JOBS AND WAGES

PAREJA  TALANDRON
Job: work, duty or task that a
person does to earn money.

Wage: an amount of money

that a worker is paid based on
the no. of hours, days, etc.
that are worked.
 WAGE ADMINISTRATION
PROCEDURE
These are 6 logical steps toward a pay relationship mutually satisfactory to the
employee and employer. Regardless of job structure or union relationships,
the company intentions are expressed in wage policy, written or unwritten.

1. WAGE POLICY 4. JOB PRICING

2. JOB ANALYSIS 5. TASK SETTING

3. JOB RATING 6. WAGE CONTROL

WAGE ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURE

Decisions having to do with wage policy and

practice are important. Wage level in relation to
productivity determines the profit margin and,
the competitive position of the enterprise.

Many consideration such as productivity, profit

margin, supply of labor, cost of living, living
standards of employees, climate and cultural
factor will enter into the determination of a
company’s wage policy.
WAGE ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURE

The personal income of individuals within an

industry will also vary widely. Some of this
variation results from the:
1. Aptitude
2. Education
3. Trade training
4. Mental and physical health
JOB ANALYSIS
The mission of job analysis is to determine
how long it should take worker to perform
the task for which they are being paid.

It is particularly important to the success of

incentive wage plans that the units of work be
carefully evaluated and monitored. The
following conditions are essential to the success
of wage incentives:
JOB ANALYSIS
1. Standard conditions and procedures must be
established. These procedures must be the best
method possible, and can be revised when new
methods are used.

2. Management must establish a sound wage policy

for the guidance of its members in wage matters.

3. Company wage structure must be established by

logical means such as job evaluation and community
wage surveys
TIME STUDY
Time study means “putting a price on a job”.
The specialist in this field is known variously as
industrial engineer, time-study engineer, rair
setter or standards person.

The specialist observes the job and record

results. The steps of his observation will
include:

1. A thorough study of possible way of

improving the operation and determining the
quickest and best method.
TIME STUDY
2. A careful recording of observations made on a
selected average worker.

3. Leveling the observation to correct for minor

variations and bringing the results closer to that
expected from the average worker. Also, the
specialist should be knowledgeable about the
established industry-wide performance standards.

4. Apportioning allowances for personal needs,

delays, and overcoming fatigue.
JOB TITLES
JOB TITLE

In most companies, positions in engineering

department are in this following hierarchy (5 levels,
with a possible 6th level). Sometimes, the order is in
Engineer Level I, Engineer Level 2 and so on.
1. EIT (Engineer-in-Training)
2. Intermediate Engineer
3. Engineer (usually has professional designation at
this point)
4. Senior Engineer (technical or supervisory)
5. Specialist/Management Engineer
6. Advanced Specialist (accredited nationally or
internationally, usually 1 or maybe 2 persons)
WAGES
 SALARY IN VARIOUS ENGINEERING FIELD
Median Entry Level Mean Annual Salary
Biomedical Engineer $61,815 $91,230
Civil Engineer $57,591 $87,940
Computer Engineer $68,632 $114,970
Chemical Engineer $67,982 $103,960
Electrical $66,500 $97,340
Environmental Engineer $57,795 $88,040
Geological and Mining $60,023 $107,880
Material Science $67,019 $94,690
Mechanical Engineer $63,792 $88,190

Source: ASME
 SALARY IN VARIOUS ENGINEERING FIELD
Median Entry Level Mean Annual Salary
Biomedical Engineer ***** *****
Civil Engineer Php 19, 177 Php 238, 270
Computer Engineer Php 35, 728 Php 432,000
Chemical Engineer Php 25, 368 Php 317, 460
Electrical Php 18, 880 Php 226, 764
Environmental Engineer ***** *****
Geological and Mining Php 28, 502 Php 348, 012
Material Science ***** *****
Mechanical Engineer Php 21, 361 Php 244, 428

Source: 2015 OWS Salary Publication