22 Jun 2023
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After 30 years of work experience, personnel and careers professionals earn a monthly wage that ranges from R17 461 to R48 095. In the survey, 11% of the workers choose 'highly dissatisfied' as their job satisfaction level. This is made clear in research by Mywage.co.za, conducted in 2023.
Salary for starting personnel and careers professionals between R13 263 and R24 869 per month
People in this job with 20 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between R27 285 and R53 334 per month. Based on one year of work experience, starting workers who are new to their job will earn between R13 263 and R24 869 per month.
Personnel and careers professionals mostly female
Employees who answered the survey are mostly between 30 and 39 years of age. Of the people in this job who participated in the survey, 41% have no children. Among the employees who share information on their wages and working conditions, most are female.
Average working week of 40 hours
On average, workers in this occupation work 40 hours per week. 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.
39% of personnel and careers professionals fewer than 5 years of work experience
Since starting their first job, 39% of workers have worked fewer than 5 years. Workers 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 14% of respondents. 30% of all participating employees work in a multinational organisation. 86% of workers in this occupation state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. For most people in this job, the majority of their coworkers are female.
The survey shows that 11% of the people in this job feel highly dissatisfied about their position. On the whole, employees feel satisfied about their job. This feeling is shared by 31% of the employees.
Wage dissatisfaction high among personnel and careers professionals
Of all surveyed workers in this occupation, 23% feel in between satisfied and dissatisfied about their salary. Generally, 38% of the employees report they are dissatisfied with their salary.
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