19 Apr 2024
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Optometrists and ophthalmic opticians that have worked for 15 years, receive between R28 068 and R65 267 per month. The survey shows that 10% of the people in this job feel highly dissatisfied about their position. This is the conclusion of research carried out by Mywage.co.za, in 2024.
People in this job with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R28 380 and R78 357 per month. Based on 15 years of work experience, workers will earn between R28 068 and R65 267 per month.
Based on the survey results, most employees are female. Workers in this occupation who answered the survey are mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. 51% of people in this job state that they do not have any children.
Average working week of 40 hours
According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among workers is set at 1%. 99% are not covered by a collective agreement. On average, people in this job work 40 hours per week.
Coworkers mostly female
Workers in this occupation who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 23% of respondents. The majority of people in this job work in organisations of 500 or more employees. Workers in this occupation who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 77%. 50% of people in this job have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. For most employees, the majority of their coworkers are female. Of the participating workers in this occupation, 41% work in a multinational organisation.
In the survey, 10% of the people in this job choose 'highly dissatisfied' as their job satisfaction level. In general, most workers in this occupation are satisfied with their position. This is the case for 37% of the workers in this occupation.
Wage dissatisfaction high among optometrists and ophthalmic opticians
Among the workers in this occupation, 22% reported they are highly dissatisfied with their wage. 48% of the employees reports to be dissatisfied with their wage.
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