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Which occupations in the Philippines lack skilled

workers?
January 14, 2014
MANILA, Philippines With many Pinoys finding it hard to get jobs, it may be difficult to believe there
are some occupations that lack skilled workers.
According to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), there are many occupations in the
Philippines where there is a shortage of skills. This is why the DOLE is mulling the possibility of opening
some occupations to foreign skilled workers.
The DOLE recently released the Skills Occupational Shortage List, which includes occupations where
there is a shortage of skills and could be opened potentially to foreign skilled workers.
(This is) a two-pronged sword that would serve as a signal to employers, industry, professional groups,
education and training institutions to expand training/ educational opportunities in identified occupations
and can be utilized as basis for policy formulation in the deployment sector and/or entry of skilled
workers to promote brain gain or technology transfer, the DOLE said.
Here is the DOLEs Skills Occupational Shortage List (preliminary):
Architect
Chemical Engineer
Chemist
Environmental Planner
Fisheries Technologist
Geologist Geophysicist, petrogeochemist, petrophysicist, micropaleontologist, engineering geologist
Guidance Counselor
Librarian (licensed)
Medical Technologist
Sanitary Engineer
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Computer Numerical Control Machinist

Assembly Technician (Servo-actuator/ Valve)
Test Technician
Pilot
Aircraft Mechanic
However, the Kilusang Mayo Uno criticized Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldozs statement that the
government is opening up jobs in the country to foreigners, saying there is no shortage of skilled workers
in the Philippines.
The countrys high unemployment rate, the number of Filipinos leaving the country to work abroad, and
the number of skilled Filipinos in the call center sector show theres no dearth of Filipinos looking for
jobs, said KMU chairperson Elmer Bong Labog. ABS-CBNnews.com
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