18 Mar 2024
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After 5 years of work experience, medical and pathology laboratory technicians earn a monthly wage that ranges from K6,653 to K24,793. 56% says they are male, while 44% entered female as their gender. This is the conclusion of research carried out by Mywage.org/Zambia, in 2024.
Highest salary for medical and pathology laboratory technicians with 20 years of experience: K7,904 to K35,622 per month
People in this job with 20 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between K7,904 and K35,622 per month. Based on one year of work experience, starting people in this job who are new to their job will earn between K5,146 and K16,031 per month.
Medical and pathology laboratory technicians mostly male
Employees who answered the survey are mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. Most workers are male, based on the survey results. 60% of workers in this occupation are parents of at least 1 child.
Average working week of 41 hours
On average, workers in this occupation work 41 hours per week. Coverage by collective bargaining amongst employees is 7%, while 93% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey.
55% of medical and pathology laboratory technicians fewer than 5 years of work experience
Workers who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 43% of respondents. The majority of workers in this occupation work in organisations of 500 or more employees. In most cases, people in this job report that the majority of their coworkers are female. 55% of employees have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. 57% of people in this job state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. 32% of all participating workers in this occupation work in a multinational organisation.
In the survey, 10% of the people in this job choose 'highly satisfied' as their job satisfaction level. In general, most employees are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their position. This is the case for 29% of the employees.
Wage dissatisfaction high among medical and pathology laboratory technicians
Of all surveyed workers in this occupation, 24% feel in between satisfied and dissatisfied about their salary. 46% of the people in this job reports to be dissatisfied with their wage.
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