The line graph and table compare the proportion of graduates in Australia who worked full-time after university during eight years, starting from 2004. Overall, while the percentage of all graduates decreased slightly, the full-time workers of mathematics graduates remained unchanged. Additionally, the salary of maths graduates exhibited considerably higher quantities compared to other graduates.
Focusing on the university degree first, starting at 80% of graduates in 2004, the proportion of all graduates who worked full-time after university decreased to 75% of graduates in 2012. The percentage of mathematics graduates started at 65% of graduates in 2004, a figure that then rose to 90% of graduates in 2006. Despite to this increase, the figure for mathematics and all graduates showed the same degrees in 2008, reaching 85% of graduates. The percentage of mathematics graduates decreased significantly to 65% of graduates in the end of the period.
Regarding average salary of graduates, starting at 41,000 dollars in 2004, the average salary of maths graduates rose to 51,500 dollars in 2008. The average salary of maths graduates dropped slightly to 48,500 dollars in 2010, then the figure for maths graduates increased significantly in the end of the period, reaching 59,000 dollars. The average salary of other graduates started at 41,000 dollars in 2004, a figure that then rose to 53,000 dollars in 2012.