Top 50 Highest-Paying Jobs and Careers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

The average employee in HCMC typically earns around 19,500,000 VND per month, the lowest average being 4,940,000 VND, and the highest average 87,200,000 VND. Comparatively, the cost of living in Ho Chi Minh is 11,416,220.87 VND, making it 65% cheaper than the rest of the countries in Asia. At 2.46% Ho Chi Minh has a much lower unemployment rate than several other South Asian countries.

The current job landscape in Ho Chi Minh City is rather promising for those looking to enter the labor market. However, this may depend vastly on the industry you wish to enter. The Centre of Forecasting Manpower Needs & Labor Market Information in Ho Chi Minh City announced earlier in 2022 that the city is experiencing a shortage of workers. It was announced in July that the market will require as many as 150,000 workers by the end of the year 2022. Industries like industrial construction and the service sector are expected to see an increase in the proportion of workers, while forestry, fishery, and agriculture are expected to see a reduction. 

Opportunities in the city are not limited to stationary work. The work-from-home culture, which started with the onset of the pandemic, is still an ongoing phenomenon. In fact, Ho Chi Min City is experiencing a surge in the number of coworking spaces given the increase in people’s willingness to work remotely for local companies, the spike in the number of digital nomads in the city, as well as the increase in the global employment trend.