For a long time, the employment situation of domestic antique industry has been severe. According to the data of China Art Market Information Network, the number of cultural professionals in colleges and universities in China increases by about 20,000 every year, but the number of cultural professionals after graduation is less than 1500.
Many students change their major in junior year mainly because it is difficult to find a job after graduation and their salary is low. Now the antique industry needs several years of work experience in addition to holding relevant academic certificates. In addition, general museums, archaeological teams, auction companies and other units also have age restrictions on candidates. If you are over 35 years old, it is difficult to find a decent job in the workplace.
Although the applicant's job is not easy to find now, there is also a big demand gap for consulting positions in the antique industry. According to the data survey of relevant research institutions, the positions of antique brokers and super-senior antique consultants have been in short supply. The gap in the entire antique industry is still as high as tens of millions of people.
In fact, the market size of the domestic antique industry is not small, especially in first-tier cities such as Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. According to the statistical data in 2020, the antique market in China has reached 878.2 billion yuan, a substantial increase of 6 1.9% compared with last year, which shows that the development prospect of the antique industry is still considerable. According to the report on antique industry released by China Art Market Information Network, it is estimated that the number of employees in this industry will exceed 7 million in 2022, but there are still tens of millions of gaps in this industry. Many people find it strange that even the average monthly salary of making antiques can reach 10 thousand yuan. Why can't you recruit people? Ma Yun's monthly salary is as high as 250 thousand yuan. The main reasons are as follows:
First, to be a super-advanced antique consultant, you must have relevant training certificates. Being a special senior antique consultant and being an ordinary antique business manager cannot be confused. As many people get rich, the requirements for antique personnel are getting higher and higher. For example, to preserve the value of antiques, it is necessary to identify the authenticity and appreciation potential, which requires high antique knowledge and market experience, and at the same time, in the antique industry, it is also necessary to have a very high social network. The requirements of many entrepreneurs have increased, so the salary income of super-advanced antique consultants will also increase accordingly. It is not difficult to understand why Ma Yun hired five consultants, Jiang, Cheng, Qiu and Zhai Jianmin, with a monthly salary of 250,000 yuan, because they have excellent indicators in the antique industry.
Second, the social status of antiques is not high, and many people do not attach importance to it and are unwilling to systematically learn antique knowledge. The skills of ordinary antique brokers and business managers are mixed, so it is difficult to meet the requirements of modern entrepreneurs. According to the data, there are currently 19 colleges and universities in China offering 1 15 antiques-related majors, among which 9 colleges and universities are selected as national key majors, but there are only 7394 students majoring in antiques, and the gap of antique practitioners is as high as 60 million. Many people think that the antique industry can be directly employed, and there is no need for training at all, and there is no time and energy to re-learn.
Third, the welfare of antique personnel is not satisfactory, which makes many people unwilling to stay in the antique industry, and even more unwilling to improve their abilities. Ordinary antique brokers and business managers earn 4,000 to 6,000 yuan a month, but now the cost of living is extremely high, and children's education, mortgage and car loans, and care for the elderly on both sides need to be spent, which gives antique dealers a sense. We are originally paid, so why should we make great efforts to improve our antique professional skills and quality?
Fourth, the demand for antique personnel in society is expanding rapidly, and there is inevitably a gap of tens of millions. China has now entered the era of national collection. It is said that there are 97 million collectors, so there are a large number of job gaps for antique personnel every year.
Now there is a gap of tens of millions of antique dealers. Even if you pay tens of thousands of dollars, you may not find the ideal antique dealer. This is mainly because the requirements of entrepreneurs to find antique personnel are on the rise, and there are not many people with relevant certificates and higher-level contacts. In addition, the social status of ordinary antique personnel in China is not high. Even if colleges and universities offer related antiques majors, not many people come to study.
In addition, the welfare of ordinary antique dealers is not high, and many people are reluctant to look for them, because both antique brokers and business managers have to spend money on entertainment and have no extra money to get through the network. It is not as good as Jiang, Cheng, Qiu and Zhai Jianmin hired by Ma Yun with high salary. More importantly, the domestic antique business is developing, and the bad behavior of the old experts in the early stage, making money everywhere and making false appraisal and valuation, leads to the complete distrust of domestic entrepreneurs, and the demand gap for extremely professional and honest antique personnel is growing. It is normal that the demand for super-senior antique consultants is in short supply.