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Salaries in Singapore are among the most competitive in Asia.
An indicative set of compensation offered by companies in Singapore is provided below.
The information is taken from the Singapore Yearbook of Manpower Statistics, 2006, published by the Manpower Research and Statistics Department, Ministry of Manpower.
Refer to the table below for the details of salaries by profession.
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Occupation
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Monthly Wage Singapore Dollars
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Gross Mean
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Gross Median
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Managers
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7,337
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5,699
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Administration manager
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5,002
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4,484
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Advertising and public relations manager
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5,559
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4,500
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Budgeting and financial accounting manager
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6,513
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5,700
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Building and construction project manager
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4,551
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4,100
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Business development manager
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6,873
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5,944
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Company director
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10,559
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9,425
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Creative director (Advertising)
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5,000
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4,260
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Customer service manager
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4,936
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4,201
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General manager
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12,377
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10,242
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Lodging services manager
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3,113
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2,653
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Managing director
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15,962
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12,723
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Manufacturing plant and production manager
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6,153
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5,830
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Operations manager (Commerce)
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6,584
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5,622
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Operations manager (Community)
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4,559
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4,240
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Operations manager (Finance)
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7,727
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5,900
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Personnel / Human resource manager
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6,575
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5,500
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Premises maintenance manager
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5,196
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4,875
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Procurement manager
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5,736
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5,000
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Property / Estate manager
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4,349
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3,800
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Quality assurance manager
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5,905
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5,428
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Research and development manager
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6,730
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5,710
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Restaurant and other catering services manager
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2,575
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2,450
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Sales manager
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5,904
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4,958
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Shop sales manager
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3,481
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3,166
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Training manager
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6,329
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5,705
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Transport operations manager
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5,280
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4,703
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Warehousing manager
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4,030
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3,805
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Professionals
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4,384
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3,800
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Accountant
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3,901
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3,779
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Actuary
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6,155
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4,234
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Advertising account executive
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3,901
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3,779
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Advertising copywriter
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4,287
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4,400
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Advocate and solicitor
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5,756
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5,000
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Aeronautical engineer
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4,582
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4,200
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Air-conditioning and refrigeration engineer
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3,587
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3,348
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Application programmer
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3,361
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2,926
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Audio and video equipment engineer
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3,274
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3,203
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Auditor (Accounting)
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3,040
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2,596
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Automation engineer
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3,397
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3,149
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Book editor
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2,713
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2,540
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Building architect
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4,472
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4,134
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Building construction engineer
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3,611
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3,200
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Business management consultant
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6,963
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6,000
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Chemical engineer
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4,170
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3,636
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Chemical engineer (Petroleum)
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5,560
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5,280
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Chemist
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4,562
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3,695
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Civil engineer
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3,898
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3,500
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Computer and information systems manager
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6,974
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6,334
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Computer engineer
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3,620
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3,344
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Computer operations and network manager
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7,165
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6,028
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Credit analyst
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4,993
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3,729
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Database administrator
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5,020
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4,325
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Editor (Newspapers and periodicals)
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5,211
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5,425
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Editor (Radio, television and video)
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5,021
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4,400
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Education methods adviser
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5,893
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6,744
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Electrical engineer
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3,990
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3,545
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Electronics engineer
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3,911
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3,619
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Financial analyst
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8759
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6,000
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Food and drink technologist
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3,430
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3,385
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Fund manager
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20,923
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12,742
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General physician
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11,518
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10,814
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General surgeon
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15,067
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13,470
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Geophysicist
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4,704
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4,231
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Horticulturist
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2,497
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2,180
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Industrial health, safety and environment engineer
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5,222
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4,658
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Industrial machinery and tools engineer
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3,712
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3,475
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Information technology auditor
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5,065
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4,360
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Information technology quality assurance specialist
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4,223
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4,140
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Information technology security specialist
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4,241
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3,600
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Instrumentation engineer
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5,305
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4,320
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Journalist
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3,570
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2,830
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Land surveyor
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4,018
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3,507
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Lawyer (except advocate and solicitor)
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5,641
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3,167
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Legal officer
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8,799
