Majority railway brake, signal and switch operators satisfied with job

Highest salary for railway brake, signal and switch operators with 30 years of experience: R8 336 to R30 190 per month

Employees with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R8 336 and R30 190 per month. Employees who work for 10 years will receive an hourly wage ranging from R39 to R72.

Railway brake, signal and switch operators mostly male

7% of the respondents are female, 93% are male. 83% of employees have 1 child or more. The age group for employees who answered the survey was mostly between 30 and 39 years of age.

Average working week of 42 hours

On average, employees work 42 hours per week. Coverage by collective bargaining amongst people in this job is 2%, while 98% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey.

Majority organisations employ 500 or more workers

Employees who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 69%. For most workers in this occupation, the majority of their coworkers are male. Of the participating workers in this occupation, 40% work in a multinational organisation. Workers who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 31% of respondents. 50% of employees have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. People in this job mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people.

The survey shows that 11% of the people in this job feel highly satisfied about their position. In general, most workers are satisfied with their position. This is the case for 37% of the workers.

Wage dissatisfaction high among railway brake, signal and switch operators

Of all surveyed workers, 32% feel dissatisfied about their salary. 40% of the workers reports to be highly dissatisfied with their wage.

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