Argentine talent, as a labor resource, was never in discussion.
Nor that salaries in the country are not, in general, in line with that potential.
This situation leads many people to work
“freelance” or independently,
on online work platforms and, in most cases, for companies based in other countries that remunerate services in dollars.
Paying attention to this segment of workers from various countries, a private study revealed that
Argentines are the most active, best experienced, most valued and best paid freelancers in the region.
The data corresponds to the global payments platform
Nebeus
, which analyzed the independent workforce in Latin America and compared it to global trends.
To prepare the study, factors such as the total number of freelancers and their proportion in relation to the total population were taken into account, as well as their level of activity, the average score given to them on the hiring platforms, their average rate and their years of experience.
According to the data analyzed,
Argentina stands as the leader, occupying second place in total and per capita number of freelancers in Latin America,
(behind Brazil)
.
In addition, it has an outstanding rating: an average of 4.97 out of 5 points, surpassing its regional peers and competing at a global level.
Argentine freelancers, aware of their experience,
demand higher rates
and are
They are positioned as the most expensive with an average of
US$25 per hour
, while the average rate in Latin America is
US$17
.
This is more than double that of some of their regional counterparts, but is still
half the price of freelancers in the US or UK.
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The ranking of Latin American "freelancers"
Source:
NEBEUS
Infographic:
Clarín
According to the study data, the majority of Latin American freelancers are dedicated to
graphic design (40%)
.
Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela are the countries that have the highest number of graphic designers, while Nicaragua, Paraguay and El Salvador have the lowest number.
"The average hourly rate for graphic designers in Latin America is US$16, while Mexico is the country with the highest, US$24. For its part, Bolivia has the most affordable professionals, who charge US$10 per hour. hour," the study noted.
Compared to the rest of the world, graphic designers in Latin America have the lowest rates.
Most designers from other countries charge an average of US$20 per hour, with those in the United States charging the most (US$40 per hour on average).
Computer scientists, administrators and editors
IT professionals in Latin America represent 30% of all freelancers, second only to graphic designers.
The study figures reveal a very promising fact: in general, the
proportion
of IT freelancers in Latin America is higher than in other countries,
only behind Indonesia (33%) and Pakistan (32%).
The highest concentration is in Bolivia (40%), followed by Costa Rica (37%) and Uruguay (36%).
Finding a freelancer of this type in Honduras is more complicated, since only 18% of them are IT freelancers.
In Latin America you can find IT freelancers with the lowest rates compared to other countries in the world, since only Bangladesh has such a cheap average (US$20 per hour).
The cheapest freelancers are in Bolivia (US$13 per hour), while the highest price is in
Argentina,
with
US$30 per hour.
Another piece of information from the report highlights that Latin America has
more affordable
freelancers dedicated to administration
(organization of information in spreadsheets and databases)
than in the rest of the world.
In this material, Argentina has the highest prices at
US$43
per hour, but it is not close to the British costs of
US$100.
"The percentages of freelancers in this area are quite low both in the region and beyond, which may indicate that administrative functions are more difficult to execute remotely, and most companies require an on-site employee for these tasks ", according to the report.
As for freelancers dedicated to
writing and content
, Venezuelans appear to be the cheapest and, judging by their excellent average rating of 4.95,
they are also the best writers in terms of quality-price ratio,
although they only represent 4% of the total.
Native English speakers are significantly more expensive, with the British leading at $40 an hour.