Majority blacksmiths, hammersmiths and forging press workers satisfied with job

Based on our survey, employees with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R11 701 and R35 192 per month. Based on 20 years of work experience, workers in this occupation will earn between R56 and R169 per hour.

The age group for workers who answered the survey was mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. 60% of people in this job have 1 child or more. 98% says they are male, while 2% entered female as their gender.

Average working week of 39 hours

Workers in this occupation work 39 hours per week on average. According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among workers in this occupation is set at 2%. 98% are not covered by a collective agreement.

Coworkers mostly male

In most cases, workers in this occupation report that the majority of their coworkers are male. Of the participating employees, 45% work in a multinational organisation. 20% of people in this job state that they have no permanent contract for their job. Workers mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. 38% of people in this job have worked 5-10 years since their first job. 80% of workers in this occupation state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing.

In the survey, 10% of the people in this job choose 'highly satisfied' as their job satisfaction level. On the whole, workers feel in between satisfied and dissatisfied about their job. This feeling is shared by 32% of the workers.

Wage dissatisfaction high among blacksmiths, hammersmiths and forging press workers

Of all surveyed people in this job, 39% feel highly dissatisfied about their salary. 40% of the workers in this occupation reports to be dissatisfied with their wage.

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