Present and future of the Russian arctic zone regions labour market: occupations in demand

learning is particularly important for socio-economic development of the Russian Arctic zone as one of the priority geostrategic areas of the Russian Federation. The successful implementation of lifelong learning in the Arctic regions requires constant monitoring, analysis and forecasting of changes in the regional labor market. The paper presents the present and future labor market characteristics of the Arctic regions, determined by the most popular occupations list. It is shown that nowadays priority industries determine demanded occupations. It is revealed that these priorities are long-term and determine the professional frame of the future, formed by the basic occupations of the key sectors of the Arctic economy, which are transformed under the influence of modern technological trends. The list of Arctic occupations that meets the current and future demands of the labor market can serve as a basis for the formation of competitive regional systems of lifelong learning, increasing the investment attractiveness of the Arctic regions, as well as contributing to the staffing of these strategically important territories of Russia.