02-08-2008, 10:34 PM
When drivers draw higher salary than sales executives
8 Feb, 2008, 1700 hrs IST,J Padmapriya, TNN
BANGALORE: A convergence in entry-level blue collar wages and white collar salaries may be happening in some sectors and geographies. In some instances, the lines are blurring with HR trackers finding it difficult to clearly define blue from white.
Cities like Bangalore, New Delhi, Mumbai can actually mean a gold mine for some blue collar jobs. Thanks to the IT and ITES boom and its multiplier effect, an English-speaking driver can take home over Rs 8,000, an amount close to what is made by an entry-level sales professional in many tier I cities.
Entry-level sales professionals may be making around Rs 5,000 to Rs 12,000 depending on the complexity of the products and services they deal with. For instance, a shop floor retail attendant in grocery store Foodworld would be making much less compared to what a similar profile would get in a premium format like Lifestyle. However, retail being a very young sector, the opportunities of earning higher incentives and faster promotions are much brighter, HR trackers say.
So while growing white-collar sectors such as IT/ITES and retail may cry hoarse about talent crunch and finding an employable talent pool, the situation is actually much worse in ground-level jobs in construction and infrastructure. And, finding blue-collar professionals such as crane operators in New Delhi may virtually be impossible , HR trackers say.
Also, there is some blurring of definition between blue and white collar jobs. While peons and floor attendants in retail shop floors may work in an air-conditioned and office environment, their profiles could be a border line case, say HR observers.
8 Feb, 2008, 1700 hrs IST,J Padmapriya, TNN
BANGALORE: A convergence in entry-level blue collar wages and white collar salaries may be happening in some sectors and geographies. In some instances, the lines are blurring with HR trackers finding it difficult to clearly define blue from white.
Cities like Bangalore, New Delhi, Mumbai can actually mean a gold mine for some blue collar jobs. Thanks to the IT and ITES boom and its multiplier effect, an English-speaking driver can take home over Rs 8,000, an amount close to what is made by an entry-level sales professional in many tier I cities.
Entry-level sales professionals may be making around Rs 5,000 to Rs 12,000 depending on the complexity of the products and services they deal with. For instance, a shop floor retail attendant in grocery store Foodworld would be making much less compared to what a similar profile would get in a premium format like Lifestyle. However, retail being a very young sector, the opportunities of earning higher incentives and faster promotions are much brighter, HR trackers say.
So while growing white-collar sectors such as IT/ITES and retail may cry hoarse about talent crunch and finding an employable talent pool, the situation is actually much worse in ground-level jobs in construction and infrastructure. And, finding blue-collar professionals such as crane operators in New Delhi may virtually be impossible , HR trackers say.
Also, there is some blurring of definition between blue and white collar jobs. While peons and floor attendants in retail shop floors may work in an air-conditioned and office environment, their profiles could be a border line case, say HR observers.