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IT programmer: RMB5,000-9,000
Legal secretary: RMB6,000-5,000
Marketing executive: RMB6,000-12,000
Mechanical engineer: RMB10,000-16,000
News editor: RMB5,000-8,500
Office assistant: RMB7,000-10,000
Public relations manager: RMB20,000-30,000
Project manager: RMB24,000-40,000
Quality-control manager: RMB14,000-24,000
Regional sales manager: RMB26,000-36,000+
Senior architect: RMB25,000-45,000
Translator: RMB8,000-18,000+
Web editor: RMB6,000-19,000+
*Added by author.
Source: Survey of salaries in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou in 2012
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J.M.
Gemini.
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Beijing is currently placing emphasis on the development of high-tech industries and
modern services, such as outsourcing, and cultural and creative industries. In 2010, the
value-added output of the cultural and creative industry grew by 13.6 percent, resulting in a
fat contribution of RMB169.2 billion to the city's GDP.
Other major industries in the city include tourism, telecommunications equipment, trans-
portation equipment, chemicals, machinery, metallurgy, and food processing. Foreign trade
also plays an important role in the economy, with major exports including mechanical and
electronic products, vessels, and clothing. In agriculture, wheat and corn are the key crops.
Finally, the people in Beijing are big spenders. Beijing's consumption increase is thanks
not only to the higher incomes of the residents but to the millions of tourists that flock to
the city year on year. In particular, residents like to spend their money on housing, cars, and
communication devices. Previously, Wangfujing and Xidan were the locally favored places
to spend money, but these days major shopping districts are cropping up everywhere. Guo-
mao, Sanlitun, Haidian, Chongwenmen, Chaoyangmen, Dongzhimen, and Fuxingmen are
