Best Paying Jobs And Sectors For Graduates In Singapore

Want to know the average salary for your position inSecurities Dealer and Broker - $5,750
Singapore? Here is the latest list of up-to-date, qualityActuary - $5,100
salary surveys according to salary levels andCredit Analyst - $4,631
employment trends. Some of the best paying careersLaw:
in Singapore are in the sectors such as medicine,Legal Service Manager - $12,318
management, finance, administrative, law, engineeringLegal Officer - $9,790
and shipping sector.Lawyer (Except advocate and solicitor) - $7,400
To secure a senior executive position, candidatesEngineering:
should ideally possess an postgraduate qualificationEngineers are not highly paid in Singapore. As a result,
from an internationally accredited universities, An MBAsome shift to other career options with MBA and
in Singapore or an Executive Master of Sciencesome go for sales.
program will be highly desirable to ensure excellentPower Generation and Distribution Engineer - $7,848
career options. Most established business schools inChemical Engineer (Petrochemical) - $7,547
Singapore including INSEAD, Chicago and BaruchAutomation Engineer - $6,680
college, The City University of New York also offerInstrumentation Engineer - $6,616
excellent executive and career placement programsMarine Superintendent Engineer - $6,340
where major MNCs and agencies are invited to theirAeronautical Engineer - $5,242
networking sessions.Production Engineer - $5,091
A brief list of best paying careers along withCivil Engineer - $4,746
indicative monthly salaries is given below:Electrical Engineer - $ 4,665
Doctors and Physician:Electronics Engineer - $4615
While specialized surgeons and neurosurgeons are theShipping:
highest paid, general physicians and surgeons are paidCareer in shipping sector is well paid.
less.Ship-master - $8,671
Specialized surgeon - $ 30,755Shipping Manager - $5,721
General Surgeon - $ 17,872Naval Architect - $5,480
General Physician - $ 6,173Ship rigger - $4,933
Managerial Posts:Others:
The list below is indicative that may vary withProducer/ Director of Commercials - $5,150
experience and responsibility of job. A managementMarket Research Analyst - $5,174
qualification or MBA is desirable or compulsory forSales Representative (Medical and pharmaceutical
most positions.products) - $4,801
Managing Director - $24,472Flight Operations Officer - $4,801
General Manager - $16,667The list above is prepared as per data provided by
Company Director - $15,513MoM (Ministry of Manpower) Government of
Operations Manager (Finance) - $9,808Singapore in 2008. To generate the indicative monthly
Computer and Information System Manager - $8,930salary, the third-quartile monthly gross wages has
Personnel/ Human Resource Manager - $8,420been taken into account. Performance bonuses, profit
Business Development Manager - $ 8,290sharing and stock options are not included in the
Marketing Manager - $8000indicative average monthly salary.
Advertising and Public Relations Manager - $7,533Top executives in MNC, accountants, lawyers,
Sales Manager - $7,100bankers took home more than $4 million (Iras year
Finance:of Assessment 2007). Median income for top 8
This was the most lucrative sector to work as perearners in MNCs was $4.86 million per annum, for
data released on 2008. Recession may have taken alawyers (mainly advocates and solicitors) it was
hit but still it remains most lucrative sector to build a$4.65m followed by bankers ($4.40m) and
career.accountants ($4.40m).
Commodities and Futures Broker - $17,464While top doctors and architects make a lot of
Foreign Exchange Dealer and Broker - $11,095money, engineers continue to be underpaid with a
Fund Manager - $8,125mere $0.75/annum. As per survey by Singapore
Budgeting and Financial Accounting Manager - $8,000Medical Association, median monthly income for a
Personal Banker - $ 6,250doctor is $13,758. Average of top 4th and 5th
Financial Analyst - $6,000earners is taken to calculate meridian income.