4 Aug 2023
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25 years of work experience reaps construction managers a salary ranging from K8,370 to K139,712 per month. Most people in this job are male, based on the survey results. This is the conclusion of research carried out by Mywage.org/Zambia, in 2023.
Highest salary for construction managers with 30 years of experience: K4,097 to K144,754 per month
Workers in this occupation with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between K4,097 and K144,754 per month. Workers in this occupation who have 25 years of experience in their job, will earn between K8,370 and K139,712 per month.
Construction managers mostly male
The age group for workers in this occupation who answered the survey was mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. 63% of employees have 1 child or more. Among the people in this job who share information on their wages and working conditions, most are male.
Average working week of 43 hours
According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among people in this job is set at 7%. 93% are not covered by a collective agreement. On average, workers in this occupation work 43 hours per week.
Majority organisations employ 500 or more workers
42% of people in this job have worked fewer than 5 years since their first job. People in this job who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 47% of respondents. 47% of all participating workers work in a multinational organisation. 53% of workers state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. Workers mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people. For most workers in this occupation, the majority of their coworkers are male.
In the survey, 11% of the workers in this occupation choose 'highly dissatisfied' as their job satisfaction level. In general, most workers are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their position. This is the case for 39% of the workers.
Wage dissatisfaction high among construction managers
Among the employees, 27% reported they are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their wage. 37% of the people in this job reports to be dissatisfied with their wage.
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