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A new packaging industry salary survey will benchmark earnings and employment trends, and how the pandemic has affected working conditions for Australasian packaging professionals.

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) is partnering with sister association, the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP), to bring the Annual Salary Survey to the Australasian region. 

The IoPP is an authoritative force in reporting salary and employment information within the packaging industry in the United States, and the partnership with the AIP will expand the reach of the survey into new regions.

The survey results for the Australasian Region will be developed from data derived from questions pertaining to this region that have been added to the IoPP Salary Survey.

The AIP is seeking input from packaging professionals to ensure that it can develop a definitive resource for this industry for the region, as IoPP has done.

"Given COVID-19’s impact on the world, there has never been a more important time to respond to the Salary Survey," says AIP executive director Nerida Kelton. "This year’s Salary Survey – the only survey dedicated exclusively to benchmarking salaries and employment trends within the packaging industry – will provide a clear look into how the pandemic has affected the salaries of packaging professionals."

Appealing to packaging professionals, Kelton says: "With just a few minutes of your time, your thoughtful responses to the survey’s open-ended questions, will contribute to this important industry staple: IoPP’s Annual Salary Survey Report. The report created from this survey does more than report your salary; it touches on your current employment status, educational factors, future career prospects and more."

Those who complete the confidential survey will receive the final 2021 report from the AIP for free.

The deadline to complete this survey is Wednesday, March 24, 2021.

To complete the confidential survey visit: https://pmmi.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eaFh5dKfDUlUzn7

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