11 Interesting Facts from the 2018 Workabroad.ph Job and Salary Report
In the 80s back when I was a child, I still
can recall how people in the neighbourhood talked about my four closest
relatives who worked in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as overseas contract workers. Such
is the time when many Filipinos tried their luck in the Middle East which
started in the 70s when there’s a massive oil boom prompting an influx of labor
from Asian countries. It was at the height of this influx that the Philippine
government established a migrant employment program, creating the first formal
batch of overseas Filipino workers (OFW).
Almost
five decades later, the Middle East remains the top recruiter for Filipino
labor. During the presentation of the 2018
Workabroad.ph Job and Salary Report held last February 19, 2019 in Makati,
it was revealed, according to data from the leading overseas jobs board in the
Philippines WorkAbroad.ph that the gulf
countries accounted for 76.28% of all job listings in their database, followed
by Asia-Pacific countries (11.9%), and the United States (7.59%).
Paola
Savillo, Marketing Lead of WorkAbroad.ph,
disclosed, “Overseas hirers posted a total of 137,243 job listings from January
to October 2018.” She added that, “This
is up 21% compared to 2017, which had 113,545.”
Here are 11 more interesting facts I’ve learned from the 2018 Workabroad.ph Job and Salary Report:
According to Workabroad.ph Survey
for 2018, Saudi Arabia is still the no.1 overseas country of deployment, with
the most number of job opportunities for nurses.
Australia makes it into the top 10
replacing Taiwan in the top countries and regions of deployment for overseas jobs,
whereas, the USA is now the 3rd top country for overseas deployment with 81%
more job ads in 2018.
Across continents, majority of job
opportunities are for skilled workers. As for professionals, engineers are also
still high in demand.
Sea-based engineering-related
professionals are the highest-paid and also the most in-demand in USA.
In the Middle East, healthcare is
still the highest-paying specialization
In Asia Pacific,
Marketing/Business Development professionals are now the highest paid
In the Middle East, Medical jobs pay the
highest, with doctors and dentists starting with P47, 000 to P70, 000 per
month.
In Asia Pacific, the pay is highest for
professionals in IT, Education, and Marketing/Business Development, where
starting offers are pegged at P50,000-P65,000 monthly.
In US, Seamen and Ship Engineers have top
earning potential, with salaries starting at P68,000 to P81,000 monthly.
Necessary local work experience in their
desired overseas roles has an advantage during recruitment.
For skilled workers, having skills-based
courses from tech-voc institutions is also highly recommended.
To learn more about living and working
abroad—and to find overseas job matches—visit WorkAbroad.ph and follow WorkAbroad.ph
on Facebook.
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