24 Mar 2024
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20 years of experience earns handicraft workers a monthly salary between R9 628 and R21 607. Generally, 38% of the employees report they are dissatisfied with their salary. This is the conclusion of research carried out by Mywage.co.za, in 2024.
Salary for starting handicraft workers between R5 471 and R10 187 per month
Workers with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R9 961 and R22 743 per month. Based on one year of work experience, starting people in this job who are new to their job will earn between R5 471 and R10 187 per month.
Based on the survey results, most workers in this occupation are male. 60% of people in this job are parents of at least 1 child. The age group for people in this job who answered the survey was mostly between 30 and 39 years of age.
Average working week of 40 hours
People in this job work 40 hours per week on average. Coverage by collective bargaining amongst people in this job is 3%, while 97% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey.
50% of handicraft workers fewer than 5 years of work experience
Since starting their first job, 50% of workers in this occupation have worked fewer than 5 years. 69% of employees state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. In most cases, people in this job report that the majority of their coworkers are male. Of the participating employees, 44% work in a multinational organisation. Workers in this occupation mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. Workers who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 31% of respondents.
The survey shows that 10% of the workers in this occupation feel highly satisfied about their position. In general, most workers in this occupation are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their position. This is the case for 32% of the workers in this occupation.
Wage dissatisfaction high among handicraft workers
Among the workers, 20% reported they are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their wage. 38% of the people in this job reports to be dissatisfied with their wage.
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