Evaluation of the sectoral and regional structure of high-performance jobs

The article summarizes the criteria for the identification of high-performance jobs (HPJ) in the global and Russian economic practice. An analysis of sectoral and regional structure of HPJs possible to identify the main trends and problems of their creation in the Russian economy. The results of empirical analysis indicate that the process of creating HPJs is reversible and there is significant interregional differentiation in HPJ spatial allocation.