Jobs in South Africa that require little experience and pay well
South Africa is home to several jobs that require low levels of experience and pay well, such as human resource professionals, procurement experts and electricians.
Pnet’s latest Job Market Trends Report for December 2024 revealed plenty of promising job opportunities across 11 job sectors.
The sectors were broken up into important indicators – required experience level and talent pool size.
The required experience level ranges from low to medium to high and very high, with the indicator showing how much experience one typically needs to secure this job role.
A low experience level indicates that the role is easily accessible without having worked in this kind of role for several years.
Whereas a very high experience level indicates that this job role requires a substantial amount of work experience and expertise from years of working in a similar role.
The talent pool size for each job ranges from very limited, limited to moderate, big, and oversaturated. The indicator implies how much competition a jobseeker will usually face when applying for a specific job.
A ‘Very Limited Talent pool’ indicates that there is very little competition, meaning that the chances of successfully getting the job are better if one has the right skills.
An ‘Oversaturated Talent pool’ indicates very high competition, with many jobseekers applying and competing for this job, so chances of getting the job are much lower even if one has the right skill set.
Business & Management
Only two of the seven jobs in this sector required a low level of experience – staff recruitment/selection and infrastructure/operations consulting.
Competition in infrastructure/operations consulting. is limited, while it is moderate for staff recruitment/selection.
Several other jobs in the sector, such as senior management, required very high levels of experience.
Sales
The sales sector requires low levels of experience, with retail and representative/sales consulting needing the lowest level of experience.
However, the talent pool for retail is big, meaning that potential candidates have lots of competition to get a job.
Building and Construction
An electrician requires low levels of experience, but the talent pool is big.
Finance
The finance sector has four jobs that require low levels of experience – bookkeeping, accounts payable/receivable, purchasing & procurement as well as payroll & wages.
That said, the talent pool for all four jobs is big.
Admin, Office & Support
Five jobs in the Admin, Office and Support sectors require a low level of experience.
Admin clerks, human resources, client/customer support, personal assistants and switchboard/reception/
That said, four of the five talent pools are oversaturated. Client/customer support is the only outlier but still has a big talent pool.
Cleaning, Maintenance & Repair
The sector only has one job in the report – vehicle & mobile equipment installation/repair.
Luckily for those wishing to enter the sector, there is a low level of experience needed and the talent pool is limited.
Information Technology
Systems/Network Administration is the only job that requires a low level of experience in the IT sector.
Medical & Health
Engineering
There are no jobs in the engineering sector that have low levels of experience, with the talent pool ranging from very limited to moderate.
Warehousing & Logistics
Warehouse operations require a low level of experience.
That said, the talent pool for the job is big, meaning increased competition.
Manufacturing & Assembly
Quality control and machinists only need a low level of experience, with the talent pool for both jobs seen as being a moderate size.
Payday
Using data from Talent.com, we can see that several of these jobs that require low levels of experience have average salaries of over R300,000 per year.
This includes Human Resources professionals, Electricians, Operations Consultants and procurement experts.
The latest data from the Living Wage South Africa Network showed that the minimum livable monthly income in South Africa sits at R15,000, which works out to R180,000 per year.
This means that the majority of the jobs that require low levels of experience should provide a livable wage.
| Jobs that require low levels of experience | Average Salary Per Year |
| Procurement | R368 333 |
| Human Resources | R360 000 |
| System administrator | R360 000 |
| Operations Consultant | R340 000 |
| Electrician | R300 000 |
| Accounts Payable and Receivable | R282 000 |
| Machinist | R270 000 |
| Payroll | R263 771 |
| Recruiter | R240 000 |
| Retail | R240 000 |
| Bookkeeping | R216 000 |
| Sales Consultant | R216 000 |
| Personal Assistant | R210 000 |
| Customer Support | R210 000 |
| Motor technician | R204 000 |
| Switchboard Operator | R180 000 |
| Livable Wage | R180 000 |
| Admin Clerk | R162 000 |
| Warehouse Worker | R139 200 |
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