100 Best Jobs In Singapore (2009)

I just click through a few website as per my normal routine, and i came across this article, 100 Best jobs in Singapore 2009. So i decided to cut and paste it here.

I wonder why Personal Banker earn so much, i'm one and i wonder why am i not earning the amount shown here. It's either i cant make it, or its not the truth. Personally i think they are referring Personal banker to Private Banker, then it will make more sense. With the financial crisis that happen right through 2008, i wonder why personal banker / private banker command such a high income. Nonetheless are you guys in the right job now?!?!?

This is the 2009 edition of my annual list(s) of the best 100 jobs in terms of pay

The lists are compiled based on data from the MOM Report on Wages in Singapore 2008.

As with previous years, the numbers reported in the MOM survey excludes performance bonuses, profit sharing and stock options. Even though it’s called a “survey”, actual CPF data is used.

To generate the first list, I look at the third-quartile monthly gross wages of the selected jobs in all industries. Explanation: if you’re at the third-quartile, or 75th-percentile, your pay is higher than 75% of the people.

Here’s the top 100 best-paying jobs across all industries (see also second list below, which is specific to the finance industry):

Specialised surgeon - $27,977
Managing director - $26,444
Personal banker - $20,238
Commodities futures broker - $19,098
General manager - $18,068
Foreign exchange dealer and broker - $17,383
Company director - $16,025
Finance sales associate professional - $15,833
Fund manager - $12,634
Risk management manager - $12,200
Treasury manager - $12,000
Financial futures dealer and broker - $11,667
Legal service manager - $11,531
Advocate and solicitor - $11,147
Business management consultant - $11,000
Operations manager (Finance) - $10,471
Legal officer - $10,417
Computer operations and network manager - $10,238
Training manager - $10,100
Corporate planning manager - $9,850
Computer and information systems manager - $9,800
Business development manager - $9,770
Research and development manager - $9,627
Engineering manager - $9,268
Sea traffic controller - $9,088
Marketing manager - $8,917
Lawyer (except advocate and solicitor) - $8,800
Budgeting and financial accounting manager - $8,727
Customer service manager - $8,635
Personnel / Human resource manager - $8,500
Technical manager - $8,500
Quality assurance manager - $8,480
Procurement manager - $8,400
Naval architect - $8,300
University lecturer - $8,282
Creative director (Advertising) - $8,050
Sales manager - $8,050
Chemical engineer (Petroleum) - $7,991
Chemical engineer (Petrochemicals) - $7,939
Manufacturing plant and production manager - $7,934
Instrumentation engineer - $7,831
Logistics manager - $7,745
Structural engineer - $7,295
Network systems and data communication analyst - $7,293
Advertising and public relations manager - $7,282
Premises maintenance manager - $7,260
Information technology security specialist - $7,110
Chinese physician - $7,043
Aeronautical engineer - $7,022
Shipping manager - $7,000
Business analyst - $6,997
Medical scientist - $6,875
Librarian - $6,842
Property / Estate manager - $6,780
Financial analyst - $6,667
Operations manager (Commerce) - $6,660
Editor (Radio, television and video) - $6,515
Credit analyst - $6,475
Database administrator - $6,417
Computer engineer - $6,407
Marine superintendent engineer - $6,387
Transport operations manager - $6,377
Administration manager - $6,350
Building and construction project manager - $6,200
Flight operations officer - $6,157
Sales representative (Technical) - $6,100
General physician - $6,085
Information technology auditor - $6,048
Securities dealer and broker - $6,000
Market research analyst - $5,834
Clearing and forwarding agent - $5,800
Power generation and distribution engineer - $5,790
Chemical engineer - $5,708
Industrial health, safety and environment engineer - $5,700
Automotive engineer - $5,670
Chemical engineering technician (Petroleum) - $5,647
Operations research analyst - $5,611
Chemical engineering technician (Petrochemicals) - $5,609
Chief / executive cook - $5,600
Warehousing manager - $5,550
Building architect - $5,500
Systems designer and analyst - $5,500
Application programmer - $5,495
Pharmacologist - $5,475
Speech therapist - $5,407
Semi-conductor engineer - $5,360
Stationary plant supervisor and general foreman - $5,353
Treasury officer - $5,350
Ship-master - $5,301
Software engineer - $5,281
Industrial machinery and tools engineer - $5,250
Sales representative - $5,237
Hotel service manager - $5,170
Production engineer - $5,165
Network and computer systems administrator - $5,159
Telecommunications engineer - $5,100
Advertising copywriter - $5,000
Civil engineer - $5,000
Environment health inspector - $5,000
Soil mechanic and piling engineer - $4,980