Choosing the wrong major often leads to wasted 4 or 5 years of university education, or results in unemployment, low-paying jobs, and limited career prospects after graduation. Choosing a major requires careful consideration of factors such as personal passion, market demand, abilities, future aspirations, family expectations, and financial capacity. The following article on majors with high demand and good graduate salaries may offer some helpful suggestions.
In 2018, High Technology, Pharmaceuticals, and Chemicals were the top three industries with the highest salary increases in Vietnam, with increases of 9.7%, 9.1%, and 9% respectively, according to a survey by Talentnet - Mercer based on salary reports from 602 businesses across 16 different industries, using salary data from over 314,000 employees nationwide.
According to Vietnamworks, the top 5 highest-paying professions currently include: Finance/Investment, Banking, Information Technology, Marketing, and Construction.
In the Finance/Investment sector , 25% of those in management/department head positions are receiving salaries of 70 million VND or more . Other positions are as follows: fresh graduates 5 million VND; experienced professionals 7.2 million VND; team leaders/supervisors 12.5 million VND; managers/department heads 25 million VND.
In the construction industry, graduates receive an average salary of around 7.5 million VND per month.
New graduates in Information Technology receive salaries ranging from 6 to 9 million VND . Managers and department heads receive salaries ranging from 20 to 45 million VND .
Some professions never lose their appeal, such as doctors and pharmacists, who earn salaries ranging from 20 million to 30 million VND per month.
With the relentless development of information technology, IT-related fields such as software engineering and artificial intelligence engineering are receiving record salaries. According to surveys, the average salary most businesses are willing to pay experienced programmers is $1,318 per month (approximately 30 million VND).
TopDev has announced that the average salary for artificial intelligence (AI) engineers in Vietnam reaches up to $22,000 USD, equivalent to over 510 million VND per year.
One extremely popular industry that cannot be overlooked is aviation- related careers . In 2018, Vietnam Airlines pilots earned 132.5 million VND/month , while pilots at the low-cost airline Vietjet earned approximately 180 million VND/month in 2017. Jetstar Pacific – a subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines – saw co-pilots earn around 100-120 million VND/month, and captains 110-160 million VND/month (depending on flight hours and seniority).
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Human Resource Demand Forecasting and Labor Market Information, the marketing industry will need 10,000 or more employees each year from now until 2020, leading among the six sectors with the highest recruitment demand.
Marketing staff in foreign-invested enterprises earn between $400 and $600 per month, while management-level positions earn between $1,000 and $1,500 per month. Specific positions in Vietnamese companies have the following salary ranges: Marketing Staff: VND 14,000,000 – VND 18,000,000/month; Account Manager: VND 24,000,000 – VND 34,000,000/month; Brand Manager: VND 35,000,000 – VND 45,000,000/month...
In the real estate industry , salaries range from $378 to $1324 (approximately 8.8 million to 31 million VND per month).
Source: Internet
