This year, the Indonesian National Agency of Civil Servants (BKN) is opening around 295,000 job vacancies for teachers with Government Employee with Work Contract (PPPK) status.
These vacancies originate from approximately 500 regional government institutions (pemda) spread throughout Indonesia.
Detailed by position, the most in-demand PPPK Teacher this year is the Classroom Teacher.
Based on the Indonesian Minister of National Education Regulation Number 35 of 2010, a Classroom Teacher is a teacher who teaches all subjects at the kindergarten (TK), elementary school (SD), or other equivalent formal education levels, except for physical education, sports, and health (penjasorkes), and religious education.
According to data from the official BKN website, in October 2023, the total national need for PPPK Classroom Teachers reached approximately 89,300 people.
The regions with the highest need for Classroom Teachers are Simalungun Regency, Kampar Regency, Padang City, Serdang Bedagai Regency, Cirebon Regency, Polewali Mandar Regency, Bandung Regency, Indramayu Regency, and Bima Regency.
In these 10 regions, the need ranges from 1,000 to 2,000 Classroom Teachers per region.
Besides Classroom Teachers, there is also a high demand for teachers of specific subjects this year.
Here's a breakdown of the 10 PPPK Teacher positions with the most vacancies nationally in October 2023:
1. Classroom Teacher: 89,300 people
2. Physical Education, Sports, and Health (Penjasorkes) Teacher: 32,500 people
3. Islamic Religious Education Teacher: 28,600 people
4. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Teacher: 15,700 people
5. Guidance and Counseling (BK) Teacher: 14,900 people
6. Indonesian Language Teacher: 11,300 people
7. Arts and Culture Teacher: 10,900 people
8. Christian Religious Education Teacher: 9,800 people
9. Arts and Entrepreneurship Teacher: 9,500 people
10. Mathematics Teacher: 9,400 people
Nationally averaged, these 10 PPPK Teacher positions can earn salaries ranging from Rp3 million to Rp4.3 million per month. However, the actual figures vary greatly by region.
In Barito Utara Regency, for example, PPPK Classroom Teachers can earn a minimum salary of Rp6 million. While in Sumbawa Regency, the minimum salary for a PPPK Classroom Teacher is Rp1 million per month.
Registration for PPPK Teachers can be done on the official BKN website until October 9, 2023.