Mechanical Engineering

Technician

Gross salary in South Africa is

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80% of people earn:

725 - 1,935 USD

10% earn less lthan 725 USD

10% earns more than 1,935 USD

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Salaries in the survey are expressed in gross.

Based on the Paylab.com salary survey, 80% of people on the Technician position in the South Africa earn between 725 USD and 1,935 USD monthly gross.

10% of employees earn less than 725 USD and 10% of people earn more than 1,935 USD.

The survey is based on data from employees, cleaned of extreme and duplicate values.

Description of job position

Making machines, machinery and appliances operational in engineering production.
Analysing faults in order to identify the reasons why they originated.
Performing repairs of machines, machinery and appliances by replacing faulty components with new ones, or by modifying software.
Managing and checking technical documentation and keeping it up to date.
Ensuring technical support of processes and products in engineering production.

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Position Technician - Mechanical Engineering in the labour market

In the salary ranking,
the job position takes

471. place

Women representation in position

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Average age of respondent by position

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813. place

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472. place

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725 - 1,935 USD

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448 - 2,340 USD

1. place

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