25 Apr 2024
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With 5 years of work experience, vocational education teachers will earn from USh811,187 to USh3,456,604 monthly. 68% says they are male, while 32% entered female as their gender. This is made clear in research by Mywage.org/Uganda, conducted in 2024.
Based on our survey, workers in this occupation with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between USh1,043,159 and USh4,347,437 per month. 5 years of experience earns workers in this occupation a monthly salary between USh811,187 and USh3,456,604.
Vocational education teachers mostly male
Among the workers who share information on their wages and working conditions, most are male. Of the workers who participated in the survey, 43% have no children. The age group for employees who answered the survey was mostly between 24 and 29 years of age.
Average working week of 36 hours
Employees work 36 hours per week on average. According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among employees is set at 16%. 84% are not covered by a collective agreement.
45% of vocational education teachers fewer than 5 years of work experience
Since starting their first job, 45% of workers in this occupation have worked fewer than 5 years. People in this job who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 70% of respondents. Workers who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 30%. Of the participating employees, 27% work in a multinational organisation. The majority of employees work in organisations of 500 or more employees. For most employees, the majority of their coworkers are female.
In the survey, 9% of the people in this job choose 'highly dissatisfied' as their job satisfaction level. In general, most employees are satisfied with their position. This is the case for 40% of the employees.
Wage dissatisfaction high among vocational education teachers
Of all surveyed employees, 24% feel highly dissatisfied about their salary. Generally, 30% of the workers in this occupation report they are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their salary.
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