Majority metal processing plant operators satisfied with job

Inexperienced metal processing plant operators earn hourly wage between R34 and R82

Workers in this occupation with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R8 394 and R42 733 per month. Employees starting out on the job, with 1 year of experience, can expect to earn between R34 and R82 per hour.

Based on the survey results, most people in this job are male. Workers in this occupation who answered the survey are mostly between 30 and 39 years of age. 83% of people in this job are parents of at least 1 child.

On average, employees work 41 hours per week. Coverage by collective bargaining amongst workers in this occupation is 3%, while 97% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey.

51% of metal processing plant operators fewer than 5 years of work experience

People in this job who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 84%. 16% of workers in this occupation state that they have no permanent contract for their job. Workers mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. 51% of workers have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. In most cases, workers report that the majority of their coworkers are male. 48% of all participating workers in this occupation work in a multinational organisation.

In the survey, 11% of the people in this job choose 'highly satisfied' as their job satisfaction level. In general, most employees are satisfied with their position. This is the case for 37% of the employees.

Of all surveyed workers in this occupation, 33% feel highly dissatisfied about their salary. 35% of the workers in this occupation reports to be dissatisfied with their wage.

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