23 Dec 2023
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Biologists, botanists, zoologists who work for 5 years will receive a salary ranging from K8,856 to K31,729 per month. 46% of employees state that they have no permanent contract for their job. This is the conclusion of research carried out by Mywage.org/Zambia, in 2023.
Salary highly experienced biologists, botanists, zoologists between K5,587 and K44,650 per month
Workers with 15 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between K9,259 and K46,515 per month. Seasoned employees, carrying 30 years of experience with them, earn a monthly wage that ranges from K5,587 to K44,650.
Biologists, botanists, zoologists mostly male
40% of people in this job state that they do not have any children. People in this job who answered the survey are mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. 81% says they are male, while 19% entered female as their gender.
Average working week of 42 hours
Employees work 42 hours per week on average. According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among workers in this occupation is set at 3%. 97% are not covered by a collective agreement.
52% of biologists, botanists, zoologists fewer than 5 years of work experience
Since starting their first job, 52% of employees have worked fewer than 5 years. 47% of all participating employees work in a multinational organisation. Employees who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 46% of respondents. The majority of workers in this occupation work in organisations of 500 or more employees. For most employees, the majority of their coworkers are male. Workers who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 54%.
In the survey, 8% of the people in this job choose 'highly satisfied' as their job satisfaction level. In general, most people in this job are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their position. This is the case for 35% of the people in this job.
Wage dissatisfaction high among biologists, botanists, zoologists
Among the people in this job, 29% reported they are highly dissatisfied with their wage. Generally, 32% of the employees report they are dissatisfied with their salary.
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