12 May 2023
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With 15 years of work experience, mining engineers, metallurgists will earn from Ksh85,504 to Ksh240,714 monthly. The survey shows that 11% of the people in this job feel highly satisfied about their position. This is made clear in research by Mywage.org/Kenya, conducted in 2023.
Salary highly experienced mining engineers, metallurgists between Ksh67,946 and Ksh263,295 per month
Workers with 20 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between Ksh96,965 and Ksh296,008 per month. Experienced workers in this occupation, with 30 years worth of experience, can earn a monthly salary between Ksh67,946 and Ksh263,295.
Of the workers in this occupation who participated in the survey, 45% have no children. 28% of the respondents are female, 72% are male. The age group for workers in this occupation who answered the survey was mostly between 24 and 29 years of age.
Average working week of 42 hours
People in this job work 42 hours per week on average.
Majority organisations employ 500 or more workers
Workers mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. For most people in this job, the majority of their coworkers are male. 68% of workers in this occupation have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. 47% of workers in this occupation state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. 53% of employees state that they have no permanent contract for their job. 32% of all participating employees work in a multinational organisation.
In the survey, 11% of the employees choose 'highly satisfied' as their job satisfaction level. In general, most employees are satisfied with their position. This is the case for 33% of the employees.
Wage dissatisfaction high among mining engineers, metallurgists
Among the employees, 28% reported they are highly dissatisfied with their wage. 44% of the workers reports to be dissatisfied with their wage.
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