cutiedave: hmm.y do u tink so,many pple hav adviced me to go for mathematics in unilorin

zeemahn:
tanx but what about chances of securing a job?

zeemahn:
tanx but what about chances of securing a job?

lilpervert: Where do you think physics ranks on that scale. I'm studying physics

234GT: Biochemistry is the best course sha. You can work almost anywhere! Na like cheat course!

Misbee: I was scared before to see the pay of journalist,haa! But tanx to SirAweezy for commenting.

saintgwizard:

There no is particular range for biochemistry graduates. It all depends on where you work. For you to get a good job with biochemisty, u most graduate with a good grade then polish your mathematical skills and presentation skills. With that you can go for any kind of firm, from oil n gas to maanufauturing firm to pharmaceutical firms.

I work with the lagest FMCG company in the country n with my degree in biochemisty, my pay at entry level was 6.0M/annum.

Please this is not to brag but to encourage the biochemstry students out there. I was really discouraged as a student.

alentyno: Lol @exmay I pity lawyers sha........ And as for big firms it has always been about survival of the fittest e.g I was shocked to discover that the IPS in UNIPORT normally shortlist just 20 pips each year despite thousands of applicants that do apply; why? Becos if u manage to graduate from that skul eh! You are a big boy! Cos IOC's esp Total always retain them. Dats why nowadays when i see young engineers being paid 11m/yr @ total I don't blame them at all becos they passed through a very serious furnance

ogawisdom: Hw many engineers ll b lucky enough to secure jobs in these high profile places. Most of them still end up as physics/ maths teachers in secondary schools

dandollar1: you mean community pharmacy is that lucrative?

misterjosh: Pls does IOC mean indigenous oil companies?

adeoladrg:

So freaking lucrative!!!

saintgwizard:

There no is particular range for biochemistry graduates. It all depends on where you work. For you to get a good job with biochemisty, u most graduate with a good grade then polish your mathematical skills and presentation skills. With that you can go for any kind of firm, from oil n gas to maanufauturing firm to pharmaceutical firms.

I work with the lagest FMCG company in the country n with my degree in biochemisty, my pay at entry level was 6.0M/annum.

Please this is not to brag but to encourage the biochemstry students out there. I was really discouraged as a student.

alentyno:
If you come out with a good result, you are good to go!..... These guys and estate managers along side land surveyors are people I refer to as SILENT MILLIONAIRES.....you just can't state their salary yet they keep on raking out millions from one contract to the other! One of them is my church member, so I know what am saying
IT ALL DEPENDS ON U THO

Yusluv77: What are hope for students of language, e.g Linguistics or English(grammarian)? My own perspective is that there is no company in the world where people that studied this course could not apply for job both oil and gas sector, Telecommunication etc...#ImagineTheWorldWithOutLanguage###NoCommunicationNoLife#

alentyno:
No it stands for International Oil companies

NeuroBoss: If it is about the money involved then compare this:
Chukwudi started spare part importation business in 2002 with a #50 000 seed money from his uncle. Today, he imports 40 containers monthly which are even sold out on the high sea. He makes at least 1 million naira profit on each container sold. He lives in a Lekki semi-detached duplex and have a range of exotic cars. Which Engineer or Doctor could beat that?

pembisco: if ur mind went to our drs b4 opnin dis threath clik like. They mst be disapnted im sure cos they tink money revolvs around hospital. Ther der nah

alentyno: Although the importance of hard work cannot be overemphasised in any chosen profession, experts have said that studying some particular degrees will not only give you an edge in the job market, it also determines the amount of income you take home at the end of the day.

For example, in the oil and gas sector, petroleum, mechanical, chemical and electrical/electronics engineers at an entry level earn as much as N3.5m per annum, depending on the organisation.

Other high paying engineering fields include software engineers and computer engineers who employ IT skills, whether they are in the oil and gas sector or the telecommunication sector. They stand to earn as high as N400,000 per month for a start, and it could increase to about N5m to N15m per annum, depending on the years of experience.

A fresh engineering graduate in the oil and gas sector could earn between N7m and N9m per annum, which goes higher to about N12m or N15m per annum after five years of experience.

engineers in the oil and gas sectors earn the same salary, notwithstanding the area of specialisation at the entry level, until they undergo in-house training graduates with non-engineering courses like computer science, information technology, software programmers with professional certifications which include JAVA, CISCO, ORACLE and other networking skills working in the telecommunications companies would get between N200,000 and N750,000 as starters.

An Oracle specialist, database programmer, manager and software experts with five to 10 years’ working experience in a telecoms company will earn between N5m and N15m per annum.

Suffice to say, all the aformentioned top earning degrees have one thing in common ––mathematical skills.

Graduates of Economics, Accounting, Marketing as well as Banking and Finance and other business related fields working in the banking and investment sectors also get fat salaries before the recent down-sizing in the sector, a fresh graduate at the entry level in any of the new generation banks earned between N2m and N2.5m per annum.

Fresh accountants could earn fat paychecks of about N2m per annum if self-employed or working in private and multinational organisations, government still had a poor salary scale for this level of professionals.

Marketers, also known as business development officers, could earn between N50,000 and N300,000 monthly at the entry level, depending on the level of results achieved and the organisation hiring.

Medicine, law, nursing and pharmacy, which were the hot cakes in the 70‘s, 80‘s and 90‘s, were no longer paying as well as they used to be.

This is the age of the mind; the age of creativity.

It has been noted that medical doctors were poorly paid. “In fact, they are only paid living allowance when you compare them with their colleagues in engineering and telecommunication.

In government hospitals, at entry level, doctors are paid less than N1m per annum. But they could earn higher if they specialise and become consultants.

In the medical line, specialists, including obstetricians, cardiologists, gynaecologists, dentists and surgeons were the highest earners any of these specialists working in reputable hospitals like Reddington Hospital in Lagos could earn N750,000 and above monthly.

A nurse in government hospital in Nigeria earns less than N100,000 per month. Their pay could rise to N400,000 when they become matrons.

Pharmacists are not left out; most pharmaceutical companies pay fresh graduates between N500,000 and N900,000 per annum, and it could increase to N2m or N3m after about eight- or nine-year job experience.

Teaching profession is not that competitive, a teacher’s take home pay was between the range of N50,000 and N70,000 per month in some secondary schools, and could be as high as N200,000 per month in some other schools.

Journalists –– editors to be precise –– with five to 10 years experience and they offer between N40,000 and N60,000 per month.

Lawyers do not earn much. fresh lawyers could earn between N50,000 and N120,000 per month depending on the chambers or organisations they work for.

alentyno:
To be frank I don't know the exact figure rAnge but I think it will not be less than 2.5m naira/yr

alentyno:
U may be right but it depends on where u r working.......trust me docs working in private hospitals won't agree with you.......but the basic fact still remains that nigerian docs are seriously underpaid.......even if is 2m a year, its still a pathetic figure compared to entry level engineers @shell who earn 6.8m naira/yr despite shell being the lowest paying IOC........not to talk of Total who pays notin less than 10m naira/yr @entry level

datalossvictim1: And if you have a British degree? I'm guessing it's not the same. I know someone offering to pay 300,000 a month for law

CFCfan:
That's not bad for an entry-level lawyer. I think if you want to practice in Nigeria, you will have to attend 1 year of Nigerian Law School.