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Roy Bellard asks: What is average salary for software engineer with around 20 years of experience in Kazakhstan? Where some one can job in software field - Almaty or Astana or other city?
Expert's answer:
Almaty as the largest city of Kazakhstan is the best place to find the job you like. Here are some sites with job offers in IT field in Almaty (list#1, list#2, list#3. The following service to translate from Russian when necessary. The exchange rate is about 148 Tenge for 1 USD.
Aji asks: How much is the average salary for an electrical engineer in Kazakhstan?
Expert's answer:
The average salary of electrical engineer in Kazakhstan according to the job offers I have found is about 700-1000 USD per month.
Mark asks: What is average salary in Kazakhstan for hotel Receptionist? What is average salary for software engineer?
Expert's answer:
According to the job offers I have found the salary of hotel receptionist starts at about 300-400 USD and 500 USD for software engineer.
MTH asks: My wife is a medical student from the USA interested in doing a 6-8 week clinical rotation with a doctor in Aktau. Is there a public hospital there with doctors who speak English? How much is cost of living in Aktau? We would like to rent a small apartment for 2 months and would like to know general prices on things.
Expert's answer:
You can contact the following hospitals located in Aktau city to have the info if such rotation is possible. First one is Mangistau oblast hospital (contact email: mte@topmail.kz and contact phones: +7 7292 210275, 77292211273, +7 7292 210327. Second one is Regional hospital for children (contact email: odb516@ok.kz and contact phone: +7 7292 210369, fax: +7 7292 210362). As for the renting of an apartment the cost of 1 room apartment starts at about 50,000 tenge per month (about 340 USD) (2010).
Syed asks: Which are the oil and gas projects in progress and which companies are doing these projects. Can I search and get a job? I am civil engineer, having 30 years experience in Saudi Arabia.
Expert's answer:
Here is Kazakhstan oil and gas projects information (May 2008). And concerning getting a job I have found the following opportunities as civil engineer in Kazakhstan oil and gas industry.
Azali asks: I am an Iranian agricultural engineer and want to immigrate and live in Kazakhstan. Is it easy to start a simple life and start a suitable job in Kazakhstan?
Expert's answer:
I think you should contact Kazakhstan embassy in Iran (Kazakhstan embassy contact info).