20 Feb 2024
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5 years of experience earns photographic products machine operators a monthly salary between R7 350 and R16 704. Employees mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. This is made clear in research by Mywage.co.za, conducted in 2024.
Highest salary for photographic products machine operators with 30 years of experience: R8 394 to R42 733 per month
Employees with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R8 394 and R42 733 per month. Workers in this occupation starting out on the job, with 1 year of experience, can expect to earn between R34 and R82 per hour.
Photographic products machine operators mostly male
The age group for workers who answered the survey was mostly between 30 and 39 years of age. 83% of workers are parents of at least 1 child. Most employees are male, based on the survey results.
Coverage by collective bargaining amongst employees is 3%, while 97% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey. People in this job work 41 hours per week on average.
51% of photographic products machine operators fewer than 5 years of work experience
Since starting their first job, 51% of workers have worked fewer than 5 years. 48% of all participating employees work in a multinational organisation. Employees who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 84%. Employees who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 16% of respondents. The majority of workers work in organisations of 500 or more employees. In most cases, workers in this occupation report that the majority of their coworkers are male.
In the survey, 11% of the workers choose 'highly satisfied' as their job satisfaction level. On the whole, workers in this occupation feel satisfied about their job. This feeling is shared by 37% of the workers in this occupation.
Wage dissatisfaction high among photographic products machine operators
Among the employees, 33% reported they are highly dissatisfied with their wage. Generally, 35% of the workers in this occupation report they are dissatisfied with their salary.
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