Top 10 highest-paying jobs in the Philippines — PSA

May magandang rason kung bakit mabuting ikonsidera ng mga estudyante na kumuha ng mga kursong related sa Science, Technology, Engineering, at Mathematics (STEM).

Sa isang 2023 survey na isinagawa ng Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), lumalabas na karamihan sa Top 10 highest-paying jobs sa Pilipinas ay STEM-related.

Sa ilalim ng K-12 curriculum, may apat na pagpipilian ang senior high school students na puwedeng kunin bilang paghahanda sa kukunin nilang kurso sa college.

Ito ang apat na choices:

• Grand Academic Strand (Gas);
• Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS);
• Technical Vocational (TechVoc); at
• Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics o STEM

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HIGHEST PAYING JOBS IN THE COUNTRY

Noong 2023, inilabas ng PSA ang resulta ng 2022 Occupational Wages Survey (OWS). Tinukoy rito ang mga trabahong may pinakamataas na sahod.

Sa Top 10 highest-paying occupations, binanggit ang average monthly wage rates ng bawat trabaho.

Kapansin-pansing karamihan sa Top 10 careers na ito ay sakop ng STEM. Narito ang listahan:

1. Aircraft Pilots and Related Associate Professionals – Air Transport (PHP135,363)
2. Software Developers – Information Service Activities (PHP70,5945)
3. Mathematicians and Actuaries- Insurance, Reinsurance and Pension Funding except Compulsory Social Security (PHP69,654)
4. Production Supervisors and General Foremen – Electricity, Gas, Steam, and Air Conditioning Supply (PHP63,017)
5. Application Programs – Insurance, Reinsurance and Pension Funding Except Compulsory Social Security (PHP58,643)
6. Specialist Medical Practitioners – Human Health Activities except Public Health Activities (PHP57,476)
7. Statistician – Insurance, Reinsurance and Pension Funding except Compulsory Social Security (PHP51,607)
8. Medical Doctor/General Medical Practitioners – Human Health Activities except Public Health Activities (PHP51,251)
9. Geologists – Mining of Coal, and Lignite; Extraction of Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Other Mining and Quarrying (PHP49,059)
10. Accountants – Insurance, Reinsurance and Pension Funding except Compulsoty Social Security (PHP48,982).

WORK SALARY SURVEY BASED ON "BENCHMARK OCCUPATIONS"

Dalawang trabaho ang tinawag na benchmark occupations sa isinagawang OWS. Ito ay ang sumusunod:

1. Accounting and Bookkeeping Clerks;
2. Elementary Occupations (Unskilled Workers)

Kapag sinabing "benchmark occupations," tumutukoy ito sa pinaka-karaniwang trabaho sa halos lahat ng establishments, at kadalasa’y kabilang sa low-paid occupations.

Ang average monthly wage rate ng accounting and bookkeeping clerks sa lahat ng industry ay PHP19,676 para sa taong 2022.

Narito ang kabilang na industry groups sa accounting and bookkeeping clerks. Nakasaad din dito kung magkano ang average monthly wage sa nasabing benchmark occupation:

• Information and Communications (PHP 30,731);
• Electricity, Gas, Steam, and Air Conditioning Supply (PHP 30,676); at
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Activities (PHP 25,443),

Ang estimate naman ng average monthly wage rate para sa elementary occupations (unskilled workers) sa lahat ng kinabibilangang industry ay tinatayang PHP12,276 para sa taong 2022.

Ito naman ang kabilang na groups para sa unskilled workers at ang average monthly wage:

• Electricity, Gas, Steam, and Air Conditioning Supply (PHP 20,771);
• Mining and Quarrying (PHP 14,634); at
• Other Service Activities except Activities of Membership Organizations (PHP 13,579)

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COMMON CAREER PATHS FOR STEM

Anu-ano naman ang mga karaniwang career paths na mapagpipilian sa STEM?

Inisa-isa ng AECC Global, isang international education consultancy, sa pamamagitan ng website nito ang mga karerang puwedeng pagpilian sa STEM field.

Science:

• Biology
• Marine Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Environmental Science
• Astronomy
• Geology
• Meteorology

Technology:

• Computer Science
• Information Technology
• Web Development
• Cybersecurity
• Data Science
• Software Engineering
• Artificial Intelligence
• Robotics

Engineering:

• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Aerospace Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Materials Science

Mathematics:

• Calculus
• Linear Algebra
• Probability and Statistics
• Differential Equations
• Number Theory
• Discrete Mathematics

MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT STEM field

Hindi naman kailang may ilang misconceptions tungkol sa STEM field. Isa na rito ay ang pag-aakalang mahirap ito at para lamang sa matatalino.

Kahit ang Department of Science and Technology-Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI), kinumpirma ang iba’t ibang misconceptions na ito, ulat ng Philippine Information Agency.

Kabilang rito na ang STEM ay para lamang sa matatalinong estudyante.

Isa pang misconception ay para lamang ito sa mga nais maging scientists at engineers.

Paglilinaw ng DOST-SEI: “In fact, STEM courses, at its core, help develop the student’s critical thinking and problem-solving skills, as well as creativity.

“These are skills that are not limited to the STEM field but can also be found in other fields.

“What sets STEM apart is its deeper appreciation of the world’s intricacies that may or may not be seen by the naked eye.”

Para hikayatin ang mga estudyante pagdating sa STEM-related courses, ang DOST-SEI ay may mga assistance programs, tulad ng scholarships, na puwedeng ma-avail ng qualified students.

Para sa karagdagang impormasyon ukol sa mga programang ito, maaaring bumisita sa kanilang website: https://www.sei.dost.gov.ph/