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7,481
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Librarian
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2,991
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2,785
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Lift engineer
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3,448
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3,315
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Manufacturing engineer
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4,010
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3,851
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Marine engineer
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3,652
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3,190
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Market research analyst
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4,673
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4,237
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Materials engineer
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4,289
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3,999
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Mechanical engineer
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4,066
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3,706
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Multi-media programmer
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2,603
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2,320
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Network and computer systems administrator
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3,453
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3,152
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Network systems and data communication analyst
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3,959
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3,500
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Operations research analyst
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3,630
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2,973
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Petroleum and natural gas engineer
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4,772
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4,635
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Pharmacist
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3,678
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3,642
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Physicist
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6,482
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6,165
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Producer (Stage, film, television and radio)
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3,821
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3,105
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Producer / Director of Commercials
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4,885
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4,500
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Production engineer
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4,176
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3,895
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Psychologist
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3,291
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2,582
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Quantity surveyor
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3,235
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3,000
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Semi-conductor engineer
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4,505
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4,290
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Sewerage and sanitary engineer
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3,832
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4,405
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Software engineer
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3,692
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3,493
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Specialised surgeon
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17,667
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17,421
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Structural engineer
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4,275
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3,825
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Surveyor
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4,008
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2,660
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Systems designer and analyst
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4,278
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3,869
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Systems programmer
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3,659
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3,061
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Teacher of the deaf
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2,376
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2,480
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Teacher of the mentally handicapped
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2,311
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2,144
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Telecommunications engineer
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3,813
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3,477
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Treasury manager
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8,607
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6,935
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Technicians and Associate Professionals
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3,258
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2,746
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Advertising salesman
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2,394
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2,100
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Aeronautical engineering technician
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3,067
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2,852
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After sales service adviser
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3,185
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3,000
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Air cargo officer
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2,929
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2,363
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Air transport service supervisor
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4,316
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3,964
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Air-conditioning and refrigeration engineering technician
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2,239
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2,267
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Architectural draughtsman
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2,997
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2,750
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Assistant accountant
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2,750
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2,800
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Assistant chemical engineer
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2,675
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2,515
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Assistant civil and structural engineer
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3,422
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3,390
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Assistant electrical engineer
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3,213
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2,943
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Assistant electronics engineer
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3,134
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3,231
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Assistant manufacturing engineer
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3,229
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3,020
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Assistant mechanical engineer
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2,937
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2,799
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Assistant nurse
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2,163
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2,161
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Audio and video equipment technician
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2,899
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2,766
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Automotive engineering technician
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2,349
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2,222
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Building technician
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2,751
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2,719
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Buyer
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2,927
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2,645
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Chemical engineering technician
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3,361
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3,302
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Chemical engineering technician (Petrochemicals)
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3,366
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3,264
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Chemical engineering technician (Petroleum)
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4,980
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5,135
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Chemistry technician
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2,589
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2,230
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Chief engineer officer (Ship)
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2,823
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1,935
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Civil and structural engineering draughtsman
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2,628
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2,420
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Civil engineering technician
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2,447
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2,531
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Clearing and forwarding agent
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2,832
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2,644
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Clerk of works
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3,502
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3,310
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Commercial airline pilot
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11,239
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9,618
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Commercial artist
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2,344
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2,475
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Commodities futures broker
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8,353
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6,920
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Computer systems operator
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2,927
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2,800
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Computer technician
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2,209
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2,047
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Dental technician
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2,629
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2,568
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Dietician and public health nutritionist
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2,641
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2,644
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Display artist
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2,052
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1,843
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Draughtsman
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2,166
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2,177
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Electrical / Electronics draughtsman
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2,017
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1,965
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Electrical engineering technician (General)
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2,735
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2,528
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Electronics engineering technician (High Voltage)
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3,612
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3,539
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Environment health inspector
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4,155
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3,600
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Executive secretary
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3,616
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3,405
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Fashion and garment designer
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3,085
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2,570
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Financial futures dealer and broker
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6,628
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3,700
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Fire and safety officer
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3,368
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3,116
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Flight engineer
