Meskipun tenaga kerja di Malaysia semakin meningkat dari segi pendidikan, namun menurut TalentCorp syarikat-syarikat masih sukar untuk mendapatkan pekerja yang mempunyai kemahiran yang betul untuk mengisi jawatan-jawatan yang kritikal untuk pertumbuhan industri.
Menurut Jabatan Laporan Penyiasatan Tenaga Buruh Statistik ‘2015, jumlah tenaga kerja yang berpendidikan tinggi telah meningkat kepada 4 juta, jumlah pekerja pekerjaan berkemahiran tinggi hanya 3.6 juta pada tahun 2015, menunjukkan ketidaksepadanan kemahiran.
Kajian yang dijalankan oleh TalentCorp dan Institut Keselamatan Maklumat dan Analisis (ILMIA) mendapati 3 faktor utama yang memberi kesukaran kepada majikan dalam proses pengambilan pekerja adalah:
- Calon tidak memenuhi kelayakan dari segi pengalaman dan kemahiran seperti yang diminta
- Calon tidak mempunyai kemahiran insaniah dan interpersonal (soft and interpersonal skills)
- Calon memenuhi kelayakan yang diperlukan tetapi syarikat tidak mampu untuk memenuhi permintaan gaji dan faedah yang diminta
Jika anda atau anak-anak anda masih mencari-cari untuk melanjutkan pelajaran dalam bidang apa, diharap senarai ini dapat membantu.
1. Sektor Minyak dan Gas
- Geologists and Geophysicists
- Industrial and Production Engineers
- Civil Engineers
- Mechanical Engineers
- Chemical Engineers
- Mining Engineers, Metallurgists and Related Professions
- Engineering Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified
- Accountants
- Business Service Managers
- Environmental and Occupational Health Inspectors and Associates
Kajian yang dilakukan bukan hanya fokus kepada industri minyak dan gas tetapi menyeluruh kepada bidang-bidang lain juga. Berikut adalah senarai penuh yang telah dikongsikan oleh studymalaysia.com

2. Sektor Elektrik dan Elektronik
- Electrical Engineers
- Electronic Engineers
- Manufacturing Professionals
- Policy and Planning Managers
- Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Services Managers
- Mathematicians, Actuaries and Statisticians
- Industrial and Production Engineers
- Mechanical Engineers
- Engineering Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified
- System Analysts
- Software Developers
- Applications Programmers
- Electronics Engineering Technicians
- Mechanical Engineering Technicians
- Business Services Managers
3. Sektor Telco dan Multimedia
- Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Services Managers
- Database and Network Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified
- Database Designers and Administrators
- Business Services Managers
- Mathematicians, Actuaries and Statisticians
- Financial Analysts
- Management and Organisation Analysts
- Systems Analysts
- Applications Programmers
- System Administrators
- Computer Network Professionals
- Telecommunications Engineers
4. Sektor Informasi dan Komunikasi (ICT) & Perkhidmatan Perniagaan Global (GBS)
- Software Developers
- Applications Programmers
- Accounting Associate Professionals
- Information and Communications Technology (ICT) User Support Technicians
- Graphic and Multimedia Designers
- Electronic Engineers
- Personnel and Career Professionals
- Computer Network Professionals
- Software and Application Developers and Analysts Not Elsewhere Classified
- System Administrators
- Information and Communications Technology Services Managers
- Mathematicians, Actuaries and Statisticians
- Manufacturing Professionals
- Accountants
- Financial Analysts
- Systems Analysts
- Administrative Managers
5. Sektor Perkhidmatan Kewangan
- Finance Managers
- Business Services Managers (Includes Compliance Managers)
- Accountants
- Financial and Investment Advisers
- Financial Analysts
- Personnel and Career Professionals
- Systems Analysts
- Applications Programmers
- Credit and Loans Officers
- Lawyers
- Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Services Managers
- Mathematicians, Actuaries and Statisticians
- Securities and Finance Dealer and Brokers
- Insurance Underwriters
- Advertising and Marketing Professionals
- Research and Development Managers
6. Sektor Perakaunan
- Finance Managers
- Accountants
- Financial Analysts
Senarai yang disediakan hanyalah perkongsian asas dan adalah sangat digalakan untuk mendapatkan nasihat-nasihat yang lebih pakar untuk kepastian.
Rujukan Artikel
- Malaysia’s Critical Occupations List – Fact and Figure. TalentCorp Malaysia. https://www.talentcorp.com.my/facts-and-figures/critical-occupations-list
- TalentCorp: Critical Occupations List: Addressing Malaysia’s Talent Shortages. Leaderonomics. https://leaderonomics.com/business/talent-shortages-in-malaysia
- The most in-demand jobs in Malaysia 2015/2016. Study Malaysia. https://www.studymalaysia.com/education/top-stories/the-most-in-demand-jobs-in-malaysia-2015-2016