Coming up at number 5 we have the General Manager, followed closely by the Commodities Futures Broker at number 4. Clinching 3rd place is the General Surgeon and 2nd place, the Managing Director. Now for our top earners; the Specialised Surgeons aka Plastic Surgeons.[1]. Now what does that tell us? It tells us that those jobs viewed most worthy, most beneficial to society are ones which are lodged in the world of logic, rules and business. The ones that require a person to stick rigidly to a set of rules and to conform to instructions. Therefore, in Singapore, creativity is not as well nurtured as these businesses. Sadly, creativity is precisely what this ailing world needs to help solve global problems. A factory that churns out workers that have a carbon copy knowledge about a subject can continue to manufacture goods indefinitely, but it cannot solve the environmental problems it has also created? Does it even care? We have more than 5,000 doctors in Singapore, our healthcare system is considered the best in Asia, one of the best in the world, but we have a negligible number of environmentalists and conservationists. Not forgetting that we are the 9th most polluting country per capita in the world in terms of carbon footprint2. Why don’t we have any of the latter – because we don’t value jobs that do not rake in the millions. Because we gear our education system to the knowledge that is required for revenue generating industries.[2]
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URL: http://www.salary.sg/2008/best-paying-jobs-in-singapore-2008/
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