By Henna Mae Faeldo
Layout by GJ Lungay
Calling all fresh graduates and incoming College freshmen students to jot down
the top 10 highest paying jobs in the Philippines. This is to help students choose their
path to start investing for the rest of the years. Let‘s start our countdown with the lowest
rank and the highest.
10. Statistician – P35,000
Engage in the development of mathematical theory or apply statistical theory and
methods to collect, organize, interpret, and summarize numerical data to provide
usable information. May specialize in fields, such as bio-statistics, agricultural statistics,
business statistics, economic statistics, or other fields.
9. Call Center Representative/Customer Service Associate – P35,000
The call center agent has to answer all inbound and outbound calls. In addition, the
call center agent also needs to initiate the different types of sales oriented calls. Call
center agent further needs to respond against the customer queries through phone
calls. He or she must be knowledgeable about the different products and services
related to the organization.
8. Actuarian – P35,000
Actuaries evaluate complex risks and assess the probability and potential financia l
consequences of those risks. Although the majority of actuaries work in traditional fields,
actuaries are increasingly stepping outside of this specialism to work in other areas of
risk evaluation, such as the effects of climate change.
7. Production Supervisor/General Foreman – P36,000
Production supervisors are line or operations managers, meaning they frequently have
a hands-on leadership role in their companies› product-making activities. A production
supervisor may plan, direct or coordinate work activities and obtain resources necessary
for production success. Education-wise, most companies want production supervisors to
have at least a bachelor›s degree and two to five years of experience.
6. Systems Analyst/Designer – P42,000
The Systems Analyst/Developer position requires strong business skills and
would be responsible for reviewing, analyzing and occasionally
modifying systems including encoding, testing, debugging and
installing to support application systems.
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