Majority telephone switchboard operators covered by collective agreement

Highest salary for telephone switchboard operators with 25 years of experience: K4,107 to K13,046 per month

Based on our survey, people in this job with 25 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between K4,107 and K13,046 per month. Based on 20 years of work experience, workers in this occupation will earn between K20 and K59 per hour.

Telephone switchboard operators mostly female

Most people in this job are female, based on the survey results. People in this job who answered the survey are mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. 73% of workers have 1 child or more.

Average working week of 44 hours

People in this job work 44 hours per week on average. According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among workers in this occupation is set at 8%. 92% are not covered by a collective agreement.

For most workers, the majority of their coworkers are female. 67% of workers 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 46%. The majority of workers work in organisations of 500 or more employees. Workers in this occupation who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 54% of respondents. 38% of all participating employees work in a multinational organisation.

The survey shows that 6% of the employees feel highly satisfied about their position. In general, most employees are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their position. This is the case for 42% of the employees.

Among the workers in this occupation, 39% reported they are dissatisfied with their wage. 40% of the workers reports to be highly dissatisfied with their wage.

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