Most Rewarding Career Options for Working Women
For an educated and ambitious woman of today, just a job won’t suffice she wants to build a career and legacy for herself. Women are result-oriented and hardworking and are excelling in all walks of life. They have broken the proverbial ‘glass – ceiling’ and have reached at the helm of their careers.
Some of the top paying jobs for women are:
Marketing
Women, it has been seen, have the key skills needed for this job. They are confident, energetic, creative, self-motivated and have good communication skills.
There are sales and marketing jobs in both public and private sector. Once qualified with an MBA the options under marketing are limitless. Brand manager, marketing manager, event manager are some of the positions under marketing where the remuneration are high in the form of fixed salary as well as incentives.
Accountant
Whatever the size of the company it will always require accountants to maintain their finance. Chartered accountants (CA) have to manage and maintain the organisation’s financial records and audit. They also handle tax payments for individuals and companies.
In India, Institute of Chartered Accounts of India (ICAI) is the regulatory body. CA’s are in great demand and earn a very high salary package. Women with financial acumen and a head for numbers are being offered attractive career prospects in the field of Chartered Accountancy. In the words of the ICAI vice chairman, “Women Chartered Accountants contribute to the growth of the nation in various accounting areas…”
In 2013, CA students were offered an average of INR 7.36 lakh per annum during campus placement.
Banking and Insurance
It is said “banking comes naturally to women”. They have an innate ability and instinct to judge the customer’s situation and make sound judgements. Another reason why women have been successful has been because banks began to ‘intentionally build diversity’ way before other sectors did.
In the public sector banks, the recruitment procedure involves a competitive exam and an interview. The eligibility criterion is a bachelor’s degree. An MBA from a B-school is needed for getting into corporate sector. Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chandra Kochhar, and Naina Lal Kidwai are some women who have reached the top.
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Physician /Surgeon
Medicine is one of the most rewarding careers, in India and globally. Women have, despite the challenges of the profession, managed to carve out a career in this field.
They can specialise in Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, ENT, Psychiatry, Anaesthesiology, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Cardio-thoracic surgery, Paediatric Surgery etc. Specialty hospitals are coming up everywhere, within the country as well as abroad and offering better employment opportunities and remuneration.
Doctors also go for private practice. The earning there depends on their popularity and years of experience.
A doctor’s earning will also vary depending on whether they are working in a government hospital or a private one.
Computer and Information Systems Managers
Career for women in the information technology (IT) sector has become a lucrative one. The industry also offers high employment potential as compared to the others.
The number of women joining the industry has increased multi-fold in the past couple of decades. High end salary packages, international mobility and flexible work hours are some of the attractive features that have played a vital role in attracting women to the IT industry.
HR professional
Women have dominated the area of human resource management in most of the industries. This has been a global phenomenon.
This line of work requires constant interaction with people and women have innate understanding of human nature and good communication skills which enables them to excel in this line of work. To enter this field you need to be Masters in Human Resource Management (HRM). Qualified freshers from an A-grade institute get starting salary package anywhere between 7, 00,000 to 10, 00,000 annually.
Legal Professionals
Corporate lawyers’main work is to advise corporations on their legal rights and obligations.
Recent trends have shown a movement of lawyers towards well – organised corporate law firms and legal departments of corporates. With global companies entering the Indian market, the scope of corporate law has increased many folds and this has led to it becoming one of the most lucrative options with high salary packages
Mass Communication
It is believed that “PR, more than a profession is an art”and women have the soft skills and tactfulness needed for the job.
PR mainly entails social contact and interaction. It is all about ‘image building’ it can be for a company, or a person or even a product. A PR officer is required to have good communication skills, both verbal and written. A graduate degree or a post graduate degree in journalism, Mass comm. or English (Hons.) is required.
Air hostess
Women who have a love for travelling and a desirable lifestyle often opt for air- hostess as a career.
Prerequisites for the job are a graduation degree. The key skills required for the job are good communication skills, physical fitness, swimming skills and a good height. Air-hostess in domestic airlines earn anything between INR 25,000 to 40,000 monthly while international airlines pay ranges from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 80,000 along with the perks that come with the job.
Teaching
A career in academics is an ideal for women because of the moderate working hours and the various options available today.
Recent years have seen a tremendous expansion in the education industry, especially in the higher education segment. This has led to people shifting career towards the education line. The credit for this change in trend goes to the private institutions and universities that are ready to offer attractive salary packages to experienced educationist and professionals from different industries.
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