Majority dentists satisfied with job

Employees with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R28 380 and R78 357 per month. Employees who work for 5 years will receive a salary ranging from R17 852 to R42 499 per month.

The age group for workers who answered the survey was mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. Of the workers who participated in the survey, 51% have no children. 44% says they are male, while 56% entered female as their gender.

According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among people in this job is set at 1%. 99% are not covered by a collective agreement. On average, employees work 40 hours per week.

Coworkers mostly female

People in this job who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 23% of respondents. For most workers in this occupation, the majority of their coworkers are female. Workers in this occupation mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. 41% of all participating workers in this occupation work in a multinational organisation. 50% of people in this job have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. 77% of workers state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing.

The survey shows that 10% of the employees feel highly dissatisfied about their position. In general, most workers are satisfied with their position. This is the case for 37% of the workers.

Of all surveyed workers, 22% feel highly dissatisfied about their salary. Generally, 48% of the employees report they are dissatisfied with their salary.

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