Graduate Employment Survey 2015

GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT SURVEY 畢業生就業問卷調查

2015

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

學位 課 程

Table of Contents 2015 Degree Graduates' Destinations

1

Destination of Degree Graduates by Faculty & Department

2

Salary Analysis by Course of Study

3

Salary Analysis by Faculty & Department

5

Distribution of Degree Graduates by Salary Range

6

Salary Analysis by Employment Sector

6

Number of Job Applications Submitted

7

Month to Secure the First Job Offer

7

2015 Degree Graduates' Destinations Unemployed

3.0%

Full-time Further Study

Other

1.3%

4.2%

Engaged in Temporary/ Part-time Job

3.8%

Employed/ Self-employed

87.7%

* Temporary job here refers to a job with an employment period of less than three months.

1

4

Destination by Faculty & Department Employed/ Self-employed

Engaged in Temp./Part-time Job

Full-time Further Study

Unemployed

Not seeking Employment/ Emigrated/Returned to Country of Origin/ Others

Total

Total

Response

Respondents

Graduates

Rate

Faculty of Applied Science & Textiles

390

80.7%

22

4.6%

42

8.7%

18

3.7%

11

2.3%

483

562

85.9%

Applied Biology & Chemical Technology

93

75.0%

2

1.6%

19

15.3%

8

6.5%

2

1.6%

124

165

75.2%

Applied Mathematics

32

84.2%

2

5.3%

1

2.6%

1

2.6%

2

5.3%

38

44

86.4%

Applied Physics

57

80.3%

2

2.8%

8

11.3%

3

4.2%

1

1.4%

71

74

95.9%

Institute of Textiles & Clothing

208

83.2%

16

6.4%

14

5.6%

6

2.4%

6

2.4%

250

279

89.6%

Faculty of Business

586

90.7%

12

1.9%

16

2.5%

26

4.0%

6

0.9%

646

775

83.4%

Logistics and Maritime Studies

143

89.4%

2

1.3%

4

2.5%

9

5.6%

2

1.3%

160

180

88.9%

Management and Marketing

100

91.7%

1

0.9%

3

2.8%

5

4.6%

0

0.0%

109

140

77.9%

School of Accounting and Finance

343

91.0%

9

2.4%

9

2.4%

12

3.2%

4

1.1%

377

455

82.9%

Faculty of Construction & Environment

448

92.8%

7

1.4%

13

2.7%

8

1.7%

7

1.4%

483

541

89.3%

Building & Real Estate

139

93.9%

2

1.4%

2

1.4%

3

2.0%

2

1.4%

148

167

88.6%

Building Services Engineering

127

95.5%

1

0.8%

3

2.3%

1

0.8%

1

0.8%

133

144

92.4%

Civil & Environmental Engineering

132

91.0%

3

2.1%

4

2.8%

2

1.4%

4

2.8%

145

161

90.1%

50

87.7%

1

1.8%

4

7.0%

2

3.5%

0

0.0%

57

69

82.6%

Faculty of Engineering

605

84.0%

34

4.7%

51

7.1%

23

3.2%

7

1.0%

720

855

84.2%

Faculty of Engineering

39

92.9%

1

2.4%

1

2.4%

0

0.0%

1

2.4%

42

51

82.4%

Biomedical Engineering

22

88.0%

1

4.0%

1

4.0%

0

0.0%

1

4.0%

25

28

89.3%

Land Surveying & Geo-Informatics

Computing

110

85.3%

6

4.7%

6

4.7%

3

2.3%

4

3.1%

129

148

87.2%

Electrical Engineering

85

88.5%

4

4.2%

5

5.2%

2

2.1%

0

0.0%

96

104

92.3%

Electronic & Information Engineering

88

73.9%

6

5.0%

18

15.1%

7

5.9%

0

0.0%

119

180

66.1%

Industrial & Systems Engineering

161

85.6%

8

4.3%

11

5.9%

8

4.3%

0

0.0%

188

209

90.0%

Mechanical Engineering

100

82.6%

8

6.6%

9

7.4%

3

2.5%

1

0.8%

121

135

89.6%

Faculty of Humanities

124

72.1%

15

8.7%

20

11.6%

11

6.4%

2

1.2%

172

208

82.7%

Chinese & Bilingual Studies

88

74.6%

10

8.5%

10

8.5%

8

6.8%

2

1.7%

118

136

86.8%

English

36

66.7%

5

9.3%

10

18.5%

3

5.6%

0

0.0%

54

72

75.0%

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

649

94.9%

16

2.3%

2

0.3%

10

1.5%

7

1.0%

684

766

89.3%

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

31

75.6%

1

2.4%

2

4.9%

4

9.8%

3

7.3%

41

45

91.1%

Applied Social Sciences

81

80.2%

13

12.9%

0

0.0%

6

5.9%

1

1.0%

101

113

89.4%

Health Technology & Informatics

