CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - The Central Luzon job industry has posted a higher salary average for starting employees than that of the national average in the Philippines, a report from JobStreet.com stated.
According to the 2017 JobStreet.com Pampanga Report presented to local mediamen recently, the regional average for fresh graduates’ or those with less than one year of work experience, entry salary is almost two percent higher at P19,478 compared to the national average of P19,437.
The list of highest paid industry for fresh graduates is topped by Healthcare-related career at P26,998 followed by Advertising at P22,253, Information Technology (IT)-related at P22,092, Education at P21,460, and Banking at P20,971.
The junior executive position in the region is also higher of around seven percent at P24,742 compared to the P24,569 recorded national average.
IT-related jobs posted the highest salary at P35,440 followed by Healthcare related jobs at P25,411, Creative and Graphic Design at P24,347, Advertising and Media Planning at P24,105, and Training and Development at P22,458.
The Junior Executives positions are categorized as employees with at least one year to less than five years of work experience in their chosen field.
JobStreet.Com Marketing Manager Eileen Camarillo-Go cited the significance of having a high-starting salary for those who are young in the industry and are still trying to identify themselves on their chosen field.
She said that a high-paying salary encourages employees to stay in his or her job, meaning newbies can be given a chance to establish themselves and create a better career.
It is most significant to fresh graduates, who are seeking high-paying jobs, to either pay back to their parents or to those who helped them finish studies, or for the sense of entitlement after the long years of studying.
Although a single digit difference, Camarillo-Go said it is still significant considering the cost of living in the Metro Manila, from the high-paying rent and transportation to other daily expenses.
The supervisory and managerial positions in Central Luzon are reported to also be competitive with a regional average of P29,243 for supervisors and P46,933 for managers, compared to the P39,324 and P63,643 national average, respectively.
For the supervisory level, IT-related are still the highest-paying jobs at P66,651. It was followed by Creative and Design at P50,750, Banking and Financial Services at P40,077, Healthcare-related at P40,950 and Engineering-related at P31,068.
Supervisory position is classified as those employees with more than five years to less than ten years of working experience in the same field.
The top five high paying jobs for the managerial position, or those with more than ten years of working experience are Customer Service-related at P98,813, Corporate Strategy at P79,086, Facilities Maintenance at P74,500, Advertising a P68,000, and IT-related at P63,750.