Delivery work most lucrative among 5 largest job categories
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Delivery workers earn the highest salaries among the five largest groups of workers as companies compete with each other amid a shortage of candidates, a study has found.
They get an average post-social distancing salary of VND10.1 million ($435.82) a month, 11 percent more than the next group, factory workers (VND9.1 million), according to recruitment platform Viec Lam Tot.
Their salary also increased the most in March — 11.2 percent — indicating high demand as delivery companies competed to hire drivers.
Salesclerks had an average salary of VND8.1 million per month this year, followed by security guards (VND7.1 million) and hotel and restaurant staff (VND6.7 million).
Viec Lam Tot said there is a shortage of delivery staff as e-commerce demand remains high.
E-commerce had grown by over 20 percent last year, according to the Vietnam E-commerce Association.
Nguyen Hoang Trung, CEO of delivery app Loship, said people have picked up the habit of ordering things online.
An average delivery person could make VND400,000-600,000 a day if they work for eight hours, and some work for up to 18 hours, he added.
The report also said the highest salary for drivers is paid in the southern province of Binh Duong at VND11.72 million, followed by Dong Nai Province (VND11.6 million) and HCMC (VND9.78 million).
Factory workers, waiters and salesclerks in the two provinces also get higher salaries than their counterparts in HCMC.
The exodus of over 500,000 workers from HCMC to their hometowns at the end of last year partly explain these figures, the report said, citing data from the General Statistics Office.
Questions & Answers
Q.Which specific groups of workers earn less than delivery staff?
Which specific groups of workers earn less than delivery staff?
Factory workers, salesclerks, security guards, and hotel and restaurant staff all earn less than delivery workers, according to the recruitment platform Viec Lam Tot.
Q.What is the primary reason for the high demand and competitive salaries for delivery workers?
What is the primary reason for the high demand and competitive salaries for delivery workers?
The high demand is due to continued growth in e-commerce, with companies competing to hire drivers amid a shortage of candidates.
Q.Which areas offer the highest salaries for delivery drivers?
Which areas offer the highest salaries for delivery drivers?
The highest salaries for drivers are found in Binh Duong province and Dong Nai province, followed by HCMC.
Q.What contributed to the higher salaries in provinces outside HCMC for several worker groups?
What contributed to the higher salaries in provinces outside HCMC for several worker groups?
The exodus of over 500,000 workers from HCMC to their hometowns at the end of last year partly explains why salaries are higher in other provinces.
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