CAREER

GUIDAN
CE
WHAT IS CAREER
GUIDANCE?

a means of assisting
the youth and adults
in making appropriate
educational, training,
and career choices
 The Philippine Education System

Tertiary
Secondar Technical Baccalaureate
Education (4, 5, 6 year
y and Skills degree
Primary Four (4) Years Development
JHS+ programs),
Six (6) Years (Higher Level Masteral and
K Two (2) Years
Qualifications)Doctorate
One (1) SHS
(4 Tracks - Programs
Year
including TVET NC
I & II)
LABOR MARKET
INFORMATION
 Department of Labor and Employment
CARAGA Region

LABOR
physical or mental effort
work for which someone is paid

MARKET
the area of economic activity in
which willing buyers and willing
sellers come together to exchange
commodities
INFORMATION
knowledge that you get about
something
facts or details about a subject
 Department of Labor and Employment
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a fact or knowledge about

LABOR the employee (willing to
MARKET
INFORMATION work) and the employer
(willing to hire).
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There is a continuing
backlog of unemployed
graduates due to
mismatch.
Four out of 10 jobseekers
dont get hired for lack of
SOME critical thinking, initiative
FACTS and effective
communication skills
(MAP).
Theres a continuing
mismatch between jobs
and skills available.
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Unemployment does
not mean there are no
jobs available, only that
the skills do not match
what the jobs require.
SOME Its therefore important
FACTS that the courses that
students choose are
those that have the
best jobs fit.
 IN-DEMAND
AND
HARD TO FILL
OCCUPATIONS
IN KEY INDUSTRIES
(Nationwide)

The list of in-demand and hard to fill occupations is an excerpt from the
findings of the latest labor market study of the Department of Labor and
Employment under the PROJECT JOBSFIT: THE DOLE 2020 VISION
 IN-DEMAND
OCCUPATIONS
 AGRIBUSINESS CYBERSERVICES
Animal Husbandry Call Center Agent
Agricultural Economist
Aqua-culturist HEALTH, WELLNESS &
MEDICAL
Coconut Farmer Nurse
Entomologist Herbologist
Farmer (Fruit, veggies & root crops) Optician
Fisherman Optometrist
Horticulturist
Plant Mechanic CONSTRUCTION
Rice Tresher Operator-Mechanic Fabricator
Veterinarian Pipe Fitter
Pathologist Welder
 HOTEL AND RESTAURANT
Front Office Agent/Attendant
Baker
Food Server and Handler
Food & beverage Service
Attendant
Waiter
Bartender
Room Attendant
Other Housekeeping services
Reservations officer and other
Frontline occupation
Tour Guides
MINING
All occupations under this
industry are identified as hard
to fill
BANKING AND FINANCE
Operations Manager
Teller
MANUFACTURING
Electrical Technicians
Finance and accounting
managers
Food Technologist
Machine Operators
 OWNERSHIP DWELLINGS,
REAL/RETIREMENT ESTATE
Building Manager
Construction Manager
Construction Worker
Foreman
Mason
Welder
Real Estate Agents/Brokers
Marketer
TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS
Checker
Maintenance Mechanic
Stewardess
Video Editor
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Merchandiser/Buyer
Salesman/Saleslady
OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT
Domestic Helpers and related
workers
Production and related workers
Nurses (theatre, anaesthetic,
critical care/ICU, pediatric, scrub,
and cardiac)
Caregivers
Plumbers, Pipe-fitters, and
related workers
Wiremen, Electrical, and Related
Workers
Welders, Flame-cutters, and
related workers
Charworkers, Cleaners and
related workers
EMERGING INDUSTRIES
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
Broadcast Engineer
Video Graphic Artist (Animators)
Visual Artist Designer
 HARD-TO-
FILL
OCCUPATIO
NS
 AGRIBUSINESS In-between checker
Food Processor/Food Technician Animation Checker
Fishery Technologist Web Designer
Multimedia artist
CYBERSERVICES Library Builder
Accountant (Back Office Lay out Artist
Processing)
HR Outsourcing Specialist (Back 2D digital animator
Office Processing)
Call Center Agent
Medical Transcription Editor HEALTH, WELLNESS AND
MEDICAL TOURISM
Medical transcription Doctor
Software Development Physical Therapist
Computer Programmers Pharmacist
Developer (Software, Web) Medical Technologist
IT/Information Technology (MIS Laboratory technician
Developer, Platform Engr)
Specialist (Learning Solutions) Physician/Surgeon
System and Technical Support Spa/Massage Therapist
Animation Artist Masseur
Clean-up Artist
In-between Artist/In-betweener
Clean-up art checker
 HOTEL AND RESTAURANT BANKING AND FINANCE
Commissary cook Accounting Clerks
Pastry cook Bookkeepers
Hot-Kitchen cook Auditor
Pantry Worker/Cold Kitchen Cashier
Credit Card Analyst
MINING Finance Analyst/Specialist
Mining Engineer Accountant (Account Officer,
analyst)
Geodetic Engineer Risk Management
Officer/Manager
Metallurgical Technician
Mining and Metallurgical MANUFACTURING
Technician
Chemist
CONSTRUCTION Electrical Engineer
Civil Engineer Industrial Engineer
Electrical Engineer IT Specialist
Design and Structural Engineer Machinist
Planning and Contract Engineer Mechanical Engineers
Mechanical Technicians
Chemical Engineer

 OWNERSHIP DWELLINGS, EMERGING INDUSTRIES
REAL/RETIREMENT ESTATE
Civil Engineer
Mechanical Engineer CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
Surveyor 3D modelers
Architech 3D Artist
3D animators
TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS Flash Animators
Gantry Operator
Ground Engineer POWER and UTILITIES
Heavy Equipment Operator Mechanical Technician
Long Haul Driver
Pilot RENEWABLE ENERGY
Transport and Logistics Electrical Engineer
Machinery Operator
Aircraft Mechanic and other Mechanical Engineer
related skills
Quality Control Engineer
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Cashier



 EMERGING INDUSTRIES

DIVERSIFIED/STRATEGIC FARMING AND FISHING

Fisherman
Aqua-culturist
Horticulturist
Farmer (root crops, fruit and vegetable: upland and lowland)

POWER AND UTILITIES

Electrical Control Operator
Equipment Operator
Electrical technician
Mechanic

RENEWABLE ENERGY
Checker
Loader

 The 21 Century
st

Workforce
Technically competent
Innovative and creative
Knowledge-based with higher
order
thinking skills
With foundational life skills
 The 21 Century
st

Workforce
In pursuit of lifelong learning
opportunities
Possessing desirable work
attitudes and behavior
Generic Skills Set in the New Workplace
Work & Values Cluster Interpersonal Cluster
Basic IT Skills People Skills
Media Literacy Communication
Self-management Team Work
Time management Customer Orientation
Attitude& Values Cultural Understanding

Cognitive Cluster Adaptability Cluster

Learning to Learn Flexibility
Problem Solving Ability to adopt
Critical Thinking Conflict resolution
Innovation Negotiation
Tips for Choosing a Career
Do a self-assessment
Analyze your competency
Decide on what you want to
pursue
Consider courses that have high
job demand