128

100.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

128

139

92.1%

Rehabilitation Sciences

165

99.4%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

0.6%

166

188

88.3%

School of Nursing

210

98.6%

2

0.9%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

0.5%

213

242

88.0%

School of Optometry

34

97.1%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

2.9%

35

39

89.7%

School of Design

152

79.6%

18

9.4%

5

2.6%

10

5.2%

6

3.1%

191

220

86.8%

School of Hotel & Tourism Management

340

89.7%

20

5.3%

7

1.8%

8

2.1%

4

1.1%

379

460

82.4%

TOTAL

3,294 87.7%

144

3.8%

156

4.2%

114

3.0%

50

1.3%

3,758

4,387

85.7%

* For groupings with small base, results should be interpreted with care.

2

Salary Analysis by Course of Study 2014

2015 No. of Grad.

Avg. Salary

No. of Grad.

Avg. Salary

% Change of Avg. Salary (2015/2014)

Faculty of Applied Science & Textiles Applied Biology & Chemical Technology 12047

BSc

Chemical Technology

27

$14,825

31

$12,612

17.5%

12051

BSc

Applied Biology with Biotechnology

31

$14,194

31

$13,440

5.6%

12054

BSc

Food Safety & Technology

28

$12,632

30

$13,459

-6.1%

12055

BSc

Chemical Technology

7

NA

8

$11,632

NA

BSc

Investment Science

32

$15,748

29

$14,054

12.1%

BSc

Engineering Physics

54

$15,139

38

$13,453

12.5%

Electronic & Information Engineering and

3

#

NA

NA

NA

Fashion & Textiles

208

$13,794

167

$12,960

6.4%

Applied Mathematics 63023 Applied Physics 11039 11039DDG

BEng/BSc

Engineering Physics Institute of Textiles & Clothing 14090

BA

Faculty of Business Logistics and Maritime Studies 02004GSC

BBA

Global Supply Chain Management

60

$13,751

65

$13,882

-0.9%

02004IST

BBA

International Shipping & Transport Logistics

83

$14,233

63

$13,296

7.0% NA

Management & Marketing 02002DMD

BA/BBA

Design and Marketing

1

#

NA

NA

02002MGT

BBA

Management

44

$14,556

44

$14,053

3.6%

02002MKT

BBA

Marketing

55

$14,237

47

$12,580

13.2%

School of Accounting & Finance 02002BAC

BBA

Accountancy

131

$14,498

138

$12,842

12.9%

02002BAF

BBA

Accounting & Finance

59

$14,645

65

$14,155

3.5%

02002BFS

BBA

Financial Services

37

$17,037

30

$15,646

8.9%

Accountancy

116

$13,234

83

$12,216

8.3%

21045

BBA

Faculty of Construction & Environment Building & Real Estate 32105BEM

BSc

Building Engineering & Management

30

$22,801

33

$20,273

12.5%

32105PMT

BSc

Property Management

31

$17,403

26

$15,405

13.0%

32105SUR

BSc

Surveying

78

$19,433

81

$18,997

2.3%

Building Services Engineering

60

$19,602

52

$18,753

4.5%

Building Services Engineering

67

$19,528

39

$19,822

-1.5%

Building Services Engineering 33077 33081

BEng BEng

Civil & Environmental Engineering 31069

BEng

Civil Engineering

89

$20,038

97

$20,299

-1.3%

31070

BSc

Environmental & Occupational Safety &

26

$16,600

28

$17,251

-3.8%

Environment & Sustainable Development

17

$14,702

20

$14,450

1.7%

Geomatics

49

$17,147

46

$16,960

1.1%

BSc

Geomatics (Geo- Information Technology)

1

#

NA

NA

NA

BBA/BEng

Business Administration and Engineering

39

$19,722

32

$18,860

4.6%

BSc

Biomedical Engineering

22

$16,047

22

$14,833

8.2%

BSc

Computing

57

$15,842

69

$15,328

#

2

#

3.4% 85.7% NA

Health 31073

BSc

Land Surveying & Geo-Informatics 34014 34077

BSc

Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Engineering 05004

Biomedical Engineering 47001 Computing 61031

3

61031DLS

BSc/BSc

Computing and Geomatics

2

61031FIS

BSc

Enterprise Information Systems

27

$15,057

42

$14,540

3.6%

61031FIT

BSc

Information Technology

4

#

NA

NA

NA

2015

2014

No. of Grad.

