31 May 2023
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With 0 years of work experience, fire-fighters will earn from R4 787 to R8 817 monthly. 83% says they are male, while 17% entered female as their gender. This becomes clear through Mywage.co.za research, presented on the occasion of International Firefighters' Day.
People in this job with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R6 728 and R17 275 per month. After 0 years of work experience, workers earn a monthly wage that ranges from R4 787 to R8 817.
Fire-fighters mostly male
Of the workers in this occupation who participated in the survey, 35% have no children. Most workers are male, based on the survey results. Workers who answered the survey are mostly between 30 and 39 years of age.
Average working week of 42 hours
On average, workers in this occupation work 42 hours per week. Coverage by collective bargaining amongst workers in this occupation is 6%, while 94% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey.
Majority organisations employ 500 or more workers
Workers who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 25% of respondents. 56% of people in this job have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. 36% of all participating employees work in a multinational organisation. The majority of workers work in organisations of 500 or more employees. For most people in this job, the majority of their coworkers are male. Workers in this occupation who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 75%.
In the survey, 11% of the workers choose 'highly satisfied' as their job satisfaction level. On the whole, employees feel in between satisfied and dissatisfied about their job. This feeling is shared by 33% of the employees.
Among the people in this job, 31% reported they are dissatisfied with their wage. 43% of the workers in this occupation reports to be in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their wage.
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