Where

Grads GO 2015
Decisions about higher education are some of the biggest that you will ever have to make. Where Grads
Go is dedicated to helping you make informed choices through providing the latest information on things
like what Australian graduates do and how much they earn shortly after graduating, as well as providing
guidance on where to find further information.
These figures are from the 2014 Australian Graduate Survey, conducted by Graduate Careers Australia.

Grad salaries $48,000

In 2014, the average bachelor $54,400
grad earned a full-time salary
$60,000
of $52,500. How much did
$55,000
grads in your field of interest
$62,000
earn?
$51,000
$53,000
$62,000
laries of
Median sa $54,000
bachelor
Australian $56,000
in full-time
graduates $53,417
.
jobs, 2014 $59,000
$52,000
$55,000
$51,125
$48,000
$52,900
$52,000

Factaged $50,000
$55,807
Young grads
d in $58,800
less than 25 an
time
their first full-
$56,000
median
jobs earned a
$55,000
0.
salary of $52,50 $42,000
$45,000

Median Salary ($)

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hing
graduation is not always easy. See r th an fu ll- tim e
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ia te ly af ter
how bachelor graduates from your work immed
field of interest who were looking graduation.
for a full-time job had fared four
months after graduating.

Employmen
t activities Employed full-time Employed part-time Unemployed
of Australia
n bachelor
graduates w 42.32% 35.65% 21.03%
ho were look
for full-time ing 55.00% 25.93% 19.07%
work, 2014
(%). 64.94% 14.29% 20.78%

67.16% 14.72% 18.11%

72.20% 12.14% 15.66%

68.59% 19.66% 11.75%

59.94% 26.16% 13.90%

97.52%

80.07% 14.34%

74.71% 17.28%

74.64% 17.53%

70.01% 24.52%

73.90% 13.60% 12.50%

73.32% 14.92% 11.76%

69.31% 20.72% 9.97%

68.02% 22.77% 9.21%

55.77% 26.92% 17.30%

52.14% 31.78% 16.08%

56.05% 27.06% 16.89%

71.60% 16.70% 11.70%

72.71% 16.93%

75.31% 15.21%

61.62% 23.98% 14.40%

44.73% 35.2% 19.76%

55.08% 30.06% 14.86%

Employment Activity (%)

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interest were working in a full-time job en find f other fields
work in
where they felt their field of study was variety a
of jobs wide
important.

61.99%
74.49%
80.56%
Bachelor graduates in 82.88%
id
full-time work who sa 90.33%
of stu dy
that their field 84.91%
at
was at least somewh 70.00%
rta nt to the ir job s,
impo 96.92%
2014 (%). 95.17%
95.02%
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83.22%
79.43%
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59.43%
68.23%
51.83%
89.83%
81.91%
78.64%
67.37%

FACT 67.84%
93.9% of Australian 71.89%
bachelor grads said that
they were broadly satisfied
with their higher education
Field of study important
experience.
to job (%)

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 Graduate Opportunities (GO) is an important
information source for helping students to make the
transition from study to work, with detailed profiles on
employers that recruit graduates, application dates,
job search hints and tips and more.
GO keeps students up to date via our interactive
website, hardcopy and e-books, regular emails,
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Look out for us
today.
www.graduateopportunities.com

49.8%
Further full- 47.5%

time study 42.9%

12.1%
Many bachelor graduates
choose to enhance their 12.4%
qualification through further full- 22.0%
time study. As shown at right, 25.6%
this can vary greatly between
11.9%
fields of study.
4.1%
12.3%
24.5%
7.9%
go onto
Graduates who
e study the 8.9%
further full-tim
hing their 15.3%
year after finis
gr ee , 2014 (%). 11.1%
bachelor de
8.2%
38.7%
38.4%
39.3%
8.7%
22.5%

FACTate 30.1%

Postgradu 30.7%
to a
study can lead 27.6%
da
higher salary an 17.8%
te r lik el iho od of
grea
employment.

Further full-time study (%)

Entering a university or college requires much thought and research. The choices you make about
higher education shouldn’t be taken lightly, but the rewards are immense and typically include personal
growth, a fulfilling career with stronger employment prospects and higher earnings potential than non-
graduates. University websites, www.myuniversity.gov.au, and www.graduatecareers.com.au are
good starting points for finding further information on your options.