Top Ten Fresh Graduates Industry and Salary

Top Ten Fresh Graduates Industry and Salary

Top Ten Fresh Graduates Industry and Salary

It will interest you to note that there are industries in Nigeria that pay the highest salaries. Interestingly, these Industries are open to hiring fresh graduates.

Note that these Industries have successfully built a sturdy reputation over the years in their diverse fields. For those who have wondered over time about how much these fresh graduate industries pay their staff, this article is for you.

Before we delve into the topic of the day, you must note that the salary structure of Nigerian industries is generally sought after by people seeking jobs.

The job seekers that are new in the labor market, that is, fresh graduates, usually think about the salaries of these industries. This is most common when they get an invite for tests or interviews.

Ten Fresh Graduate Industry and Salary

The top ten fresh graduate industry and their salaries include:

• Exxon Mobil

This is a multinational firm that has its head office situated in Texas. It falls under the oil and gas sector, and it is among the most prestigious companies in Nigeria.

Bear in mind that Exxon Mobil workers in Nigeria earn more than their colleagues in other industries and just a little more than their contemporaries in the same oil and gas industry.

Exxon Mobil offers a mouth-watering salary to its employees for a start from our research, and this is roughly one million naira. The company’s work environment is quite flexible and free of any form of discrimination.

In all honesty, getting a job here is quite tough. The staff are paid in dollars, and it will amaze you to note that an engineer here earns a total of $107,477 annually.

• Total

This is a French multinational company, and it is also rated as the fourth biggest oil and gas firm globally. Asides from being among the prestigious oil and gas companies in Nigeria, it is one of the highest paying companies.

Fresh graduates who get hired are paid a monthly salary of roughly one million naira. Understand that, Total offers a highly comfortable environment for the staff and is more than concerned with the development of its host community.

This company has up to one thousand and seven hundred employees, and the fresh graduates are paid up to twelve million naira annually.

• Chevron

It must be noted that Chevron is among the highest paying oil and gas companies in Nigeria. And, it is an American multinational firm with its headquarters situated in Lekki, Lagos.

For a start, the staff at Chevron are paid seven hundred and fifty thousand naira and above. Also, they have the opportunity to work in a conducive environment. It must be noted that the staff here are paid on an hourly basis in dollars.

For example, a sales associate here gets to earn $8.73 hourly.

• Shell

You must have heard about Shell, as it is a highly popular oil and gas firm with its Nigerian head office situated in Marina, Lagos. Most Nigerian graduates of engineering prefer to work with Shell.

The reason for this is based on the juicy salary and other benefits been paid here. The starters at Shell earn roughly six hundred and sixty-seven thousand naira.

• Schlumberger

This is an oil serving company with its Nigerian head office situated in Victoria Island, Lagos. Schlumberger has been known to pay fresh workers a salary of roughly five hundred thousand naira.

• Halliburton

This is a multinational firm that strictly deals in oil and gas as well as energy. It provides fresh workers a monthly salary of about three hundred and fifty thousand naira. This comes in addition to some other benefits.

Its head office is located in Victoria Island, Lagos and it provides a highly suitable working environment for its staff.

• MTN Nigeria

This is a telecommunications company and has been known to be the very first mobile telecommunications in the country. The majority of the MTN staff are Nigerians, and there has been a sudden drop in their salary.

Nevertheless, a customer care representative receives up to eighty-three thousand naira monthly while a senior management member gets paid up to 12.4million naira annually.

• Nestle Nigeria

As a food production and processing company, its staff members gain lots of benefits, and they even have easy access to health insurance.

However, they get qualified for this health insurance if they have spent roughly six to twelve months as workers in the company. Interestingly, they also have access to vacations.

Here, sales managers are paid roughly 6.27million naira yearly, and the production supervisors get paid up to five million naira annually.

• NNPC (Nigeria National Petroleum Company)

NNPC pays its workers in naira, which makes it different from the likes of Exxon Mobil and Chevron. It is not a foreign company though getting a job is quite tough, but once you get in, it can be one of the best things that will ever happen to you.

Here, a sales manager can get paid up to three hundred and fourteen thousand naira monthly, while an economist will receive 3.85 million annually. As for fresh graduates, they are paid roughly one hundred and ninety thousand naira.

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• Nigeria civil service

The country’s federal government fully owns the Nigerian civil service, and it is not a secret that workers here are paid very well. However, the salary tends to vary according to the Ministry one works in.

The fresh graduates employed into this company on Level four Step one are paid about two hundred and forty-two thousand nine hundred and ninety-four annually.

As for those in Level 17 Step one, they get to receive up to 4183600 naira yearly.

More Fresh Graduate Industry And  Salary

While we have provided you with the top ten fresh graduate industry and salary, some others you should know about as a fresh graduate include:

• Nigerian breweries Plc

With its head office in Surulere, Lagos, this company is the first and the most successful brewing company in Nigeria. For a start, Nigerian breweries provide a salary of roughly three hundred and fifty thousand naira.

• EEDC (Eastern Electric Distribution Company)

This is the company that is fully in charge of providing electricity to Eastern Nigeria. For a start, its staff are paid three hundred and fifty naira.

• GE (General Electric)

General Electric is a prominent multinational company that had roots in the United States. The fresh graduates in this company are paid up to three hundred thousand naira.

• Addax

This is a company that is involved in the exploration of oil and gas. It has its headquarters situated in Victoria Island. The company pays its employees about three hundred thousand naira with lots of benefits attached.

• Arik Air

This is a prominently known indigenous airline that has its head office at Ikeja, Lagos. It pays its new employees up to two hundred and fifty thousand naira, and it is known to be a part of the established airline in the country.

• Diamond Bank

This bank is among the most stable banks in Nigeria, and its newly employed workers are paid up to two hundred and forty thousand naira. Trainees are being paid eighty thousand naira.

• GT Bank

Guaranty Trust Bank is among the leading new generation banks in Nigeria and has its new workers gaining two hundred and nine thousand naira as their salary.

• Huawei Technology

As a well-known phone manufacturing company, its new staff are paid two hundred thousand naira monthly.

Conclusion

On a general note, the multinational oil companies on this list pay the highest as their staff can be deployed anywhere globally. As for the aviation industry, the salary lies between six hundred thousand and eight hundred thousand naira.

 

 

 

Conclusion

We have provided you with some of the businesses you can start as a fresh graduate. As a business-minded person, there are lots of room for you to experience your business ideas, however, it will take a unique person to be a successful entrepreneur. 

If you are looking for the ideal business to begin as a fresh graduate, you are reading the ideal article that will help your career.

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