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4,508
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4,317
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Flight navigator
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6,901
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6,853
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Flight operations officer
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3,987
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2,798
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Flying instructor
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20,012
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20,702
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Foreign exchange dealer and broker
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7,801
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5,782
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Graphic designer
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2,562
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2,245
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Horticultural technician
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1,735
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1,794
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Industrial nurse
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3,951
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3,551
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Instrumentation technician
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4,235
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4,136
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Insurance sales agent and broker
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2,708
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2,618
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Insurance underwriter
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3,053
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2,812
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Interior designer
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2,801
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2,092
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Land surveying technician
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1,836
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1,741
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Machining and tooling technician
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2,964
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2,757
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Management executive
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2,979
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2,756
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Manufacturing engineering technician
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3,462
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3,022
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Marine draughtsman
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2,280
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2,620
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Marine engineer officer
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2,543
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1,925
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Marine superintendent (Deck)
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4,706
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5,000
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Marine superintendent engineer
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6,124
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5,900
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Marine Surveyor (Ship and nautical)
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5,452
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4,315
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Masseur (Medical)
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1,250
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1,247
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Mechanical draughtsman
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2,394
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2,223
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Mechanical engineering technician
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2,751
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2,569
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Mechatronics technician
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2,430
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2,447
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Medical diagnostic radiographer
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3,178
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3,033
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Medical science technician
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3,129
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2,942
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Medical social worker
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2,904
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2,599
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Medical X-ray technician
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3,613
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3.35
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MRT service supervisor
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3,234
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3,102
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Multi-media artist and animator
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2,085
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2,000
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Occupational therapist
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2,594
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2,458
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Optometrist
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2,395
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2,310
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Personnel / Human resource officer
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3,157
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2,951
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Petroleum and natural gas extraction technician
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3,511
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3,396
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Pharmaceutical assistant / dispenser
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1,246
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1,108
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Photocopy machine technician
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2,897
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2,942
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Photographer
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3,411
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3,165
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Physical fitness instructor
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2,014
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1,806
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Physical metallurgy technician
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3,488
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3,251
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Physics technician
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3,281
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3,400
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Physiotherapist
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2,745
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2,539
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Port captain
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3,509
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3,495
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Premises maintenance officer
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2,586
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2,420
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Pre-primary education teacher
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1,500
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1,400
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Production engineering technician
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2,680
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2,443
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Products designer
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2,619
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2,486
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Professional nurse
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2,764
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2,575
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Public relations officer
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2,780
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2,683
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Purchasing agent
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3,079
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2,900
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Quality assurance technician
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2,467
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2,318
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Quantity surveying technician
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2,517
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2,106
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Radio and television studio equipment operator
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2,795
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2,714
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Research officer
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3,101
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2,815
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Road transport service supervisor
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2,249
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2,236
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Safety inspector (Vehicles, processes and products)
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1,979
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1,769
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Sales and marketing executive
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2,891
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2,679
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Sales representative (Medical and pharmaceutical products)
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3,285
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2,371
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Sales representative (Technical)
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3,833
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3,204
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Sea traffic controller
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8,323
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8,370
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Securities dealer and broker
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4,877
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3,500
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Semi-conductor technician
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2,564
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2,400
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Ship-master
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3,903
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3,116
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Social worker
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2,384
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2,210
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Specialised nurse
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2,987
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2,692
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Speech therapist
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2,958
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2,630
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Sports coach
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4,616
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3,924
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Sports official
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2,978
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2,083
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Structural engineering technician
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2,280
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2,250
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Telecommunications service supervisor
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3,645
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3,544
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Telecommunications technician
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2,487
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2,465
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Television / Motion picture camera operator
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3,264
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3,104
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Tool / Mould designer
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2,490
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2,325
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Traffic supervisor (Ship’s cargo)
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2,856
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2,775
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Training officer
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3,481
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3,141
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Translator
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3,137
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3,198
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Compensation Packages
Singapore’s compensation packages are globally competitive and among the highest in the Asia Pacific region.
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Taxation
Singapore has one of the lowest tax rates in the world. The amount of personal income tax payable depends on whether you hold tax resident or non-resident status, and the income you earn.
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