Pattaya May 2019

BUSINESS SUPPLEMENT
Cover Story
E-COMMERCE IS ONE
OF THE HIGHEST
PAYING SECTORS
IN THAILAND
JobsDB Thailand, a leading
employment portal, has made an
analysis of the top paying jobs in its
“Thailand Salary Report 2018”
Not surprisingly, e-commerce
jobs were topping the list as the
industry shows continued sky-high
growth. This is in keeping with the
fact that e-commerce and IT professionals
were the most sought after
people compared to people in other
job sectors.
The report pulled in its data
from 50,000 employers. On a broad
range of metrics, similar jobs by industry
and job level brought in similar
incomes compared to the year
prior, showing very low or event
stagnant wage growth overall.
Lower level e-commerce jobs
showed an average starting salary
of 21.787 to 37,181baht per
month compared to around 20,000
to 31,428 baht per month for other
industries.
Supervisors in the e-commerce
space can expect to secure a package
worth 35,885 baht per month.
E-commerce digital marketing managers
came in at the top spot for
all manager leveljobs, and could
expect to receive a salary in the
range of 55,738 to 94,842 baht per
month. At the very top, high-level
experienced personnel can expect
to earn as much as 145,000 baht
per month.
Other industries were also considered
as top payers. Insurance
executives in the position of “Head
of Insurance Operations” came in at
a close second position with a salary
range of 55,102 to 94,365 baht
per month. The highest salaries at
the top-level included technology,
engineering and medical services
posts and paid around 140,000 baht
per month.
Other management positions
that were in the top ten list included
legal consultant, supply chain consultant,
human resources manager,
international business manager,
regional account manager and accounting
and finance manager.
At the lower, “officer”, level,
where many begin their employment
journey, top paying positions
included translator and business
analyst officer, business development
officer, software development
officer, programmer, IT developer,
insurance officer, pharmacist, brand
manager, doctor, and energy or
chemical engineer.
Although there may not be a
correlating effect to salary levels,
the most needed job functions in
Thailand were sales and business
development at 17 per cent, e-commerce
and information technology
at 12 per cent, engineering at 10 per
cent personnel and human resources
positions at 9 per cent.
Less sought after positions included
those in the public relations
and marketing sector at eight per
cent, banking andfinance at five per
cent, food and beverage, travel and
hospitality at four per cent and both
transport and manufacturing,also at
around four percent each.
Other traits that employers look
out for include a positive attitude,
confidence in managing digital platforms,
good communication skills,
multi tasking abilities and being
open to changing and learning new
things.
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