Avg. Salary

No. of Grad.

Avg. Salary

% Change of Avg. Salary (2015/2014)

BSc/BBA

Computing and Management

20

$16,312

15

$15,546

4.9%

41070

BEng

Electrical Engineering

58

$20,392

54

$19,328

5.5%

41081

BEng

Transportation Systems Engineering

27

$17,909

32

$17,165

4.3%

61032 Electrical Engineering

Electronic & Information Engineering 42070

BEng

Electronic & Information Engineering

55

$15,856

62

$15,614

1.6%

42077

BSc

Internet & Multimedia Technologies

31

$16,335

29

$14,880

9.8%

42079

BEng

Electronic Engineering

2

#

5

#

NA

BSc

Logistics Engineering & Management

39

$14,232

38

$13,298

7.0%

05003PEM

BEng

Product Engineering with Marketing

23

$13,939

20

$14,163

-1.6%

45085

BEng

Industrial & Systems Engineering

26

$15,485

30

$15,261

1.5%

45087

BEng

Product Engineering with Marketing

48

$13,754

43

$12,747

7.9%

45092

BSc

Enterprise Engineering with Management

25

$14,341

36

$14,872

-3.6%

Industrial & Systems Engineering 02004

Mechanical Engineering 05003PDE

BEng

Product Analysis & Engineering Design

36

$14,205

35

$13,724

3.5%

43078

BEng

Mechanical Engineering

64

$18,071

61

$18,132

-0.3%

Faculty of Humanities Chinese & Bilingual Studies 72016

BA

Bilingual Studies

40

$12,718

28

$13,518

-5.9%

72018

BA

Chinese & Bilingual Studies

48

$12,909

47

$12,660

2.0%

BA

English Studies for the Professions

36

$13,734

46

$13,737

0.0%

BSc

Veterinary Nurse

NA

NA

24

$15,803

NA

BSc

Applied Ageing Studies

31

$13,209

28

$12,407

6.5%

English 71018

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences Faculty of Health & Social Sciences 06004 06005

Applied Social Sciences 54039

BA

Social Work

45

$18,592

42

$16,162

15.0%

54039SPA

BA

Social Policy & Administration

36

$13,756

26

$12,561

9.5%

Health Technology & Informatics 55002MLS

BSc

Medical Laboratory Science

45

$26,577

29

$23,846

11.5%

55003

BSc

Radiography

83

$29,342

48

$25,950

13.1%

Rehabilitation Sciences 51056

BSc

Physiotherapy

87

$28,461

56

$26,046

9.3%

51057

BSc

Occupational Therapy

78

$27,877

40

$25,675

8.6%

53055

BSc

Nursing

179

$29,220

181

$26,873

8.7%

53080

BSc

Nursing

NA

NA

1

#

NA

53082

BSc

Mental Health Nursing

31

$30,373

23

$26,813

13.3%

BSc

Optometry

34

$28,733

28

$28,164

2.0%

73016

BA

Design

104

$13,741

81

$12,675

8.4%

73032

BA

Digital Media

21

$12,853

23

$11,659

10.2%

73036

BA

Interactive Media

27

$13,972

28

$13,394

4.3% 13.8%

School of Nursing

School of Optometry 52044 School of Design

School of Hotel & Tourism Management 24027

BSc

Hotel Management

100

$16,482

79

$14,488

24028

BSc

Tourism Management

57

$13,831

54

$13,213

4.7%

24029

BSc

Hotel Management

74

$14,304

57

$15,356

-6.8%

24030

BSc

Tourism Management

69

$14,089

54

$13,642

3.3%

24037

BSc

Convention & Event Management

40

$13,802

31

$13,918

-0.8%

* For groupings with small base, results should be interpreted with care. Certain programmes are not shown on the table given their small numbers of graduates and for the privacy consideration. # The salary information was not released for privacy consideration.

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Salary Analysis by Faculty & Department 2014

2015 No. of Grad.

No. of Grad.

