Environmental Scan 2017: Human Capital Issues within the Medical Devices Sector
Figure 3-41: Central Malaysia - Breakdown of new full time positions to be created by job
category (MASCO 2013, 2-digit), Jan to Dec 2017
(n=36, representing 2,514 new full time positions to be created)
83. Drivers and mobile plant operators, 2%
82. Assemblers, 2%
Others, 6%
Skilled:3%
Semi-skilled: 3%
81. Stationary plant and machine
operators, 10%
31. Science and engineering associate
professionals, 80%*
Job Category
Ratio of new positions to be created to the
existing workforce needs
SUBTOTAL 23%
31. Science and engineering associate professionals 76%*
81. Stationary plant and machine operators 4%
82. Assemblers 7%
83. Drivers and mobile plant operators 35%
*Note: One of the large glove manufacturers plan to hire 2,000 new science and engineering associate
professionals in 2017.
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