Environmental Scan 2017: Human Capital Issues within the Medical Devices Sector
Figure 3-42: Northern Malaysia - Breakdown of new full time positions to be created by job
category (MASCO 2013, 2-digit), Jan to Dec 2017
(n=33, representing 802 new full time positions to be created)
Others, 11%
31. Science and engineering associate
professionals, 3%
Skilled: 6%
Semi-skilled: 5%
41. Office clerks, 4%
82. Assemblers,
36%
83. Drivers and mobile plant operators, 6%
81. Stationary plant and machine operators,
6%
24. Business and administration
professionals, 6%
93. Manufacturing and transport labourers, 9%
21. Science and engineering
professionals, 9%
Job Category
72. Metal, machinery and related
trades workers, 10%*
Ratio of new positions to be created to the
existing workforce needs
SUBTOTAL 7%
82. Assemblers 13%
72. Metal, machinery and related trades workers
300%*
21. Science and engineering professionals 10%
93. Manufacturing and transport labourers 5%
24. Business and administration professionals 10%
81. Stationary plant and machine operators 1%
83. Drivers and mobile plant operators 29%
41. Office clerks 12%
31. Science and engineering associate professionals 3%
*Note: One of the large non-consumables companies plan to hire 80 new metal, machinery and related trades
workers in 2017.
Figure 3-43: Southern Malaysia - Breakdown of new full time positions to be created by job
category (MASCO 2013, 2-digit), Jan to Dec 2017
138