Job satisfaction high among building architects

Inexperienced building architects earn hourly wage between Ksh149 and Ksh340

People in this job with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between Ksh62,484 and Ksh191,310 per month. Employees earn between Ksh149 and Ksh340 per hour at the start of the career, having 1 year of work experience.

Building architects mostly male

Of the respondents, 21% are female and 79% are male. The age group for workers in this occupation who answered the survey was mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. Of the people in this job who participated in the survey, 45% have no children.

On average, workers in this occupation work 41 hours per week. Coverage by collective bargaining amongst workers is 1%, while 99% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey.

Majority organisations employ 500 or more workers

79% of people in this job have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. Workers in this occupation who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 39%. Of the participating people in this job, 22% work in a multinational organisation. Workers who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 61% of respondents. In most cases, people in this job report that the majority of their coworkers are male. The majority of workers in this occupation work in organisations of 500 or more employees.

The survey shows that 11% of the workers feel highly satisfied about their position. In general, most employees are satisfied with their position. This is the case for 33% of the employees.

Wage dissatisfaction high among building architects

Among the workers, 28% reported they are highly dissatisfied with their wage. Generally, 44% of the people in this job report they are dissatisfied with their salary.

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