people in the economy
by level of education, as percentage of total

In the structure of employment about half of the working population is concentrated in trade (15.5%), agriculture (14.6 percent) and manufacturing industries (14,5 %).
Distribution of employed people
by the type of economic activity, thousands of people

In the structure of employment about half of the working population is concentrated in trade (15.5%), agriculture (14.6%) and manufacturing industries (14,5 %).
The training of specialists for the economy of Omsk region is provided by 72 vocational education institutions:
- 24 Universities teaching in 172 program tracks and professions;
- 48 professional educational establishments.
Omsk Universities have established 28 basic departments at the industrial enterprises in Omsk region. Reinforced practice-oriented approach to the organization of educational process gives the opportunity to reduce the gap between the level of training and the level of modern technologies development.
The Ranking of Universities:
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TOP-100 of the best Russian Universities, 2016No.70 ‒ Omsk State Medical University of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation No.92 ‒ Omsk State Technical University Link: www.raexpert.ru/rankings/vuz/vuz_2015/#vuz_raiting
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Academic Ranking of World Universities-European Standard ARES-2015No.76 ‒ Omsk State Technical University Link: http://euchamb.com/?page_id=897
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The Ranking of Universities of the Commonwealth of Independent States, 2014Rating level D ‒ Omsk State Medical University of Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation Link: http://raexpert.ru/rankingtable/vuz_sng/2014/main/
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Every year more than 30 thousands of specialists graduate from the Universities and Colleges of the region. The students of Omsk city actively take part in the national championship Young Professionals (WorldSkills Russia) and in the world championship WorldSkills. |
The employment rate of graduates of Universities located on the territory of Omsk region is 75 percent, which is above the threshold value for the Siberian Federal District.