Band 6+: The graphs below show the percentage of graduates that got full-time jobs after graduating from a university in Australia, and the average salary of both these types of graduates, from 2004 to 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graphs illustrate proportion of math graduates and other graduates from a particular university in Australia who secured full-time position after graduating , as well as their average income, between 2004 and 2012.

Overall, it is apparent that math graduates experienced relatively higher amount of salary as compared to other graduates, started from the year 2008.

To begin with, graduates majoring in math witnessed relatively stable proportion throughout the tracking period, initially starting with over 75% in 2004, and ending with much lower than the initial rate (just above 75%) in 2012. However, proportion of the other graduates seems to fluctuate over the years, with spike increment from approximately above 50% to slightly higher than 75%, between the year of 2004 and 2006.

Moreover, regarding the income, both type of graduates starting with the same amount of $41,000 in 2004 until 2006, with $43,000. In spite of that, salaries for math graduates rose more significantly, reaching $56,000 in 2012. On the other hand, other graduates’ income growth generally lower, peaking at only $51,000 in 2012.