More than 60 percent of care service workers in Japan are not satisfied with their pay.

A recent survey conducted by the Nippon Careservice Craft Union shows that only 7.7 percent of more than 2,100 respondents replied that they are satisfied with their wages.

Twenty-seven point eight percent said that they are somewhat satisfied.

While 41.5 percent said they are a little dissatisfied, 20.9 percent replied that they are very much dissatisfied.

That makes more than 60 percent of respondents who are not satisfied with their pay.

When asked why they are dissatisfied in a multiple choice question, 44.3 percent of them said that their pay does not reflect the amount of work. And 40.9 percent said that they believe their wage is lower than the average in society.

The average basic monthly pay of the respondents last year was 261,018 yen or about 2,010 dollars. Wages increased by almost 4 percent from the previous year.

Union officials say that the industry faces a serious shortage of workers and that an immediate pay raise is called for.

They added that many care service businesses do not have unions but employers should work on improving terms and conditions of employment for their workers.

They also said that they want the government to raise the standard of care service compensation.