31 Jul 2023
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0 years of experience earns agricultural and forestry production managers a monthly salary between K4,616 and K30,598. According to our survey, coverage by collective bargaining among workers is set at 7%. 93% are not covered by a collective agreement. This is the conclusion of research carried out by Mywage.org/Zambia, in 2023.
Salary for starting agricultural and forestry production managers between K4,616 and K30,598 per month
Based on our survey, people in this job with 30 years of work experience earn the highest salary: between K4,097 and K144,754 per month. Based on one year of work experience, starting people in this job who are new to their job will earn between K4,616 and K30,598 per month.
Most workers in this occupation are male, based on the survey results. People in this job who answered the survey are mostly between 24 and 29 years of age. 63% of workers in this occupation are parents of at least 1 child.
Average working week of 43 hours
Coverage by collective bargaining amongst employees is 7%, while 93% are not covered by a collective agreement, according to our survey. On average, employees work 43 hours per week.
42% of agricultural and forestry production managers fewer than 5 years of work experience
47% of people in this job state that they have no permanent contract for their job. Since starting their first job, 42% of workers in this occupation have worked fewer than 5 years. Of the participating workers, 47% work in a multinational organisation. 53% of workers state that they have a permanent contract for the work that they are doing. 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 male.
In the survey, 11% of the employees choose 'highly dissatisfied' 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 39% of the people in this job.
Wage dissatisfaction high among agricultural and forestry production managers
Of all surveyed workers in this occupation, 27% feel in between satisfied and dissatisfied about their salary. Generally, 37% of the workers report they are dissatisfied with their salary.
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