Majority precision-instrument makers and repairers covered by collective agreement

Highest salary for precision-instrument makers and repairers with 25 years of experience: R9 961 to R22 743 per month

Based on our survey, workers with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R9 961 and R22 743 per month. Workers in this occupation with 10 years of work experience can expect to earn between R40 and R84 per hour.

60% of workers have 1 child or more. The age group for people in this job who answered the survey was mostly between 30 and 39 years of age. Among the workers in this occupation who share information on their wages and working conditions, most are male.

Coverage by collective bargaining amongst workers in this occupation is 3%, while 97% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey. Workers in this occupation work 40 hours per week on average.

50% of precision-instrument makers and repairers fewer than 5 years of work experience

Since starting their first job, 50% of people in this job have worked fewer than 5 years. For most workers in this occupation, the majority of their coworkers are male. 69% of employees state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. 44% of all participating employees work in a multinational organisation. The majority of workers in this occupation work in organisations of 500 or more employees. 31% of employees state that they have no permanent contract for their job.

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

Wage dissatisfaction high among precision-instrument makers and repairers

Among the workers in this occupation, 20% reported they are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their wage. Generally, 38% of the workers report they are dissatisfied with their salary.

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