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The Top 10 Highest Paying Jobs in the Philippines in 2014

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We all aim at having a high-paying job. While most of us go overseas to earn enough to bring affluent living to our families, some choose to stay in our country and explore different career opportunities. One of the bases for salary offer is the years of experiences of the employee. Last year Jobstreet published a report on top 10 highest paying specializations in the country.

This year, Jobstreet recently released their report of the top 10 highest paying jobs. Check out for the report categorized based on the number of years of experiences. Please take note that data show the average monthly basic salary and does not include allowances and other benefits. For those who are currently employed, may this serve as a guide to assess if your salary is what’s being offered across the industry. For job seekers, may this guide you which industry you would like to be a part of.

 

 

For Fresh Graduates

If you are a graduate of Finance, Banking, or other related courses, you are on the right track with an average monthly salary of Php17, 503. If you have a background on Legal / Law or any equivalent field, this industry is on the no. 9 field with an average offer of PHP 16,845.00. Technology related courses always have something good to offer even to fresh graduates at no. 3 & 5 spot with the average offer of PHP 18,963 for Computer / IT (Hardware) and Computer / IT (Software) respectively. Travel and Tourism also offer a lucrative spot with an average offer of PHP 20,629. Customer Service is one of the popular jobs among graduates today at no. 7 spot with an average monthly salary of PHP 17,711.

Rank	Job	Average Monthly Salary
1	Travel and Tourism	20,629
2	Telecommunication	19,975
3	Computer / Information Technology (Hardware)	18,963
4	Hotel / Hospitality	18,940
5	Computer / Information Technology (Software)	18,863
6	Healthcare / Medical	18,837
7	Call Center / IT Enabled Services / BPO	17,711
8	Banking / Financial Services	17,503
9	Law and Legal	16,845
10	Education	16,557

For 1-4 Years of Experience

For employees with 1-4 yrs of working experiences, hurray to the installers of pipes to supply gas to homes and businesses for being on the number 1 spot. Aircraft maintenance shows a great promise for career growth. From being on the no. 8 spot for fresh graduates, up to the no.2 spot for experienced employees.  Other technology-related jobs like IT, Instrumentation and Tech Support consecutively got no.3 to no.5 spots respectively. Jobs that involve social communications are on the next two spots such as Journalists and Public Relations. Down to the bottom of the list is another great job that prepares costs relating to building and civil engineering projects.

Rank	Job	Average Monthly Salary
1	Oil and Gas Engineering	40,878
2	Aircraft Maintenance	33,564
3	IT	32,873
4	Instrumentation	25,650
5	Tech Support	25,634
6	Journalist	25,560
7	Public Relations	25,078
8	Chemical Engineering	25,008
9	Executive Assistant	24,961
10	Quantity Surveying	24,841

 

 

 Supervisors (5 years+ experience)

For supervisors or employees with 5 years or up working experiences, the top 4 came from technology-related occupations such as IT, Engineers, Database Admin and Tech Support respectively. The top 5 spots down to #10 are all business-related jobs except for science related experts in microbiology in the #6 spot.

Rank	Job	Average Monthly Salary
1	IT	55,701
2	Engineer	42,548
3	Database Admin	37,985
4	Tech Support	35,999
5	Actuarial Science	35,320
6	Microbiologist	32,999
7	Accountant	32,725
8	Legal Services	32,312
9	Advertising	31,809
10	Public Relations	30,740

Managers

Managers require both business expertise and people handling. All managers are equally competitive but differ with the salary based on the industry. The top 10 is a mix of technology-related and business industries. Nurse Managers are on the 10 spot which proves that rising up the ladder in the hospital industry surely pays off.

Rank	Job	Average Monthly Salary
1	Technical Support	115,000
2	QA	107,205
3	Quantity Surveying	95,859
4	Oil and Gas Engineer	86,416
5	Top Management	81,348
6	Aircraft Maintenance	79,041
7	Legal Services	78,819
8	Communication	72,446
9	IT	67,509
10	Nurse	66,614

Senior Managers

The experts and most-experienced of all are the senior managers whose salaries can be graded based on the industry. The top 10 is another mixture of technology-related and business industries. It is interesting to note that Pharmacy was not on the top 10 list of lesser experienced employees, but ranks top 4 for senior managerial position.

Rank	Job	Average Monthly Salary
1	Quality Control	253,000
2	Logistics	220,000
3	IT	203,000
4	Pharmacy	200,000
5	Legal Services	189,375
6	Advertising	181,500
7	Training and Development	180,000
8	Corporate Strategy	177,133
9	HR	167,250
10	Marketing	151,500

Information presented on Jobstreet are based on the salary posted by employers from January 1- March 2013. The group caters 80,000 employers and over 10 million jobseekers.