The two graphs demonstrate the shares of math graduates and that of people with full-time job after university in Australia, along with the average salary of both postgraduates, in an 8-year period, commencing from 2004.
In general, the proportion of math graduates indicated the same percentage at the beginning as well as the end of the span; however, a decreasing trend was observed for the same bracket. As for the salary, upward trends were seen, and math graduates were dominant in terms of income. Of particular note is that the amout of salaries that math and all postgraduates received were identical in 2004 and 2006, respectively.
Starting with the first chart, decreasing rates of full time workers with a degree were obvious after 2008. At first, the percentages of math and all graduates were about 80% and 65%, respectively – a 15% difference. The rates for the former one increasing to a sharp 90% in 2006, while the latter reached 70% in the same year. Math graduates experienced a declining trend, decreasing to 80% in the end. As for the all graduates, the figure increased subtly, increased to 85% in 2008 before declining to 55% in 2012.
Regarding the salaries of two distinct brackets – math and all postgraduates, the former was 41,000 in 2004 before gaining 2,000 more in 2006 – 43,000, whereas their counterparts showed the same numbers in the same years. By 2012, math graduates increased to 60,000 by numbering out their counterparts, who got 51,000 – a 9,000 difference, with respective figures. In total, math as well as all graduates gained over 19,000 and 10,000, respectively over the span.