Elementary occupations

Occupational field SSYK 9, 9 occupational groups and 14 jobs.

Elementary occupations covers 14 jobs in Statistics Sweden's salary statistics. The median job in the field earns 30,800 SEK per month, which is 20% lower than the median across all jobs in Sweden. Around 277,900 people work in the field.

For the occupations where the wage statistics report no count, the figure comes from Statistics Sweden's occupational register 2024.

Occupational groups

Jobs are divided into groups according to SSYK 2012, the Swedish version of ISCO-08.

Cleaners and helpers 28,400 SEK
Washers, window cleaners and other cleaning workers 30,300 SEK
Berry pickers and planters 27,600 SEK
Construction labourers 39,400 SEK
Manufacturing labourers 31,000 SEK
Dockers and ground personnel 31,500 SEK
Fast-food workers, food preparation assistants 28,200 SEK
Recycling collectors 33,600 SEK
Newspaper distributors, janitors and other service workers 27,500 SEK

Highest paid in elementary occupations

1 Dock labourers 40,000 SEK
2 Construction labourers 39,400 SEK
3 Recycling collectors 33,600 SEK
4 Leaflet and newspaper distributors 33,600 SEK
5 Ground personnel, movers and stockers 31,300 SEK
6 Manufacturing labourers 31,000 SEK
7 Janitors and related workers 30,800 SEK
8 Car reconditioning labourers, window cleaners and other hand cleaning workers 30,300 SEK
9 Cleaner 28,500 SEK
10 Kitchen assistant 28,300 SEK

All jobs in this field

Cleaner 89,400 employed 28,500 SEK
Kitchen assistant 86,700 employed 28,300 SEK
Other service workers not elsewhere classified 26,300 employed 27,100 SEK
Café and confectionery assistants 11,600 employed 27,500 SEK
Recycling collectors 8,400 employed 33,600 SEK
Maid, nanny and related workers 8,000 employed 24,700 SEK
Car reconditioning labourers, window cleaners and other hand cleaning workers 7,700 employed 30,300 SEK
Construction labourers 7,500 employed 39,400 SEK
Ground personnel, movers and stockers 6,900 employed 31,300 SEK
Manufacturing labourers 6,900 employed 31,000 SEK
Janitors and related workers 6,100 employed 30,800 SEK
Berry pickers and planters 5,500 employed 27,600 SEK
Leaflet and newspaper distributors 4,000 employed 33,600 SEK
Dock labourers 2,800 employed 40,000 SEK