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2positions may work longer hours. Those in marketing and sales positionswork directly with the public and may work irregular hours to fit in with theschedules of their clients.1.3 EMPLOYMENTThe insurance sector in South Africa employs more than 100 000 people mostof whom are employed by the large insurers. The majority of brokerages aresmall organisations that employ 20 or fewer people.Most workers in the sector are employed in clerical and administrativepositions. Service and sales workers, professionals and managers alsoconstitute a sizable portion of the workforce (Figure 1).Percentage employees45403530252015105013.226.91.3 0.040.611.11.2 1.22.60.8 1.1ManagersProfessionalsTechnicians and tradeworkersCommunity and personalservice workersClerical and administrativeworkersSales workersMachinery operators anddriversLabourersUnknownLearners/trainees/studentsContractors/ temporaryworkersFigure 1 Occupational distribution of workers in the insurance sector1.4 GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF WORKERSMost of the large insurance companies are based in Gauteng and theWestern Cape, and, accordingly, the majority of the job opportunities in
3insurance are in these two provinces.The people working in the otherprovinces are mainly brokers or agents who sell insurance products to thepublic.Western Cape22.8%Eastern Cape4.2%Free State4.4%Northern Cape0.4%North West2.0%Mpumalanga2.7%Limpopo1.5%KwaZulu-Natal9.2%Gauteng52.7%Figure 2 Geographical distribution of workers in the insurance industry
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