List Of 17 Best-Paying Jobs In Nigeria & How Much They Are Worth (SHARE THIS)

List Of 17 Best-Paying Jobs In Nigeria & How
Much They Are Worth (SHARE THIS)
Like many African countries, Nigeria’s informal sector takes
the lead when it comes to creating jobs.
But in some formal sectors, Nigeria is bypassing developed
countries when it comes to compensating employees.
For the first time in 2014, Nigeria was listed among the highest
paying contract jobs in oil and gas sector worldwide,
according to oil and gas manpower provider, Swift Worldwide
Resources.
In September, Swift CEO Tobias Read, said, “Nigeria has seen
unprecedented growth in (oil and gas) industry activity, and
workers there are compensated for the risks that come with
working in the more dangerous areas, accounting for the
increase in salary ranges. Salaries in the U.S. are climbing, but
salaries in,..emerging markets (such as Nigeria) are climbing
faster.”
Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics reported a 5.1 percent
drop in new formal jobs created in the fourth quarter of 2014
compared to the previous quarter, CNBCAfrica reported.
Data from the International Labour Organisation and
National Bureau of Statistics for the first quarter of 2013
showed that 53 percent of new jobs in Nigeria had come from
the informal sector, which is made up of more than 17 million
businesses and enterprises. By comparison, the formal sector
was responsible for 41 percent of new jobs, while the public
sector generated 6 percent of new additions to Nigeria’s job
market, BusinessDay reported.
Salary Explorer reports that the average annual salary in
Nigeria for the country’s top 62 highest-paying jobs is
7,577,058 naira, or $38,066US.
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17. Engineer — 7,200,000 naira ($36,180.93US)
(construction, building, installation)
16. General Manager — 7,383,300 naira ($37,102.04US)
(Executive and management)
15. Project manager (business planning) 8,750,000 naira
($43,969.88US)
14. Contract specialist (purchasing and inventory) 9,600,000
naira ($48,241.24US)
13. Developer/programmer (general, information technology),
11,774,880 naira ($59,170.30US)
12. Managing director (executive and management), 11,880,000
naira ($59,698.54US)
11. Controller (accounting and finance), 13,392,000 naira
($67,296.54US)
10. Sales engineer, 14,400,000 naira ($72,361.87US)
9. Human resources manager, 15,390,000 naira ($77,336.75US)
8. Senior insurance underwriter, 17,400,000 naira
($87,437.26US)
7. Logistics manager, 17,400,00 naira ($87437.26US)
(Executive and Management)
6. Electric and gas operations manager, 19,006,500 naira
($95,510.13US)
(Oil / Gas / Energy / Mining)
5. Equipment engineer, 22,800,000 naira ($114,572.96US)
4. Water treatment superintendent, 25,300,000 naira
($127,135.78US)
(Environmental)
3. Chief executive officer, 32,400,000 naira ($162,814.21US)
(Executive and Management)
2. Legal services director, 36,000,000 naira ($180,904.68US)
1. Company vice president, 60,000,000 naira ($301,507.80US)
(Executive and Management)