The line graph shows the relative amount of graduates who were employed full-time after finishing university in Australia between 2004 and 2012. Overall, the proportion of math students who found full-time work remained the same over this period, while other graduates experienced a slight reduction. It is also clear that both their average salaries increased, albeit to varying degrees.
Focusing on the line graph first, math students showed a fluctuation in their figures. After starting at almost 65%, they showed a high of roughly 87% in 2006. Then it steadily decreased and reached 65%. In comparison, figures for total graduates did not fluctuate much. While 80 percent of all graduates were provided with full-time job opportunities in 2004, this rate peaked in 2008 at 85%, but then the percentage continuously dropped to almost 77% in 2012.
Turning to the table, in 2004 both math and other graduates earned the same amount of money ($41,000), and this equality was preserved until 2006. Then math graduates began to surpass their counterparts in terms of salary, reaching $51,500 and $48,000 respectively. Soon the average salary of math graduates dropped sharply, while it steadily increased for other graduates, but the discrepancy remained stable in favor of other graduates. In the final year, however, math graduates outpaced other degree recipients, showing a noticeable increase to $59,000, while their counterparts earned an average of $53,000.