Top In-Demand Jobs in Countries of Destination of Filipino Overseas Workers

On January 17, 2018, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) had posted various positions that had been in-demand of OFWs in Asia, USA, Europe, the Middle East and Oceania for the year 2016. The data derived was based from the approved job orders and surveys conducted by private recruitment agencies as of February 23, 2017.

Likewise, the data from the POEA matched with Workabroad.ph’s data where it revealed workers, professionals from the health sector, sea and land-based jobs as among those in high-demand of overseas workers.

Here are the top skills and the countries that hired the most qualified applicants:

The countries that showed a “big” need for professional nurses included Ireland and the UK, both members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). On the other hand, Israel had the most approved job orders who hired caregivers and caretakers.

Meanwhile, Saipan had also hired numerous nurses and production supervisors.  Construction workers were also in demand in New Zealand, skilled carpenters for Papua New Guinea and cooks and other related positions in Australia.

In Diego in Central America, civil engineers were on their top list of in demand jobs while US and Cyprus had hired high volume of competent engineering technicians, waiters, bartenders and other related works.

Production and manufacturing work became in demand in South Korea and Taiwan. Japan had a great number of job orders for engineers, construction workers and nurses.

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