Miners and quarriers very satisfied with wage

Based on our survey, workers in this occupation with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R8 394 and R42 733 per month. People in this job that have worked for 10 years, receive between R8 499 and R19 900 per month.

Miners and quarriers mostly male

Of the people in this job who participated in the survey, 17% have no children. The age group for people in this job who answered the survey was mostly between 30 and 39 years of age. Based on the survey results, most employees are male.

Average working week of 41 hours

According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among people in this job is set at 3%. 97% are not covered by a collective agreement. Workers in this occupation work 41 hours per week on average.

Coworkers mostly male

51% of workers have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. Of the participating workers in this occupation, 48% work in a multinational organisation. The majority of people in this job work in organisations of 500 or more employees. 16% of employees state that they have no permanent contract for their job. For most people in this job, the majority of their coworkers are male. 84% of people in this job state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing.

In the survey, 11% of the workers choose 'highly satisfied' as their job satisfaction level. On the whole, workers feel satisfied about their job. This feeling is shared by 37% of the workers.

Wage dissatisfaction high among miners and quarriers

Of all surveyed people in this job, 33% feel highly dissatisfied about their salary. Generally, 35% of the workers report they are dissatisfied with their salary.

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