Statistics Norway

Wage statistics. Employees in construction

4 Full-time employees in construction1. Average monthly earnings, by occupational group2 per 1 October 2008. NOK
Occupational group Employees covered
by the survey		 Monthly earnings Overtime pay
Total Basic salary Variable additional
allowances		 Bonuses
Construction, total 56 665 32 783 31 259  903  621 1 407
Of which            
Senior officials and managers 3 650 49 765 47 147  411 2 207  278
Of which            
Directors and chief executives  490 57 135 53 301  497 3 336  181
General managers of small enterprises  915 44 485 42 743  320 1 422  309
Professionals 2 907 46 999 44 484  568 1 947  343
Technicians and associate professionals 4 659 40 643 38 684  671 1 287 1 036
Clerks 1 552 31 487 30 745  165  578  398
Craft workers 36 406 30 516 29 079 1 038  399 1 369
Of which            
Bricklayers  879 29 306 28 195  768  344 1 223
Concrete workers 1 100 32 091 30 248 1 346  497 2 159
Formwork carpenters 2 619 33 855 31 500 2 082  273 1 154
Woodworkers and cabinet-makers 7 870 28 990 27 697  927  365  587
Road workers 4 636 34 293 32 333 1 288  672 2 567
Plumbers 3 445 31 007 30 013  672  322 1 232
Painters and related workers 1 349 27 637 26 508  563  566  989
Electricians, electrical and electronic equipment mechanics and fitters 8 018 30 494 29 221  969  304 1 486
Electrical line installers, repairers and cable jointers  774 31 923 30 111 1 246  566 4 253
Machine operators and drivers etc. 3 934 30 587 29 311  857  419 3 822
Elementary occupations 3 071 27 046 25 982  824  240 1 280
1  Standard Industrial Classification.
2  Standard Classification of Occupations.

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