List of In-Demand Jobs in the Philippines 2016

With over 12,000 vacancies, sugarcane farming landed as the 2nd in-demand job in the Philippines according to Phil-job.net.

Based upon the data posted by the Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) on the website, a total of 12,400 job opportunities is allotted for sugarcane farmers while 100 job vacancies awaits the sugarcane grinders.

“We were surprised and at the same time we are happy because [agricultural workers do not usually] figure as in demand,” Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz stated in an article published in Inquirer.net by Jocelyn Uy.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) secretary said that the demand of agricultural workers such as sugarcane farmers can be credited to the stable pricing of sugar in the world market nevertheless of the global development.

“That means good investment for our sugar industry, whether for planters, millers and distributors,” she added.

Kickerdaily noted in its article that the job vacancies are held particularly in High Yield Sugar Farms Corp. in Matalam, North Cotabato.

The Labor secretary stressed that they are also monitoring the online application which is administered by the department with regards to referral to firms in need of agricultural employees.

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) on the other hand dominated as the most in-demand job in the Philippines with more than 28,000 job openings.

BPO has been considered as the top earning work in the country in the recently released Annual Salary Report of Jobstreet.com, hailing Information Technology on the top list.