Salaries for diploma holders in Kenya are largely determined by the demand of professionals in a profession and the supply of such people in the job market.In general,the average salary of diploma holders in Kenya is Ksh 30,000.
The number of Diploma Graduates in Kenya is soaring each day with many opting to venture into business due to lack of employment.
In the last decade, there were countable Degree holders in the country ,and majority of them were diploma holders, but when former President Mwai Kibaki liberalized education sector in Kenya, many people enrolled for higher education thus endangering Diploma holders.
Though most employers in Kenya prefer degree holders, a good number of them still believe that Diploma holders can work as better as Degree holders. They therefore, give these graduates a chance to prove themselves.
There are also jobs which are strictly reserved for Diploma holders, such jobs include: Front Office, Nursing, Hotel and Hospitality and primary school teacher.
From our study we have come up with average salaries of Diploma holders in Kenya:
Job Average Salary(Ksh per month)
Teachers 10,000-25,000
Customer Care Officer 25,000-40,000
Front Office/Receptionist 15,000-30,000
NGO workers 40,000-60,000
Government Parastatal 25,000-50,000
Public Service Commission 22,000-45,000
Sales Representative 15,000-40,000
Human Resources Assistant 25,000-50,000
Accounts Assistant 20,000-45,000
Procurement Officer 25,000-50,000
Public Relations Officer 30,000-60,000
Nurse 20,000-50,000
Electrical Technician 30,000-60,000
Quantity Surveyor 35,000-70,000
Cashier 15,000-25,000
Waiter 15,000-30,000
Data Entry 15,000-30,000
Chef 25,000-50,000
Drivers 25,000-50,000
IT Technicians 25,000-70,000
Supermarket Attendants 18,000- 35,000
If you meet any diploma holder in Kenya in those careers,they will quote the figures we have listed above.What shocks me most is that over 30 % of diploma holders in Kenya earn less than Ksh 20,000 per month.
The ideal salary for a diploma holder is Ksh 30,000-Ksh 40,000,which is regarded as enough for somebody with a family and one who wants to invest. Ksh 20,000 is not enough to spend and save.With this salary,the country will not have investors but people who are living from hand to mouth.
