Is it reasonable that the salary level of first-line technicians is higher than that of fresh graduates? why

The salary level in first-tier cities is higher than the starting salary of fresh graduates. This phenomenon cannot be generalized. There are three reasons why the salary level of first-line skilled workers in first-tier cities is higher than the starting salary of fresh graduates:

1. One third of the salary of first-line skilled workers is overtime pay, and the basic salary is between 2 and 3 yuan, which is not higher than that of fresh graduates only from the basic salary point of view. First-line skilled workers have higher labor intensity, so the total salary is slightly higher than the starting salary of fresh graduates.

2. From the perspective of skill requirements, enterprises have relatively high requirements for the qualifications of skilled workers, senior technicians, technicians and senior technicians, while recent graduates recruited by enterprises are generally engaged in clerical and assistant positions, and their qualifications are lower than those of skilled workers, so their salary level is lower than that of skilled workers, especially those with particularly high skills requirements.

3. From the perspective of total supply and demand, the supply of fresh graduates exceeds demand, while the supply of skilled workers is less than demand, especially for some jobs that are scarce. From the psychological point of view of employment, fresh graduates tend to work in office and clerical jobs such as enterprise management, and will not choose front-line operation or service positions, which also aggravates the contradiction between supply and demand.

4. From the perspective of supply and demand structure, the supply of fresh graduates in some key universities or in short supply majors is still less than the demand, and the salary level is still superior to that of skilled workers.

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Reasons for the higher salary increase of front-line skilled workers

1. The minimum wage has increased rapidly. The basic salary of front-line skilled workers is generally the minimum wage or 2-5 yuan higher than the minimum wage. The salary increase of front-line employees is closely related to the minimum wage increase.

2. The cost of living in first-tier cities like Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen and Guangzhou is relatively high, and the salary requirements of first-tier skilled workers are relatively high, which also leads to the dilemma that many factories and enterprises with limited budgets are difficult to recruit suitable workers.

3. The supply of front-line skilled workers, especially middle and senior skilled workers, is less than the demand, and the proportion of migrant workers in front-line skilled workers is relatively large. In recent years, the relocation of manufacturing industry and the improvement of salary level in second-and third-tier cities have led to a decrease in the total number of migrant workers in Shanghai. In order to attract outstanding middle and senior skilled workers, the salary increase is relatively high.

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