3 Feb 2024
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5 years of work experience reaps fitness and recreation instructors and program leaders a salary ranging from K6,653 to K24,793 per month. The age group for workers who answered the survey was mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. This is made clear in research by Mywage.org/Zambia, conducted in 2024.
Highest salary for fitness and recreation instructors and program leaders with 20 years of experience: K7,904 to K35,622 per month
Workers in this occupation with 20 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between K7,904 and K35,622 per month. Workers in this occupation who work for 5 years will receive a salary ranging from K6,653 to K24,793 per month.
Fitness and recreation instructors and program leaders mostly male
Employees who answered the survey are mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. 60% of people in this job are parents of at least 1 child. Most employees are male, based on the survey results.
Average working week of 41 hours
Coverage by collective bargaining amongst workers is 7%, while 93% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey. On average, employees work 41 hours per week.
Majority organisations employ 500 or more workers
57% of employees 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. For most employees, the majority of their coworkers are female. People in this job who do not have a permanent contract for the work they are performing, added up to 43% of respondents. Since starting their first job, 55% of employees have worked fewer than 5 years. Workers mostly work in organisations consisting of 500 or more people.
The survey shows that 10% of the people in this job feel highly satisfied about their position. 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 fitness and recreation instructors and program leaders
Among the employees, 24% reported they are in between satisfied and dissatisfied with their wage. Generally, 46% of the workers report they are dissatisfied with their salary.
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