09 Dec 2023
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0 years of work experience reaps lifting truck operators a salary ranging from R5 592 to R10 569 per month. Workers in this occupation who have 0 years of work experience, earn between R29 and R54 per hour. This is evident from research conducted by Mywage.co.za, in 2023.
Highest salary for lifting truck operators with 30 years of experience: R8 336 to R30 190 per month
Based on our survey, employees with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R8 336 and R30 190 per month. Per hour, workers with 0 years of experience earn between R29 and R54.
Lifting truck operators mostly male
Most workers in this occupation are male, based on the survey results. 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.
Average working week of 42 hours
Coverage by collective bargaining amongst people in this job is 2%, while 98% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey. On average, workers in this occupation work 42 hours per week.
Coworkers mostly male
69% of people in this job state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. Of the participating employees, 40% work in a multinational organisation. 50% of workers have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. Workers who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 31% of respondents. Workers mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. For most people in this job, the majority of their coworkers are male.
In the survey, 11% of the workers in this occupation choose 'highly satisfied' as their job satisfaction level. In general, most workers are satisfied with their position. This is the case for 37% of the workers.
Wage dissatisfaction high among lifting truck operators
Among the people in this job, 32% reported they are dissatisfied with their wage. 40% of the workers in this occupation reports to be highly dissatisfied with their wage.
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