LABOR MARKET

INFORMATION
CAREER GUIDANCE WEEK
 A market in which workers compete for
jobs and employers compete for workers
The place in which workers find paying
work and employers find qualified workers

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT | BUREAU OF LOCAL EMPLOYMENT

 OR

Could also be illustrated as

100,981,437
based on 2015
Census of
Population
The Filipino Workforce:
68,125,000 in 2016

Unem
ployed
, 2.4,
6%

Employed,
40.8, 94%
 The Filipino Workforce:
68,125,000 in 2016

Indust Agriculture
ry 29%
17%

Services
54%
 Labor
Supply
 Top
Disciplines

1. Business
Administratio
n
2. Education
and Teacher
Training
3.
Information
Technology
4.
Engineering
and
Technology
Source: CHED 5. Medical
and Allied
Most Availed TVET Courses: 2013

1. Food and Beverage Services NC II: 35,620

2. Computer Hardware Servicing NC II: 34,218

3. Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) NC II: 28,745

4. Housekeeping NC II: 24,318

5. Commercial Cooking NC II: 22,782

 Over supply of
Nursing graduates
in the
Philippines
 Labor
Demand
 Chemical
Products Education
Services
Business
Process Metallic
Outsourcin Products
g

Transportatio Creative
n
Manufacturin INDUSTRY
g PROFILES
Agricultur Financial
al Services
Business

Tourism Construction

Electronic Energy, Gas,

s & Water
Top 10 in demand and hard-to-fill jobs: 2013-2020
something to prepare for
Top 10 in demand and hard-
to-fill JOBS
1. DOCTORS
Industries hiring: Health and Wellness
Length of specialized study: 12-16 years
Tuition investment: High
Average salary: P28,000 / month
Top 10 in demand and hard-
to-fill JOBS
2. ENGINEERS
Industries hiring: Renewable Energy;
Ownership, Dwellings,
and Real Estate; Agribusiness;
Manufacturing; Mining; Wholesale and
Retail Trade; Agribusiness; Construction;
Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism; Power and
Utilities

Length of specialized study: 5 years

Tuition investment: Average

Average Salary:
Top 10 in demand and hard-
to-fill JOBS
3. ACCOUNTANTS
Industries hiring: IT-BPM; Wholesale
and Retail Trade; Hotel, Restaurant
and Tourism; Ownership, Dwellings,
and Real Estate; Banking and
Finance; Agribusiness;
Manufacturing; and Education
Length of specialized study: 5 years
Tuition investment: Average
Average salary: P10,000 42,000 /
month
 Top 10 in demand and hard-
to-fill JOBS
4. COMPUTER Also growing
in Freelancing!
PROGRAMMERS
Industries hiring: IT-BPM,
Wholesale and Retail Trade
Length of specialized study: 2-4
years
Tuition investment: Average
Average salary: P21,000 33,000
/ month
Top 10 in demand and hard-
to-fill JOBS Can be employed Full-time
Consultants
5. WEB Freelance work
DEVELOPERS
Industries hiring: IT-BPM
Length of specialized
study: Less than 1 year-
4 years
Tuition investment:
Average
Average entry level
salary: P16,000-25,000 /
month
Top 10 in demand and hard-to-fill
JOBS

6. DRAFTSMAN
Industries: Construction,
Aeronautics,
Mechanics and
Electronics
Length of specialized
study: Less than 1 year
2 years
Tuition investment: Low
Average salary: P20,000
/ month
 Top 10 in demand and hard-to-fill
JOBS

7. ANIMATORS
Industries hiring: IT-
BPM
Length of specialized
study: Less than 1
year 4 years
Tuition investment:
Average
Average salary:
P15,000-25,000 /
month

Also growing in
Freelancing!
Top 10 in demand and hard-to-fill
JOBS

8. AGRICULTURISTS
Industries hiring: Agribusiness
Length of specialized study: 4
years
Tuition investment: Average
Average salary: P13,000-
22,000 / month
 Top 10 in demand and hard-
to-fill JOBS
9. ELECTRICIANS
Industries hiring: Power and
Utilities, Manufacturing
Length of specialized
study: Less than 1 year
Tuition investment: Low
Average salary: P13,000 /
month
 Top 10 in demand and hard-to-fill
JOBS

10. TEACHERS
Industries hiring: Education,
Government
Length of specialized study:
4 years
Tuition investment: Average
Average salary: P13,000-
24,000 / month
 Filipinos
aspire to
work in
these
companies
SOURCES OF LABOR
MARKET
INFORMATION
THE KEY IDEAS
OF CREATIVE
JOB HUNTING
CREATIVE JOB HUNTING

PRINCIPLE I.: YOU ARE THE GIVEN

Find a job that fits you rather than

trying to shape yourself to fit into
the job.
Search for what you love, not for
what you can do.
CREATIVE JOB HUNTING

PRINCIPLE I.: YOU ARE THE GIVEN

Conduct Self-Inventory
Skills, field, setting, kinds of people
Places and people that offers work
for your skills
 CREATIVE JOB HUNTING

PRINCIPLE II.: GET-UP AND GO

Go after any organization that

interests you, whether or not they
have vacancy.
 CREATIVE JOB HUNTING

PRINCIPLE II.: GET-UP AND GO

Go after small companies

Talk
to people in the organization
you want to work
 CREATIVE JOB HUNTING

PRINCIPLE II.: GET-UP AND GO

Apply for internship or volunteer

Call companies you desire to work
for;
Knock the Door of companies you
want to work;
 CREATIVE JOB HUNTING

PRINCIPLE II.: GET-UP AND GO

GOOGLE is the new Resum

 CREATIVE JOB HUNTING

PRINCIPLE III.: ACE THAT INTERVIEW

Usecontacts as bridge for an

interview
Practiceanswering possible
interview questions
 CREATIVE JOB HUNTING

5 QUESTIONS AN EMPLOYER IS REALLY

CONCERNED ABOUT

1. Why are you here?

2. What can you do for us?
3. What kind of person are you?
4. What distinguishes you from other
applicant?
5. Can we afford you?
 CREATIVE JOB HUNTING

PRINCIPLE III.: ACE THAT INTERVIEW

50/50 and 20 to 2 interview rules.

Atthe end of the interview, ask for
the job.
Send a Thank You Note the same day
 CREATIVE JOB HUNTING

PRINCIPLE IV.: ACCEPT REJECTION

Job-HuntingIs by Its Very Nature a

Long Process of Rejection

NONO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
NO NO NO NO NO YES YES.

Cheer up!
BE YOUR OWN
BOSS!

Start your own business.

BE YOUR OWN BOSS!

1. USEYOUR CREATIVE
IMAGINATION.
2. SET GOALS AND PRIORITIES.
3. TAKE ACTION AND IMPLEMENT.
4. BE PERSISTENT.
Thank you!