Are you a jobseeker looking for better opportunities or a high school leaver trying to decide which career to pursue? In Jobstore’s 2017/2018 salary report, we find out which jobs are among the highest paid and highest in demand.
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Sales & Marketing
- Revenue-generating roles are very crucial in this fast-pace competitive business environment
- Increased focus in Branding and Digital Effort to continuously engage with customers or potential customers - Marketing Manager, Product Manager
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Information Technology
- Continued high demand for Software Engineers and Data Scientist
- Emerging Technologies (Blockchain) and Maturing Technologies (Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data) requires niche skills
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Finance & Accounting
- Increasing demand for credit risk and regulatory reporting skill due to tighter and ever-changing financial regulations
- Growing demands for technical-savvy analyst roles who can decipher data and make informed financial decisions
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Customer Service
- Expanding shared or outsourcing services in the region and increased focus on customer experience
- The rise of “Empathy Economy” from the Sharing Economy and Job loss from automation makes CS the new star
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F&B / Tourism / Hospitality
- Steady annual growth of F&B, tourism and hospitality establishments in Malaysia since 2010
- Growth in international arrivals - Malaysia is still an attractive destination for tourists
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Engineering
- Civil, industrial, production, mechanical, chemical, mining, electrical, electronic, telecommunication engineers are in high demand
- More opportunities in thriving cities like Penang and Kulim acting as hubs for semiconductors and E&E manufacturing
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This report by Jobstore provides insight into hiring and salary trends in Malaysia. This report was produced based on the
analysis of job placements in 22 job categories presented in Jobstore.com as well as jobs from its 20+ partner job sites,
salary surveys, recruitment trend researches and industry reports.
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Manager |
- Personal Assistant to CEO
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5-10 years |
min 5,000 |
max 12,000 |
| Manager |
- Administration/Office Manager
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5-8 years |
min 6,000 |
max 10,000 |
| Senior/Junior Executive |
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3-10 years |
min 4,500 |
max 10,000 |
- Accounting/ Auditing
- Finance/ Banking/ Insurance
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Director/ C-Level |
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15 and above years |
min 20,000 |
max 53,000 |
| Director/ C-Level |
- Chief Risk Officer
- Director of Compliance
- Finance Director
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10-20 years |
min 12,000 |
max 28,000 |
| Senior Manager |
- Corporate Finance Manager
- Finance Head
- Financial Controller
- Risk Manager
- Senior Finance Manager
- Strategic Planning & Analysis Manager
- Tax Manager
- Treasury Manager
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5-10 years |
min 7,500 |
max 25,000 |
- Art/ Design/ Entertainment
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Senior Manager, Manager |
- Design Manager
- Design Planning & Development
- Senior Animator
- Senior Art Director
- Senior Design Manager
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6-12 years |
min 6,000 |
max 15,000 |
| Senior Executive |
- 2D & 3D Motion Graphics
- Senior interior Designer
- UX Designer/ Animator
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3-6 years |
2,500 |
6,500 |
| Junior Executive |
- Draughtsman
- Interior Designer
- Web/ Graphic Designer
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1-3 years |
min 1,800 |
max 4,000 |
- Education/ Training
- Human Resource
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Director/ C-Level |
- Chief HR Officer
- Chief People Officer
- HR Director
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15 and above years |
min 15,000 |
max 50,000 |
| Director/ C-Level, Senior Manager |
- Head (Recruitment, Talent Management, Change Management, Learning & Development, Performance Management, Organizational Development)
- Regional HR Manager
- Vice President
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10-15 years |
min 10,000 |
max 25,000 |
| Senior Manager |
- Compensation and Benefits Manager
- Senior HR Manager
- Senior Recruitment Manager
- Training & Development Manager
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7-12 years |
min 7,000 |
max 15,000 |
- Engineering
- Construction/ Property
- Manufacturing/ Production
- Science/ R&D/ Research
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Director/ C-Level, Senior Manager |
- General Manager
- HSE Director
- Operations Director
- Quality Director
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10 and above years |
min 20,000 |
max 32,000 |
| Senior Manager, Manager |
- Engineering Manager
- General Manager
- Utilities Manager
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8-10 years |
min 12,000 |
max 23,500 |
| Senior Manager, Manager |
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8-15 years |
min 9,000 |
max 18,000 |
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Director/ C-Level, Senior Manager |
- Chief Technology Officer
- IT Director
- VP of IT
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15-25 years |
min 15,000 |
max 50,000 |
| Director/ C-Level, Senior Manager |
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15-25 years |
min 10,000 |
max 22,000 |
| Senior Manager |
- Senior Project Manager
- Senior Program Manager
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8-15 years |
min 9,000 |
max 30,000 |
- Business Management/ Project/ Planning
- Customer Service PR/ Media/ Communications
- Sales/ Marketing
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Director/ C-Level, Senior Manager |
- Business Development Director
- Chief Operation Officer
- Head of Sales
- Managing Director
- Sales Director (Regional)
- Vice President (Sales & Marketing, Strategic & Planning)
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10 and above |
min 15,000 |
max 50,000 |
| Senior Manager |
- Business Development Manager
- Country Manager
- General Manager
- Head of Sales
- Sales Director
- Senior Marketing Manager
- Senior Project Manager
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8 and above years |
min 12,000 |
max 40,000 |
| Manager |
- Key Account Manager
- Sales Manager
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5-10 years |
min 6,000 |
max 30,000 |
- F&B/ Tourism/ Hospitality
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Director/ C-Level, Senior Manager |
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4-10 years |
min 7,000 |
max 12,000 |
| Senior Manager, Manager |
- Hotel Manager
- Operation Manager
- Sushi Chef
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4-10 years |
min 5,000 |
max 10,000 |
| Manager |
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5 and above years |
min 5,000 |
max 6,500 |
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Director/ C-Level |
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10 and above years |
min 20,000 |
max 30,000 |
| Director/ C-Level, Senior Manager, Manager |
- Clinical Research Manager
- Director of Nursing
- General Manager
- Market Access Manager
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10 and above years |
min 10,000 |
max 18,000 |
| Senior Manager, Manager |
- Regulatory Affairs Manager (Regional)
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5 and above years |
min 10,000 |
max 15,000 |
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Director/ C-Level, Senior Manager |
- Head of Compliance
- Head of Legal
- Head of Regulatory
- Legal & Compliance
- General Manager (Legal)
- Group Legal & Compliance
- Regional Legal Head
- Section Head
- Vice President Legal
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Above 8 years |
min 10,000 |
max 25,000 |
| Manager, Senior Executive |
- Group Company Secretary
- Legal & Corporate Secretarial
- Legal & Regulatory
- Legal Manager/ VP
- Legal Manager
- Senior Legal Manager
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5-10 years |
min 7,500 |
max 15,000 |
| Senior Executive |
- Legal Counsel
- Senior Secretarial Executive
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2-6 years |
min 3,000 |
max 6,000 |
- Maintenance/ Repair
- Quality Assurance
- Purchasing/ Procurement/
- Inventory Production/Manufacturing
- Transportation/ Logistics
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Director/ C-Level |
- Airfreight/Sea freight Director
- Operations Director
- Procurement Director
- Supply Chain Director
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Above 10 years |
min 20,000 |
max 40,000 |
| Senior Manager |
- General Manager
- Senior Logistics/ Transportation Manager
- Regional Procurement Manager
- Senior Supply Chain Manager
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8-12 years |
min 10,000 |
max 25,000 |
| Manager |
- Strategic Sourcing Manager
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8-12 years |
min 13,000 |
max 19,200 |
