2 Dec 2023
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Fire-fighters with 15 years of work experience will earn between GH₵1,237 and GH₵3,803 per month. 43% of the respondents are female, 57% are male. This becomes clear through Mywage.org/Ghana research, presented on the occasion of International Firefighters' Day.
Highest salary for fire-fighters with 25 years of experience: GH₵1,051 to GH₵4,193 per month
Based on our survey, employees with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between GH₵1,051 and GH₵4,193 per month. Workers get an hourly wage that ranges from GH₵7 to GH₵22 after working for 15 years.
Fire-fighters mostly male
32% of workers in this occupation have 1 child or more. Among the workers in this occupation who share information on their wages and working conditions, most are male. Workers who answered the survey are mostly between 24 and 29 years of age.
On average, workers work 37 hours per week. According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among employees is set at 7%. 93% are not covered by a collective agreement.
Coworkers mostly female
Of the participating employees, 24% work in a multinational organisation. Workers in this occupation who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 45%. For most people in this job, the majority of their coworkers are female. 55% of workers in this occupation state that they have no permanent contract for their job. The majority of workers in this occupation work in organisations of 500 or more employees. 69% of workers have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job.
The survey shows that 5% of the workers in this occupation feel dissatisfied about their position. On the whole, people in this job feel satisfied about their job. This feeling is shared by 40% of the people in this job.
Among the people in this job, 26% reported they are dissatisfied with their wage. 27% of the people in this job reports to be highly dissatisfied with their wage.
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