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These UAE industries have the most job openings—study

Filipinos who wish to try their luck in the UAE may consider knocking on these sectors that record continuous increase in job openings.

According to Monster Employment Index (MEI), companies in manufacturing, consumer goods, and healthcare sectors remain steady, Wealth Monitor reported.

The MEI study showed companies in selling or manufacturing consumables market, which include food traders, continue to create opportunities job seekers in the UAE.

Job openings in consumer goods industry, especially in jewelry and garments retail businesses, posted a nine percent increase from the first quarter of 2017.

Meanwhile, opportunities in healthcare institutions, including clinics and hospitals, also increased by seven percent.

“The consumer goods industry has been increasing online hiring across the UAE since the beginning of the year. This may be due to the typically high turnover rate seen in the industry,” Wealth Monitor quoted Sanjay Modi, managing director of Monster.com in Asia Pacific and Middle East, as saying.

Modi added, “It is also very encouraging to see growth in online hiring in the healthcare industry [as] the UAE continues its efforts in advancing the healthcare offerings on a global level.”

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