Aviation leads high-paying careers list, gov’t survey reveals

MANILA, Philippines – With jobseekers expected to begin their hunt for a new career or profession, the Department of Labor and Employment released a list of the top 10 highest-paying jobs in the Philippines.

The list of highest-paying jobs is led by positions in the aviaiton industry, architecture and engineering, and design, according to latest published results of the Occupation Wages Survey conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

The information was revealed in the March issue of Labor Market Trends, a publication of the Bureau of Local Employment.

The top 10 high-paying jobs, with corresponding average monthly salaries, are as follows:

1. Aircraft pilot, navigator, and flight engineer: P156,823
2. Engineering geologist: P101,471
3. Graphic designers: P99,658
4. Art directors: P76,612
5. Industrial machinery mechanics and fitters: P76,550
6. Geologists in the field of mining: P71,849
7. Statisticians in the fields of insurance, reinsurance, and pension funding: P56,759
8. Crushing, grinding and chemical-mixing machinery operators: P49,646
9. Communications service supervisors: P48,270
10. Production supervisors and general foremen: P47,521

“Students and jobseekers may find the information and education materials regularly published by the Bureau of Local Employment to be helpful in gathering labor market information,” Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III said in a news release.

The BLE publication also listed the functional skills and behavioral skills that employers look for in job applicants.

These include communication skills, trainability, competence, problem-solving and analytical skills, technical know-how, willingness to learn, initiative, honesty and integrity, self-motivation, and self-confidence of applicants. – Rappler.com