Domestic cleaners and helpers accounted for the highest number of newly-hired land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), with about 158,000 workers according to the preliminary figures for 2023. Meanwhile, about 13,200 newly-hired nurses were deployed to work abroad in the same year.
Leading profession of newly-hired land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in 2023
Characteristic
Number of workers
Domestic cleaners and helpers
157,812
Domestic housekeepers
115,218
Manufacturing labourers
26,643
Cleaners and helpers in offices, hotels and other establishments
19,771
Nursing professionals
13,223
Waiters
10,699
Welders and flamecutters
7,818
Motor vehicle mechanics and repairers
4,197
Stationary plant and machine operators
3,992
Building construction laborers
3,441
Other skills
145,275
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of workers157,812157,812115,218115,21826,64326,64319,77119,77113,22313,22310,69910,6997,8187,8184,1974,1973,9923,9923,4413,441145,275145,275Domestic cleaners and helpersDomestic housekeepersManufacturing labourersCleaners and helpers in offices, hotels and other establishmentsNursing professionalsWaitersWelders and flamecuttersMotor vehicle mechanics and repairersStationary plant and machine operatorsBuilding construction laborersOther skills
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