HCMCity (VNA) – Nearly 36,200 job seekers in Ho Chi Minh City in thefirst quarter of this year are well educated and possess prior training,accounting for 97.21% of the total number, according to the Centre ofForecasting Manpower Needs and Labour Market Information (Falmi) on April 1.

Amongthose seeking jobs, university graduates or those with higher degreesdominated, with 23,242 individuals (62.42%). College graduates followed closelywith over 4,700 (12.68%). Unskilled workers comprised a much smaller portion,with just over 1,000 job seekers (2.79%).

Classifiedby industry and occupation, the survey revealed that the commercial sector hasthe highest numbers (19.62%), with positions like sales staff, advisors, andadministrators being most sought-after. Operational management followed at5.3%, with department directors and production managers being in high demand.

Jobseekers in the fields of information technology, mechanicalengineering-automation, transport - logistics - port services, accounting -audit, personal service - security, administrative - office - translation andinterpretation, and human resources represented 5.1%, 4.33%, 4.23%, 4.5%,8.33%, 7.17% and 6.62%, respectively.

Thedemand for employment in various other industries made up 31.53% of the total,primarily in positions such as electronic engineers, MEP (mechanical, electrical,and plumbing) engineers, environmental engineers, biologists, food industryprofessionals, financial analysts, credit support personnel and insurancebrokers.

Thesurvey delved into salary expectations as well. Over 43% of the job seekersdesired a monthly salary exceeding 20 million VND (833 USD), around 25%expected a salary ranging from 10-15 million VND while more than 20% aspired toearn between 15-20 million VND. Additionally, over 11% proposed a salarybetween 5 - 10 million VND. Only a small portion (0.77%) expected a salarybelow 5 million VND, primarily concentrated in unskilled or part-timepositions.

FalmiDirector Nguyen Hoang Hieu noted that the first quarter's job-seeking trendsmirrored those of the previous year, with a strong preference for trainedpersonnel.

She also observed a growing interest in flexible work opportunities and greaterautonomy over their schedules. These figures were revealed through a survey ofover 37,200 individuals seeking employments./.