Craftsmen earn significantly less than skilled workers

Submitted by Thomas Pröller, meat-n-more on , Published in Archive

Butcher journeymen with below-average wage increases

At EUR 12,32 gross per hour, journeymen in Germany earned significantly less in ten selected trades in May 2003 than skilled workers in industry (EUR 16,53). As reported by the Federal Statistical Office at the International Crafts Fair in Munich, the increase in the gross hourly earnings of journeymen in these ten trades was 11,5% compared to May 1997 compared to skilled workers in industry (+ 14,5%). Most recently, in May 1997, the handicraft businesses were newly selected for these wage statistics.

However, the gross hourly wages within the selected trades in the German trade increased inconsistently: compared to May 16,7, journeymen in the electrical trade achieved the highest growth rates of 1997%, while the wages of journeymen in the butcher's trade increased by 8,9% in the same period.

Source: Wiesbaden [destatis]

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