May 1, 2026 at – 18:55
In an x-ray for Labor Day, expert Enrique López Arce highlighted the increase of 300,000 private employees in four years, but warned that only 10% of the workforce earns more than G. 10 million. He urged young people to look at technical careers and break the myth of the “desk job”.
The employment specialist Enrique Lopez Arce analyzed the current panorama and reported that, although there are more people with social security and retirement In view, the quality of salary and prejudices when hiring remain the stones in the shoeor development.
According to data analyzed by Lopez Arcebetween 2022 and 2026 the number of private employees jumped from one million to 1,370,000 people. This increase of almost 300,000 workers with legal protection is a positive fact. He also reported that public employment is decreasing.
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He regretted that, of the more than 3.3 million Paraguayans that form the labor force, only 300,000 earn more than three minimum wages (about 10 million guaraníes).
“Our challenge is improve salary level and focus the debate on deindexing, so that when raise the minimum basket prices and quotas do not automatically skyrocket,” he explained.
The “gold mine”, Electrical Engineering
For those who are wondering what to study To ensure the future, López Arce revealed data about a recent investigation. Electrical Engineering It is the career with the greatest employability and best salaries in the 10 largest contributors in the country.
He detailed that large industries and banks They hired 40 electrical engineers in the last three years, but the country barely graduates 20 per year.
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“One in two graduates has secured employment in a large company with the best salaries in Paraguay,” he stated.
In addition, he urged to break the paradigm that only office work is worthy. “The plumber, mechanic or air technician They have money in their wallets and pay their bills, while the administrator in a tie often does not make ends meet because he follows a preconception,” he stated.
Break down the wall of age and female discrimination
Lopez Arce He criticized the “eye-popping” selection processes in microenterprises. He regretted that he still people over 50 years old are ruled out due to the myth that they do not master technology, when experience is a fundamental value.
Likewise, he denounced the discrimination suffered by young women. “In the interviews they ask them if they have a boyfriend or small children to know if they are going to be absent, something that is completely illegal,” he recalled.
He even recounted painful cases of mothers who They must hide their motherhood to avoid being rejecteda reality that requires greater awareness and professionalism in Human Resources departments.
To the young people who finish school each year, López Arce left them some advice. “Your first job is not going to be the one of your dreamss. It’s part of a process. “Sometimes you have to do what you don’t love to finance your life’s passion.”
