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MANILA, Philippines – Looking for a job or specialization that pays well? The latest report of an online job search site listed the top 10 highest-paying ones that might suit you.
According to the Annual Salary Report 2015 of Jobstreet.com Philippines, employees who specialize in IT-software and in IT-network or database administration receive the highest average monthly salaries, placing consistently in the top two across 3 position levels.
Jobstreet.com Philippines released the report to “help candidates and employees gauge if they are getting paid competitively, while advising them of which jobs are generous in terms of compensation.”
Among junior executives, or those with one to 4 years of work experience, practitioners of law or legal services, actuarial science, and electronics and communications engineering join the IT specialists in the top 5 best-paid employees.
Top-paying Specializations for Junior Executives | |
Specialization | Average Basic Monthly Salary |
IT/Computer – Software | P37,784 |
IT/Computer – Network/Database Admin | P33,029 |
Law/Legal Services | P27,033 |
Actuarial Science | P27,032 |
Engineering – Electronics/Communication | P26,379 |
Public Relations/Communications | P25,153 |
Technical & Helpdesk Support | P25,078 |
Sales – Telesales/Telemarketing | P24,400 |
Training & Development | P23,762 |
Customer Service | P23,369 |
The same specializations comprise the 5 highest-paid in the supervisory level (for employees with 5 or more years of work experience), with the exception of actuarial science. Customer service supervisors placed 5th in the list.
Top-paying Specializations for Supervisors | |
Specialization | Average Basic Monthly Salary |
IT/Computer – Software | P67,478 |
IT/Computer – Network/Database Admin | P52,319 |
Law/Legal Services | P39,788 |
Engineering – Electronics/Communication | P34,831 |
Customer Service | P34,772 |
Sales – Engineering/Technical/IT | P33,396 |
Marketing/Business Development | P33,104 |
Quality Control Assurance | P32,978 |
Sales – Telesales/Telemarketing | P32,878 |
Engineering – Industrial | P27,032 |
Meanwhile, those specializing in IT software, IT network/database administration, customer service, technical and helpdesk support, and architecture and interior design make up the top 5 highest-paid professionals at the managerial level.
Top-paying Specializations for Assistant Managers/Managers | |
Specialization | Average Basic Monthly Salary |
IT/Computer – Software | P100,838 |
IT/Computer – Network/Database Admin | P81,274 |
Technical & Helpdesk Support | P80,405 |
Customer Service | P76,538 |
Architecture/Interior Design | P68,616 |
Training & Development | P67,380 |
Corp. Finance/Investment/Merchant Banking | P66,362 |
Finance – General/Cost Accounting | P59,696 |
Maintenance/Repair (Facilities & Machinery) | P59,367 |
Manufacturing/Production Operations | P59,153 |
The report was based on actual salaries offered by employers in their job postings on jobstreet.com.ph from October 1 to December 31, 2014.
The salaries exclude other forms of compensation, like leave credits, medical benefits, insurance, and incentives.
Jobstreet.com Philippines also shifted its approach to listing down the top-paying specializations in this year’s report, from ranking the top-paying industries last year.
“After all,” it said, “the first thing Filipinos consider when looking for a job is the fit between the available opportunity to their field of study, skills, and interests.” – Rappler.com
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