The 32-year-old former office worker claims to then earn five times as much as the “right hand” of the employers for whom she writes version, manages social media, and also purchases birthday presents for relatives.
Government figures for the industry are absent because the position falls under a not-recognized job category, which essentially means that legal protections are virtually nonexistent.
However, Derek Gallimore of the consulting firm Outsource Accelerator projects that there are around a million Filipino virtual assistants, which he expects to develop.
Gallimore praised the company’s beauty, adding that the reality may not always exceed expectations.” They you call their own shots, have more independence, and earn more money,” Gallimore said.
Along with India, Nigeria, Pakistan, and the United States, the Philippines is listed among the top five nations producing virtual assistants on the job-seeking system Upwork.
According to Upwork Research Institute economist Teng Liu,” we anticipate the growth of virtual assistant work to remain.”
With Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States being the biggest markets, Filipinos ‘ English proficiency, he continued, made them a” strong fit” for global clients.