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Wages up NOK 900 in the oil industry
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2010-12-17T10:00:00.000Z
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Earnings in oil and gas production and mining, 1 October 2010

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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Wages up NOK 900 in the oil industry

Full-time employees in the oil and gas extraction industry had average monthly earnings of NOK 59 700 as per 1 October 2010. This was a year-on-year increase of NOK 900, or 1.5 per cent. The corresponding growth from 2008 to 2009 was 8.3 per cent.

The basic earnings, monthly earnings excluding variable additional allowances and bonuses, amounted to NOK 50 000 for full-time employees in the oil industry. This was NOK 1 400, or 2.9 per cent more than October 2009.

Occupational groups in the oil sector

The largest occupational group in the oil sector consists of drill floor crew, process technicians and other operators, who had average monthly earnings of NOK 51 400. This was an increase of NOK 1 300, or 2.6 per cent from the previous year. Engineers and technicians or employees with a college degree had average monthly earnings of NOK 56 700; NOK 900 more than at the same time in 2009. Employees in academic professions, for instance civil engineers, experienced a decrease in monthly earnings from NOK 65 800 to NOK 65 600, while basic earnings increased by NOK 1 200, or 2.1 per cent during the same period.

NOK 1 700 more in the mining sector

The monthly earnings excluding overtime for full-time employees in the mining sector amounted to NOK 37 400. This was an increase of NOK 1 700, or 4.8 per cent more than for the corresponding period in 2009. The corresponding wage growth from 2008 to 2009 was 2.6 per cent. Approximately half of all the full-time employees in the sector are operators and drivers. This occupation had an average monthly wage of NOK 33 500; an increase of NOK 1 200, or 3.7 per cent.

About the statistical basis

The statistics are based on information from a sample of enterprises covering a total of 37 100 full-time employees. According to the Norwegian Central Register of Enterprises and Establishments as per October 2010, oil and gas extraction and mining comprises in total 45 600 employees.

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 2009 to 1 October 2010.

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