University of New South Wales - School of Psychology

What do Psychology graduates do after leaving university?

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Main Occupations; Composition of Psychology Bachelor degree graduates working in full-time positions (%) in 1998:

Clerical/Sales/Service	25.8 %
Management/Administration	17.6 %
Welfare, Counselling	16.1 %
Business Professional	14.1 %
Teacher	5.3 %
Other Professional	4.8 %
Health Professional	4.6 %
Psychologist	4.0 %
Other	7.7 %
Total	100 %

(Source: GCCA 1998 Graduate Destination Survey, Total N = 632)

Employment Sector Destinations; Composition of Psychology Bachelor degree graduates working in full-time positions (%) in 1999:

Government	15.6 %
Health (public and private)	13.8 %
Education (public and private)	7.2 %
Private	59.1 %
Other	4.4 %
Total	100 %

(Source: GCCA 1999 Graduate Starting Salaries)

Main Occupations; Composition of Psychology Postgraduate (Masters coursework) degree graduates working in full-time positions (%) in 1998:>

Psychologist	51.9 %
Welfare, Counselling	21.8 %
Manager, Administrator	9.8 %
Health Professional	4.5 %
Other Professional	3.8 %
Business Professional	3.0 %
University Lecturer, Tutor	2.3 %
All Others	3.0 %
Total	100 %

(Source: GCCA 1998 Postgraduate Destination Survey, Total N = 133)

Employment and further study

Psychology Bachelor degree Graduates (1999):

(Statistics refer to Graduate Destination Survey (GDS) Respondents taken approximately 4 months after graduation).

In full-time employment	68.6 %
Seeking full-time employment, not working	12.0 %
Seeking full-time employment, working part-time or casual	19.4 %
Enrolled in further full-time study	45.8 %
(Honours and Postgraduate levels)

(Source: GCCA December 1999 Gradlink; Grad Files)

Psychology Masters Coursework Graduates (1998):

In Full-Time Employment	82.1 %
Seeking full-time employment, not working	7.4 %
Seeking full-time employment, working part-time or casual	10.5 %

Psychology PhD and Masters Research Graduates (1998):

In Full-Time Employment	82.8 %
Seeking full-time employment, not working	3.4 %
Seeking full-time employment, working part-time or casual	13.8 %

(Source: GCCA 1998 Postgraduate Destination Survey)

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