The provided line graph illustrates the proportion of graduates of math and other majors who became full-time employees after graduating from an Australian university between 2004 and 2012, while the table presents data on the graduates’ average earning during the same period of time
Overall, the percentage of math graduates getting full-time job was higher than that of other graduates throughout the timeframe, with the exception of 2006. Their average salaries witnessed an upward trend, with math graduates receiving a higher wage from 2008 onwards.
Regarding the line graph, in 2004, graduates of math who got full-time job was 80%, the figure for which remained relatively stable before peaking at 85% in 2008 and marginally dropping to 77% by the end of the period. In contrast, the proportion of other graduates obtaining full-time employment initially started at 65%, after which it peaked at 85%, surpassing that of math graduates, which is 81%, in 2006. The figure for graduates of other majors declined to 65% in 2012.
Looking at the table, full-time workers of all graduates received a similar annual salary, which is 41,000 dollars and 43,000 dollars in 2004 and 2006, respectively. From 2008 to 2012, the average wage of math graduates increased from 50,000 dollars to 56,000 dollars. Following a similar increased tendency, salary of other graduates was slightly lower, starting at 45,000 dollars and ending at 51,000 dollars in 2012.