(Yicai Global) Sept. 17 -- Fat salaries and rapid promotions are just some of the reasons why most Chinese youngsters born after 1995 want to find a job in the internet sector despite the long hours and high pressure, according to a recent report.

A quarter of those born after 1995 and 31 percent of those born post-2000 aim to work in the internet field, according to a report released by recruitment platform Zhaopin yesterday. Whereas just 15.4 percent of those born post-1985, 12 percent of those born after 1975 and 5.2 percent of those born post-1965 have the same ambition.

Only around one third of Generation Zers work over nine hours a day, much less than previous generations, the report said. The hardest working are those in the manufacturing sector, with 44.8 percent clocking nine-hour or longer days, while 44.1 percent of those in real estate and construction also work nine hours or more.

A third of the Generation Zers working in the internet sector are happy with their job. This ranks second to those in the financial sector, 34.1 percent of whom like their work, but higher than the real estate and auto sectors with 21.1 percent and 16.9 percent expressing job satisfaction respectively.

The salary gap between genders, though, is significant. Men born after 1995 earn on average CNY6,726 (USD1,000) a month, while women earn CNY5,831.

Women’s salaries are smaller because there are only a few women in management roles and the wage for the positions they tend to take is not high, the report said. Generation Z women mainly work in financial and administrative posts while most men, some 28.1 percent, take on better-paid technical positions compared to only 7.7 percent of women.

Editor: Kim Taylor