The pie chart illustrates the activities of History graduates from a university in the UK after completing their undergraduate degree course while the table shows the employment sectors of history graduates and their average incomes within six years of graduating.
Overall, the majority of graduates obtained full-time work while smaller proportions were engaged in part-time work or postgraduate studies. The largest group of history graduates work in sectors categorized as “Other”, which may include various professions outside the specified sectors. However, the highest average income was earned by the solicitor sector with 57,000 pounds sterling.
According to the pie chart, 56% of History graduates were employed full-time, followed by 15% of History graduates that worked part-time. A total of 11% of History graduates pursued their postgraduate studies with 7% doing so full-time while 4% of graduates are doing their studies part-time. Meanwhile, there were 12% unemployed graduates and the activities of the remaining 6% were unknown.
The table reveals that 37% of History graduates were employed in “Other” employment sectors, making it the largest category, but with one of the lowest average income with L30,000. Subsequently, 30% of graduates were History teachers with an average salary of L32,000. In contrast, only 18% of graduates were solicitors and yet they obtained the highest average income with 57,000. Similarly, 9% of graduates who worked as historians, earned 49,000, while 6% became archaeologists, who earned the lowest income with 29,000.
In conclusion, most graduates obtained full-time jobs, and while “Other” sectors employed the largest share of graduates, solicitors achieved the highest average salaries.