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According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who worked abroad was estimated at 2.2 million, with Overseas Contract Workers (OCWs) or those with existing work contract made up 97.5% of them in the period of April to September 2016. Land-based and sea-based OFWs have been deployed in more than 197 countries.

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Top 10 Countries with Highest Paying Jobs for OFW’s:

Here are the top 10 highest paid job specializations for overseas Filipino workers:

  1. United Arab Emirates – Highest Paid Job: Healthcare-Doctor/Diagnosis – Php 253, 826
  2. Qatar – Highest Paid Job: Aviation/Aircraft Maintenance – Php 209,700
  3. Canada – Highest Paid Job: Healthcare-Nurse/Medical Support and Assistant – Php 172,500
  4. New Zealand – Highest Paid Job: Nurse/Medical Support and Assistant – Php 172,500
  5. United Kingdom – Highest Paid Job: Healthcare-Doctor/Diagnosis – Php 153, 333
  6. Singapore – Highest Paid Job: Engineering-Related – Php 138,000
  7. Saudi Arabia – Highest Paid Job: Public Relations/Communications – Php 138,000
  8. Macau – Highest Paid Job: Engineering/Related – Php 118,333
  9. Bahrain – Highest Paid Job: Architecture/Interior Design – Php 113,030
  10. Oman – Highest Paid Job: Custom Service- Related – Php 95,000.

It is important to consider the cost of living in the foreign country, instead of just considering on salary perspective. A slightly higher salary in another country with the higher cost of living may not mean better financial situation.

Top OFW Destinations and Opportunities Abroad

Saudi Arabia remained the top destination of OFWs. Other countries in Asia which were popular destinations of OFWs are United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Singapore, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, United States, New Zealand, Brunei Darussalam and Australia

The top 10 countries of deployment (as of January 2018)

  1. Saudi Arabia – 61, 534 jobs
  2. Qatar – 16,083 jobs
  3. United Arab Emirates – 7,231 jobs
  4. Kuwait – 5,310 jobs
  5. Bahrain – 3,725 jobs
  6. Oman – 3,661 jobs
  7. United States – 3,017 jobs
  8. New Zealand – 1,190 jobs
  9. Malaysia – 1,094 jobs
  10. Taiwan– 861 jobs

Deployed Overseas Filipino Workers – By Type of Hiring 2009-2018 (1st SEM)

YearTotalLandbasedSeabased
20091,422,5861,092,162330,424
20101,470,8261,123,676347,150
20111,687,8311,318,727369,104
20121,802,0311,435,166366,865
20131,836,3451,469,179367,166
20141,832,6681,430,842401,826
20151,844,4061,437,875406,531
20162,112,3311,669,511442,820
20171,992,7461,614,674378,072
2018-1st Sem1,050,621950,809746,908
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