Most mineral and stone processing plant operators not satisfied with job

06 Jan 2024 - Mineral and stone processing plant operators who work for 20 years will receive a salary ranging from R9 577 to R28 294 per month. 18% of the respondents are female, 82% are male. This is made clear in research by Mywage.co.za, conducted in 2024.

Highest salary for mineral and stone processing plant operators with 30 years of experience: R8 394 to R42 733 per month

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. Employees get an hourly wage that ranges from R49 to R145 after working for 20 years.

Mineral and stone processing plant operators mostly male

Employees who answered the survey are mostly between 30 and 39 years of age. 17% of people in this job state that they do not have any children. 82% says they are male, while 18% entered female as their gender.

Workers work 41 hours per week on average. Coverage by collective bargaining amongst employees is 3%, while 97% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey.

Majority organisations employ 500 or more workers

84% 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. Since starting their first job, 51% of workers in this occupation have worked fewer than 5 years. Workers in this occupation who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 16% of respondents. 48% of all participating workers work in a multinational organisation. The majority of workers in this occupation work in organisations of 500 or more employees.

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 mineral and stone processing plant operators

Among the workers in this occupation, 33% reported they are highly dissatisfied with their wage. 35% of the workers reports to be dissatisfied with their wage.

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