Highest paying jobs abroad for OFWs

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the field of health care have the highest paying jobs, with a monthly average salary of PHP111,620 (US$2,250).

In particular, those who are specializing in pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology have the highest salary across OFW (Overseas Foreign Worker) jobs, according to a report by Workabroad.ph.

The same report noted that such countries as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Canada, New Zealand, and United Kingdom give the highest salary for health care professionals.

The highest salary for health care workers in the UAE is logged at PHP253,826 a month, followed by Canada and New Zealand at PHP172,500 a month, and UK at PHP153,333 a month. (1PH is about .27 Canadian)

Overseas demand for health care workers is also strong, according to the report that was done from January to September this year.

Health care jobs shared 11 percent of the 117,000 jobs posted at WorkAbroad.ph over the period.

Following health care professionals, OFWs in process design and control and instrumentation have the second highest average monthly salary of PHP87,027.

Third highest paying specializations abroad are in public relations and communication with an average monthly salary of PHP83,375.

This was followed by aviation and aircraft maintenance and law and legal service, with an average monthly salary of PHP81,149 and PHP80,500, respectively.

Completing the list of 10 highest paying jobs for OFWs are education and training and development at PHP62,438; quality control at PHP58,463; information technology-related jobs at PHP57,639; engineering-related jobs at PHP57,102; and architecture and interior design at PHP55,660.

Among the 10 highest paying jobs abroad, only the health care and engineering sectors are also in the top 10 list for in-demand overseas jobs from January to September 2016.

Over the period, engineering-related jobs are the most in demand overseas, accounting for 26 percent or 30,972 of the total job postings at WorkAbroad.ph.

This is followed by general work, such as housekeeper, driver, messenger, dispatcher, among others with job orders of 22,367; hospitality-related jobs, with postings of 13,681; health care, with 13,399 job postings; manufacturing and production operations, with 7,159 job postings; maintenance and repair, with 4,484 job postings; personal care, beauty and fitness service, with 3,059 job postings; sales-related jobs, with 2,896 postings; clerical and administrative support, with 1,833 job postings; and arts, creative and graphics design, with 1,761 job postings.

WorkAbroad.ph Business Unit Manager Rhea Suiza said aspiring overseas workers should review their competencies and undergo training courses to broaden their knowledge.

Suiza added that aspiring OFWs should apply in industries with the most job openings and explore other industries if they consider better career options.

WorkAbroad.ph has registered four million jobseekers for overseas postings.

The 10 countries with the most number of job postings for OFWs are Saudi Arabia (46,026), Qatar (11,991), UAE (6,670), Kuwait (3,465), Bahrain (2,433), Oman (1,950), United States (1,225), New Zealand (572), Brunei Darussalam (518), and Australia (473).

According to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), more than 1.8 million land-based and sea-based OFWs have been deployed in more than 197 countries.

The report covers land-based job postings on Workabroad.ph from January to September 2016. Workabroad.ph is the country’s leading jobs portal for overseas employment opportunities and currently covers 90% market share of overseas employers.

POEA Director Robert Larga said that while several industries have been affected by the crisis, the volume of demand and job orders remain high for Saudi Arabia and other gulf countries.

Suiza said the crisis affects mainly the government sector in Saudi Arabia, but there is still a lot of job postings for Filipino workers from private companies.

Here are the 10 Highest Paying Countries of Deployment:

1.         United Arab Emirates

            Highest Paid Job: Healthcare-Doctor/Diagnosis

            Php 253, 826

2.         Qatar

            Highest Paid Job: Aviation/ Aircraft Maintenance

            Php 209,700

3.         Canada

            Highest Paid Job: Healthcare-Nurse/Medical Support and Assistant

            Php 172,500

4.         New Zealand

            Highest Paid Job: Nurse/Medical Support and Assistant

            Php 172,500

5.         United Kingdom

            Highest Paid Job: Healthcare-Doctor/Diagnosis

            Php 153, 333

6.         Singapore

            Highest Paid Job: Engineering-Related

            Php 138,000

7.         Saudi Arabia

            Highest Paid Job: Public Relations/Communications

            Php 138,000

8.         Macau

            Highest Paid Job: Engineering/Related

            Php 118,333

9.         Bahrain

            Highest Paid Job: Architecture/Interior Design

            Php 113,030

10.       Oman

            Highest Paid Job:Custom Service- Related

            Php 95,000