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Monthly earnings up NOK 1 300
The average monthly earnings of full-time employees in electricity supply were NOK 31 200 at 1 October 2004. This is an increase of NOK 1 300, or 4.5 per cent, compared with 1 October in 2003.
Monthly earnings include basic paid salary and the mean of additional allowances from January through September. Payment for overtime is not included.
Occupational groups
The monthly wages and salaries of craft workers increased by NOK 900, or 3.6 per cent, to NOK 26 100 on average. In comparison, technicians and associated professional working full-time had an increase of NOK 1 300, or 4.3 per cent, to NOK 32 000 on average.
Full-time employees in electricity supply1. Average
monthly earnings, by occupational group per 1 October 2003 and 2004. NOK and percentage change |
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2003 | 2004 |
Percentage
change |
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NOK | Per cent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Electricity supply, total | 29 900 | 31 200 | 4.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Of which | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior officials and managers | 48 000 | 50 800 | 5.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professionals | 37 100 | 40 600 | 9.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Technicians and associated professionals | 30 700 | 32 000 | 4.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clerks | 24 300 | 24 900 | 2.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Craft workers | 25 200 | 26 100 | 3.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operators | 25 400 | 26 500 | 4.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Standard Industrial Classification. |
Figures by sex, age group and educational level are available in StatBank Norway.
About the statistical basis
The statistics are based on a sample of enterprises with 9 969 full-time employees. According to preliminary figures from the national accounts for the third quarter of 2004, the statistics cover approximately 14 300 employees in the electricity supply sector.
The statistics is published with Earnings.
Additional information
The wage statistics have the same reference date each year; 1 October, regardless of when the results from the wage settlements apply.
Structural changes within the division along with the outcome of collective bargaining would have a certain effect on the wage increase being measured.
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