18 Sept 2023
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Physicists and astronomers with 5 years of work experience will earn between K8,856 and K31,729 per month. Of the respondents, 19% are female and 81% are male. This is made clear in research by Mywage.org/Zambia, conducted in 2023.
Salary highly experienced physicists and astronomers between K5,587 and K44,650 per month
Employees 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.
Physicists and astronomers mostly male
60% of people in this job are parents of at least 1 child. Workers who answered the survey are mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. Based on the survey results, most workers are male.
On average, workers in this occupation work 42 hours per week. 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.
Majority organisations employ 500 or more workers
Since starting their first job, 52% of workers have worked fewer than 5 years. 46% of employees state that they have no permanent contract for their job. People in this job mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. In most cases, people in this job report that the majority of their coworkers are male. People in this job who have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, add up to 54%. Of the participating workers in this occupation, 47% work in a multinational organisation.
In the survey, 8% of the workers in this occupation choose 'highly satisfied' as their job satisfaction level. On the whole, employees feel in between satisfied and dissatisfied about their job. This feeling is shared by 35% of the employees.
Wage dissatisfaction high among physicists and astronomers
Of all surveyed employees, 29% feel highly dissatisfied about their salary. 32% of the workers in this occupation reports to be dissatisfied with their wage.
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