Top 5 hiring industries and where to go for help

HOSPITALITY: 20,000 jobs
Positions: Croupiers, butlers, doormen, chefs, waiters, retail assistants, animal trainers
Monthly Salary Range: $800 to $1,600

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION: 7,500 jobs
Positions: Teachers, teaching assistants
Monthly Salary Range: $1,200 to $2,700

HEALTH CARE: 6,000 jobs
Positions: Nurses, health-care assistants, physiotherapists
Monthly Salary Range: $1,000 to $3,100

RETAIL: 4,000 jobs
Positions: Sales assistants, cashiers
Monthly Salary Range: $900 to $1,600

SECURITY: 3,500 jobs
Positions: Security officers, auxiliary police
Monthly Salary Range: $1,200 to $1,800


TO LEARN more about how you can re-train in a different industry, or pick up new skills, go to:

Employment and Employability Institute (e2i)
141 Redhill Road, Block A, #01-01
Open Mondays to Fridays, 9am to 6pm; Saturdays, 9am to 1pm
Call 6474 0606

For job-matching and career counselling and assistance, the Singapore Workforce Development Agency's career consultants can be found islandwide at your neighbourhood Community Development Council:

Central Singapore CDC
HDB Hub Bizthree, 490 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh, #04-10
Open Mondays to Fridays, 8.30am to 5.30pm; Saturdays, 8.30am to 1pm
Call 6370 3410

North East CDC
3 Tampines Grande, #01-02, AIA Tampines
Open Mondays to Thursdays, 8.30am to 5.30pm; Fridays, 8.30am to 5pm; Saturdays, 8.30am to 12.30pm
Call 6424 4000

North West CDC
900 South Woodlands Drive, #01-04, Woodlands Civic Centre
Open Mondays to Thursdays; 8.30am to 6pm; Fridays, 8.30am to 5.30pm; Saturdays, 8.30am to 1pm
Call 6767 2288

South East CDC
10 Eunos Road 8, #02-01, Singapore Post Centre
Open Mondays to Fridays, 8.30am to 5pm; Saturdays, 8.30am to 1pm
Call 6243 8753

South West CDC
The JTC Summit, 8 Jurong Town Hall Road #03-11
Open Mondays to Fridays, 8.30am to 5.30pm; Saturdays, 8.30am to 1pm
Call 6316 1616

For general enquiries, call the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sport's ComCare Call, a 24-hour social assistance helpline, on 1800-222-0000; or Singapore Workforce Development Agency on 6883 5885 during office hours.

- The Straits Times