DOLE: Cyberservice jobs in high demand

High-demand and high-paying jobs are available for Filipinos in the cyber-service sector, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. DOLE Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said salaries in this industry range from P13,000 to P40,000 a month, and may go up to P50,000 a month for highly trained workers. “It takes only three to six months of apprenticeship/learnership to obtain knowledge and skills about these jobs, but I advise jobseekers who are armed with these courses to train, pick-up very good communication skills, and a serious work ethic to be able to land a job," Baldoz said. She said the high-demand and high-paying jobs in the cyberservices industries include:

• web developers
• network engineers
• computer programmers
• program analysts
• systems analysts
• technical support representatives
• software engineers.

The cyberservices sector may even have jobs that require only a short time of study, she said. These include:

• online web marketing (search engine operation)
• online copy writing (content writing)
• legal transcription
• online office suite
• web development solution
• technical drafting.

Cyber-services are highlighted in the "101 Career Guide," a comprehensive list of 101 careers that would lead to jobs expected to be in demand in the next 10 years. In turn, cyber-services are among the country's key employment generating sectors (KEGS). Other KEGS include:

• Agribusiness
• Health and Wellness
• Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism
• Mining
• Construction
• Banking and Finance
• Manufacturing
• Ownership Dwellings and Real Estate
• Transport and Logistics
• Wholesale and Retail Trade and Overseas Employment.

The "101 Career Guide" is available in hard copy upon request and on-line from the Bureau of Local Employment website,www.ble.dole.gov.ph. It also provides information on where other economic sectors with knowledge and skills in cyberservices could look for opportunities. The contents of the career guide will be updated every two years to identify other upcoming in-demand jobs. — TJD, GMA News