Doctors were still the highest paid overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) while the engineering sector posted more job opportunities, a report on Wednesday showed.

Filipino doctors overseas received a monthly income of P111,620.00, according workabroad.ph ‘s 2016 overseas salary report.

Engineering-related positions were the most in demand with 30,972 career opportunities posted on the jobs board website.

Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was the highest paying country in terms of jobs in the healthcare industry. A doctor in UAE may get as high as P253,826 per month.

Following UAE were Qatar and Canada with focus on aviation industry and nurse/medical support sector, respectively. RAM

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