05 Mar 2024
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Jewellery and precious-metal workers that have worked for 0 years, receive between R5 471 and R10 187 per month. Workers in this occupation who are new to the job, will earn between R5 471 and R10 187 per month, based on one year of work experience. This is made clear in research by Mywage.co.za, conducted in 2024.
Salary for starting jewellery and precious-metal workers between R5 471 and R10 187 per month
People in this job with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R9 961 and R22 743 per month. Starting workers with one year of experience, earn from R5 471 to R10 187 per month.
Jewellery and precious-metal workers mostly male
Most workers are male, based on the survey results. 60% of workers are parents of at least 1 child. The age group for people in this job who answered the survey was mostly between 30 and 39 years of age.
Average working week of 40 hours
According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among workers in this occupation is set at 3%. 97% are not covered by a collective agreement. On average, workers in this occupation work 40 hours per week.
Coworkers mostly male
Workers who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 69%. Of the participating employees, 44% work in a multinational organisation. 50% of workers have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. Employees mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. In most cases, employees report that the majority of their coworkers are male. Workers in this occupation who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 31% of respondents.
In the survey, 10% of the people in this job choose 'highly satisfied' as their job satisfaction level. On the whole, people in this job feel in between satisfied and dissatisfied about their job. This feeling is shared by 32% of the people in this job.
Wage dissatisfaction high among jewellery and precious-metal workers
Among the workers, 20% reported they are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their wage. 38% of the employees reports to be dissatisfied with their wage.
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