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Average monthly earnings up NOK 1 300
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2012-12-13T10:00:00.000Z
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Earnings in oil and gas production and mining, 1 October 2012

The 2015 wage statistics for all industrial sections and various areas in the public sector will be released collectively on 3 March 2016 in the statistics Earnings of all employees.

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Average monthly earnings up NOK 1 300

Full-time employees in the oil and gas extraction industry had average monthly earnings of NOK 61 900 as per 1 October 2012. This was a year-on-year increase of NOK 1 300, or 2.1 per cent.

Average monthly earnings, excluding variable additional allowances and bonuses, amounted to NOK 52 100 for full-time employees in the oil industry. This represents an increase of NOK 1 300, or 2.6 per cent.

The wage statistics are collected for the same month each year, regardless of whether the wage has been adjusted for the results from the wage settlement. Structural changes, as well as results from the wage negotiations, will influence the recorded changes in earnings. This includes changes in the employment pattern, working time and profession. The total number of employees in the oil industry has increased from the previous year, and new employees have on average lower wages than those who have left this industry.

Occupational groups in the oil sector

Professionals and technicians and associate professionals had average monthly wages of

NOK 68 800 and NOK 59 900 respectively. For the professionals, this corresponds to a year-on-year increase of NOK 2 100, for the technicians and associate professionals this represents a year-on-year increase of NOK 1 800.

Operators and drivers constitute the largest occupational group in the oil sector. This group consists of drill floor crew, process technicians and other operators, who had average monthly earnings of NOK 55 100. This corresponds to a year-on-year increase of 0.4 per cent. The average monthly earnings for this group amounted to NOK 41 100, or a year-on-year increase of 2.2 per cent.

NOK 1 800 more in the mining sector

The monthly earnings excluding overtime for full-time employees in the mining sector amounted to NOK 41 200. This was an increase of NOK 1 800, or 4.6 per cent more than for the corresponding period in 2011. About half of all full-time employees in the sector are operators and drivers. This occupation had an average monthly wage of NOK 37 000, which corresponds to a year-on-year increase of NOK 1 300, or 3.6 per cent.

About the statistical basis

The statistics are based on information from a sample of enterprises covering a total of 51 189 full-time employees. The total number of employees that forms the basis for weighting is 60 300 in oil and gas extraction and mining, according to the Norwegian Central Register of Enterprises and Establishments.

The term average monthly earnings is the main term in Statistics Norway's wage statistics. Monthly earnings cover basic salaries, variable additional allowances and bonuses. Payment for overtime work is not included, but is presented in the statistics separately. Basic salary is measured as per 1 October, while bonuses, variable additional allowances and payment for overtime work are calculated from the annual sum as a monthly average.

The wage statistics are collected for the same month each year, regardless of whether the wage has been adjusted for the results from the wage settlement. This can influence the change in wages from 1 October 2011 to 1 October 2012.

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