Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research 16 (11): 1542-1547, 2013 ISSN 1990-9233 © IDOSI Publications, 2013 DOI: 10.5829/idosi.mejsr.2013.16.11.12046 Corresponding Author: Masood Sarwar Awan, Department of Economics, University of Sargodha, Pakistan. 1542 Regional Diversity, Human Capital And Earning Nexus In Pakistan Masood Sarwar Awan, Muhammad Waqas and Muhammad Amir Aslam 1 1 2 Department of Economics, University of Sargodha, Pakistan 1 Department of Social Work, University of Sargodha, Pakistan 2 Abstract: This paper investigates human capital and socio-economic factors in order to find out the personal earnings of workers in Sargodha District. The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey data 2007-08 of Punjab has been used. Education and age are used as variables for human capital whereas, gender, age, age square, different classes of age, marital status, area, different education level, employment status and tehsil dummies are used to investigate the determinants of personal earnings of the workers of Sargodha district. Ordinary least square results explore that education and age plays an important role in the determination of personal wage. Moreover, as the level of education increases the returns to each year of education also increases. Male workers earn more than female which indicates gender discrimination in the labour market. The most productive age is 40-45 years. The individual belongs to rural areas earn more than urban counterparts. When we analyzed the earning pattern in the context of different occupational classes the magnitude of agricultural sector is high. Hence, these facts highlight the importance of a district level growth/economic strategy because the dynamics and geography of each district is different from the other and the earning pattern of a particular district is closely aligned with its demographic conditions. JEL Classification: I25, R12 Key words: Human Capital New Growth Strategy Sargodha Earnings INTRODUCTION firstly puts emphasis on thinking of the new role of cities Increased productivity, fortified internal markets and towards the development approach while focusing on the community-led development considered as necessary software (talent, technology and tolerance) of cities. conditions for country’s development. The “New Growth The individual prefers to do work in that sector where Strategy” (NGS) becomes a table talk in Pakistan among wage rate/earnings are high. Education, experience etc. researchers, policy makers and politicians. This approach increase the individuals earning. Several studies highlight puts emphasis to increase productivity, innovation and that there is positive relationship among earnings and entrepreneurship in Pakistan. It stresses to encourage schooling and confirmed the significance of education in good governance, improve the structural capabilities of economic and social spheres. Human capital investment cities and transform land entitlements in which economic (investment in health and education) heaves labour efficiency is gained. Provision of facilities and productivity and provokes an efficient allocation of encouragement of interactions among people at city level resources [1]. The well-being of the family is dependent is one of the main features of this strategy. Every area has on the earnings of the members. The inequalities among its specialties. The need is to highlight these specialties households significantly increase in the case of earning to achieve the collective productivity gains. There is a disparities. There are several reasons behind personal need to identify the areas and to invest in their specialty income inequality. Personal income may be unequal due with the help of hardware (e.g., infrastructure) and to the differences in educational status, experience, skills software (innovation and better management). The NGS etc. Therefore, individuals invest in human capital in order as engines of growth. Secondly, there is a need to move