Accountants, bankers and healthcare workers
are tipped to be among the highest paid this year, according to a
new report.
Industries such as tourism and engineering are also
expected to have strong growth, just as the traditionally strong
information technology and legal areas will be among the big
earners.
The report by manpower firm Kelly Services found that
the monthly median household income rose 2.6 per cent to $8,846
last year as compared with 2015.
The establishment of the Asean Economic Community was
cited as a key reason for the spike in demand for skilled finance
professionals and accountants who are able to work across
borders.
A financial analyst with four to eight years of
experience in the accountancy sector is projected to earn between
$5,500 and $8,000 a month this year.
The increase in demand for banking and finance
professionals with compliance and risk backgrounds will help
prospects in these fields command a bigger pay packet.
A risk manager with four to seven years of experience
can expect a salary between $5,000 and $10,000 a month this year,
the report noted.
With the implementation of the Healthcare Manpower Plan
2020, 30,000 healthcare workers will be needed to support the
expansion of medical facilities by 2020.
Furthermore, as Singapore serves as a home base to over
30 leading biomedical sciences companies, medical technology
presents yet another key area of growth.
The information technology sector is also expected to
expand. Official projections forecast that, by this year, the
infocomm technology industry will require 15,000 more workers,
particularly in cyber security, data analytics, and development and
network infrastructure.
- THE STRAITS TIMES