Avg. Salary

390

$14,158

334

$13,136

7.8%

Applied Biology & Chemical Technology

93

$13,709

100

$13,044

5.1%

Applied Mathematics

32

$15,748

29

$14,054

12.1%

Applied Physics

57

$15,322

38

$13,453

13.9%

Institute of Textiles & Clothing

208

$13,794

167

$12,960

6.4%

586

$14,288

535

$13,318

7.3%

Logistics and Maritime Studies

143

$14,031

128

$13,594

3.2%

Management & Marketing

100

$14,376

91

$13,292

8.2%

School of Accounting & Finance

343

$14,370

316

$13,213

8.7%

448

$19,079

422

$18,668

2.2%

Building & Real Estate

139

$19,707

140

$18,631

5.8%

Building Services Engineering

127

$19,563

91

$19,212

1.8%

Civil & Environmental Engineering

132

$18,674

145

$18,904

-1.2%

Land Surveying & Geo-Informatics

50

$17,170

46

$16,960

1.2%

605

$16,361

627

$15,670

4.4%

Faculty of Engineering

39

$19,722

32

$18,860

4.6%

Biomedical Engineering

22

$16,047

22

$14,833

8.2%

Computing

110

$15,805

128

$15,051

5.0%

Electrical Engineering

85

$19,603

86

$18,523

5.8%

Electronic & Information Engineering

88

$15,986

96

$15,199

5.2%

Industrial & Systems Engineering

161

$14,267

167

$13,952

2.3%

Mechanical Engineering

100

$16,679

96

$16,525

0.9%

124

$13,087

121

$13,268

-1.4%

Chinese & Bilingual Studies

88

$12,822

75

$12,980

-1.2%

English

36

$13,734

46

$13,737

0.0%

649

$26,459

526

$23,671

11.8%

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

31

$13,209

46

$13,737

-3.8%

Applied Social Sciences

81

$16,443

68

$14,785

11.2%

Health Technology & Informatics

128

$28,370

77

$25,158

12.8%

Rehabilitation Sciences

165

$28,185

96

$25,891

8.9%

School of Nursing

210

$29,390

205

$26,867

9.4%

School of Optometry

34

$28,733

28

$28,164

2.0%

School of Design

152

$13,659

132

$12,650

8.0%

School of Hotel & Tourism Management

340

$14,763

275

$14,187

4.1%

3,294

$17,678

2,972

$16,434

7.6% 85.7%

Faculty of Applied Science & Textiles

Faculty of Business

Faculty of Construction & Environment

Faculty of Engineering

Faculty of Humanities

Faculty of Health & Social Sciences

TOTAL * For groupings with small base, results should be interpreted with care.

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Avg. Salary

% Change of Avg. Salary (2015/2014)

Distribution by Salary Range % of Total 2015

25.0%

23.7%

20.0%

19.1%

23.0%

2014

19.5% 17.4% 16.3%

15.1%

15.0%

11.1% 10.9%

10.6% 10.0%

8.7% 7.7% 6.4% 5.1%

5.0% 2.4% 2.3% 0.2% 0.4%

0.00%

Below $8,000

$8,000$9,999-

$10,000$11,999-

$12,000$13,999-

$14,000$15,999-

$16,000$17,999-

$18,000$19,999-

$20,000$21,999-

Above $21,999

Total No. of Employed Degree Graduates in 2015: 3,294 Total No. of Employed Degree Graduates in 2014: 2,972

Salary Analysis by Employment Sector 2014

2015 Employment Sector

No. of Grad.

Avg. Salary

No. of Grad.

Avg. Salary

% Change of Avg. Salary (2015/2014)

Community/Social Services

709

$24,742

534

$22,824

8.4%

Business Services/Real Estate

578

$13,890

557

$13,386

3.8%

Engg./Archi./Technical Services

363

$17,482

359

$17,106

2.2%

Trading/Wholesale & Retail

290

$15,655

298

$14,245

9.9%

Manufacturing

261

$15,389

255

$14,174

8.6%

Transport/Storage/Telecomm.

237

$15,099

223

$14,797

2.0%

Hospitality/Tourism

212

$14,474

165

$13,954

3.7%

Construction

208

$19,157

171

$19,393

-1.2%

Financial Institution/Insurance

208

$17,028

171

$15,450

10.2%

Education

131

$12,964

145

$13,168

-1.6%

Government

90

$19,483

75

$19,491

0.0%

Others/Information N. A.

7

#

19

$14,062

N/A

3,294

$17,678

2,972

$16,434

7.6%

TOTAL * For groupings with small base, results should be interpreted with care.

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Number of Job Applications Submitted 81.4%

12.8%

3.8% 2.0%

80.0%

13.1%

4.2% 2.8%

2015

2014

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

1 to 20

21 to 40

100%

41 to 60

61 or above

Month to Secure the First Job Offer 96.9%

100.0%

100.0%

98.7%

100.0%

93.7% 86.0% 87.4%

98.9%

97.7%

93.8%

80.0% 74.6% 74.5% 60.0% 54.7% 53.2% 40.0%

33.5% 32.4%

20.0%

2015 2014

0.0% By end of May

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