The graph and table illustrate data about the proportion of graduates, working fully after university in Australia, over an eight-year period, starting from 2004.
Overall, it can be seen that after slight rises, all graduates, including mathematics, experienced downward trends. While tabular data shows that the average salary of both graduates saw noticeable increases, with the exception of math graduates in 2008.
If we look at the table, all graduates started at 80% in the initial year. By 2008, it had reached its peak, at about 85%. After which, the percentage of full-time workers dropped to around 76%. While there were approximately 65% of mathematics graduates in 2004. The following year, it increased to just under 90%, whereas in the next three years, the figure declined significantly, about at 65%.
As for the average salary, both graduates witnessed the same incomes in the first two years, with $41,000 and $43,500. But in 2008, math graduates earned $51,500. After a noticeable rise to $51,500 in 2008, the average income of graduates reduced to $48,5000 in 2010. They completed the period with a significant rise of salary, $59,000. By 2008, others had risen their income to $48,000. The following two years, the income of graduates had considerable growth, at $52,000 and $53,000..