30 Dec 2023
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After 5 years of work experience, electrical line installers and repairers earn a monthly wage that ranges from R11 089 to R28 070. 6% of the respondents are female, 94% are male. This is made clear in research by Mywage.co.za, conducted in 2023.
People in this job with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R15 284 and R42 267 per month. Employees who work for 5 years will receive an hourly wage ranging from R57 to R144.
40% of people in this job state that they do not have any children. 94% says they are male, while 6% entered female as their gender. Workers in this occupation who answered the survey are mostly between 30 and 39 years of age.
Average working week of 41 hours
Workers work 41 hours per week on average. According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among people in this job is set at 2%. 98% are not covered by a collective agreement.
Majority organisations employ 500 or more workers
47% of all participating employees work in a multinational organisation. Since starting their first job, 41% of people in this job have worked fewer than 5 years. 16% of workers state that they have no permanent contract for their job. The majority of workers in this occupation work in organisations of 500 or more employees. People in this job who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 84%. For most workers, the majority of their coworkers are male.
The survey shows that 10% of the workers feel highly satisfied about their position. In general, most people in this job are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their position. This is the case for 32% of the people in this job.
Wage dissatisfaction high among electrical line installers and repairers
Among the employees, 37% reported they are highly dissatisfied with their wage. 42% of the workers in this occupation reports to be dissatisfied with their wage.
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