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SINGAPORE – Around 6,370 jobs are offered in the manufacturing sector, one in ten in the most affected offshore and marine subsector.
These represent more than 60 percent of the more than 10,400 job, internship and training opportunities available as of the middle of last month, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said in its weekly work situation report on Monday (November 9). .
With 6,370, the number of available jobs is almost double the 3,200 vacancies in the sector at the end of August.
Within the industry, electronics, precision engineering and food manufacturing had the highest number of openings available.
Of the jobs available now, seven out of 10 are for professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMET).
Electronic engineers can earn monthly salaries of between $ 4,300 and $ 6,000. The median monthly salary is $ 4,700.
The salary for mechanical engineers is approximately $ 3,500 and $ 5,250 per month, with a median of $ 4,150, while that of manufacturing engineering technicians is $ 1,700 to $ 2,750, with a median of $ 2,000. Software, web and multimedia developers are paid between $ 3,500 and $ 5,000 per month, with a median of $ 4,250.
About 30 percent of the available jobs are non-PMET roles.
These non-PMET jobs include roles for production employees, who generally receive monthly salaries of $ 1,300 to $ 1,650, with a median of $ 1,440. Welders and flame cutters earn between $ 1,950 and $ 2,500, with a median of $ 2,150. Meanwhile, machine tool operator-installers are paid between $ 1,450 and $ 2,050, with a median of $ 1,750.
In addition to jobs, there are around 2,710 company-organized internships and adjuncts, as well as 1,330 training opportunities.
Some 2,120 people have been placed in jobs, internships and training positions in the manufacturing sector in the middle of last month, up from 730 at the end of June.
About 1,350 of them found work. Another 320 were placed on internships and adjuncts, while 450 took training vacancies.
The results of recent efforts to make available a range of opportunities and get job seekers accessing these vacancies “have been encouraging,” Human Resources Minister Josephine Teo said at a virtual press conference. “We will continue to help job seekers in transit from other sectors to make the change through the various programs.”
Within the marine and offshore subsector, there are more than 800 opportunities available, including 700 jobs.
Approximately 84 percent of job openings in the subsector are in PMET positions.
These include electrical engineers, who can earn between $ 3,550 and $ 7,500 per month, with a median of $ 5,250. Meanwhile, mechanical engineers are paid between $ 3,750 and $ 6,500, with a median of $ 4,950.
Mechanical engineering technicians receive monthly salaries of between $ 2,300 and $ 3,900, with a median of $ 2,950. The salary for manufacturing engineering technicians is between $ 2,000 and $ 3,725, with a median of $ 2,800.
There are also 110 vacancies for internships and adjuncts in the subsector, which requires highly skilled labor.
More than 70 people were placed in jobs, internships and adjuncts in the marine and offshore subsector between April and the middle of last month.
The subsector, which employs about 77,000 workers, has been hit hard in recent years due in large part to weakening demand for rigs due to falling world oil prices. In recent months, companies also had to stop non-essential work or operate with reduced capacities to comply with movement restrictions and safe management measures due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The subsector has been laying off workers in recent years, mostly from oil and gas equipment manufacturing companies, MOM said. However, recruitment continued among those in marine activities such as ship repair, conversion and refitting during this period.
To position the subsector for recovery, the government has also extended the enhanced training support package to encourage companies to upgrade their workers’ skills during this downtime. This includes receiving subsidized course fees to send your employees to industry-specific training from last month through June of next year. Over the past four years, companies have turned to Workforce Singapore’s Redeployment Professional Conversion Program (PCP) (WSG) to equip their workers with new skill sets so they can take on new or enhanced roles and better support the movement of their companies. in the new growth areas.
For example, workers can expect to take on higher-value job roles created, such as automation engineers to integrate automated technologies and robotic systems on ships and platforms, and data scientists to analyze and improve the design of ships, platforms, and marine equipment.
Mid-career job seekers with electrical, mechanical or related engineering experience tend to find it easier to switch to the marine and offshore subsector as they already have the transferable skills necessary to handle complex projects, MOM said. These include project and quality management skills
WSG offers PCPs in roles such as Marine Engineer, Marine Assistant Engineer, and Marine Technician to help ease the transition for more mid-career workers.
Ms Teo emphasized that while companies are shifting into new growth areas, their workers will also need to acquire new skills and be redeployed to remain relevant.
Although the sector requires a highly skilled workforce, those seeking a mid-career change can turn to PCPs, internships and adjuncts to “help lower barriers to entry and ease their transition,” he added.
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