Chemistry

*Where did the 1999 Chemistry graduates go ?*
	Careers Education and Placement Centre

I. Introduction

The information in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1999 to answer the following questions about Bachelor of Science in Chemistry graduates : -

How many were employed six months after graduation ?

Among those who pursued further studies, what programmes were they enrolled in ?

Among those who were employed full-time, how long did it take them to get their first job offer ?

In which sectors were they employed ?

How much salary did they receive ?

How many job offers did they receive ?

Who were their employers and what were their job titles ?

II. Employment Situations in 1999
Of the 95 graduates from this programme study, 87 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.

	BSC(CHM)				HKU Overall*
	1999		1998		1999		1998
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
No. of respondents	87	100	103	100	2475	100	2383	100
Employed	58	67	70	68	1928	78	1795	75
Unemployed seeking F/T job	2	2.3	9	8.7	79	3.2	157	6.6
Further Studies	27	31	23	22	455	18	413	17
Emigrated/Returned to home country	0	0	0	0	4	0.2	3	0.1
Not seeking F/T job	0	0	1	1.0	9	0.4	15	0.6

* HKU Overall refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.

III. Further Studies
Twenty-seven graduates proceeded to further studies. The tables below show the academic programmes that they pursued and their sources of funds.

*Field of Study*	Academic Programme
*Field of Study*	Ph.D.	M.Phil.	Master (Coursework)	Postgraduate Certificate	Bachelor	Others
Science	8	8	1
Medical Science			1
Social Work			1
Education				5
Computer Science					1	1
Occupational Therapy					1

*Source of Funds*	No. of Graduates
Teaching Assistantship/Studentship	12
Government Grant & Loan	5
Own Funds	5
Full Scholarship	3
Scholarship & Own Funds	1
Scholarship & Teaching Assistantship/Studentship	1

IV. Time Taken to Secure Employment
The time taken for graduates to secure employment is shown below.

	% of new graduates who have secured employment
By the end of	1999	1998
May or before	1.9%	3.1%
June	9.3%	14%
July	39%	28%
August	67%	57%
September	80%	80%
October	87%	92%
November	93%	100%
December	100%	100%

No Response = 1

V. Employment Sectors
The majority of graduates in Chemistry were employed in commerce & industry, while others were employed in community, social & personal services, educational institutions, and the civil service.

	% of graduates
Sector	1999	1998
Commerce & Industry	75%	71%
Community, Social & Personal Services	11%	6%
Educational Institutions	9%	20%
Civil Service	5%	3%

No Response = 3

VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income
The remuneration received by graduates in Chemistry is shown below.

	Basic Salary				Gross Income
	BSC(CHM)		HKU Average*		BSC(CHM)		HKU Average*
	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998	1999	1998
Mean	$9,680	$10,001	$14,480	$15,496	$10,909	$11,269	$15,716	$16,557
Median	$9,000	$9,000	$10,870	$12,300	$10,000	$10,229	$11,917	$13,325
Minimum	$1,384	$3,000	$1,000	$1,000	$6,000	$7,000	$3,000	$5,000
Maximum	$22,000	$22,075	$58,000	$58,000	$22,000	$22,075	$60,000	$59,000

* HKU Average refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.

VII. Number of Full-Time Job Offers
The number of job offers received by graduates in Chemistry is shown in the following table.

*No. of job offers received*	No. of graduates (% of graduates)
One	20 (38%)
Two	13 (25%)
Three	10 (19%)
Four	2 (3.8%)
Five	3 (5.7%)
Six	4 (7.5%)
Eight or more	1 (1.9%)

No Response = 2

VIII. Names of Employers and Job Titles
The job titles of graduates in Chemistry in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.

*Employers*	Job Titles
CIVIL SERVICE -
HKSAR - Customs & Excise Department		Clerk
HKSAR - Hong Kong Police Force		Police Constable
HKSAR - Immigration Department		Clerk

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS -
Mo Kwong Secondary School		Certificate Master
Shun Lee Catholic Secondary School		Graduate Master
The Hong Kong Institute of Education		Research Assistant
The University of Hong Kong		Executive Assistant
The University of Hong Kong		Research Assistant

COMMUNITY, SOCIAL & PERSONAL SERVICES -
English School Foundation		AV Resources Assistant
The Language Key		Sales & Marketing Executive
Organization's name not reported		Project Coordinator
Organization's name not reported		Tutor

COMMERCE & INDUSTRY -
AIA Co Ltd		Client Services Administrator
AIA Co Ltd		Sales Assistant
AIG Credit Card Co		Customer Services Officer
Apple Daily Ltd		Administrative Assistant
Artlink Design Associates Ltd		Administrative Executive
Bank of China		Customer Services Officer
BMH Instrument (HK) Co Ltd		Sales Executive
Boron Metal Manufacturing		Clerk
Ching Electrical Co Ltd		Marketing Executive
Dah Sing Bank Ltd		Customer Service Representative
Digital Magic		Video Technician
Emart Technology Ltd		Sales & Marketing Executive
FTMS Ehile Woolf Training Systems (HK) Ltd		Administrative Assistant
Giordano Ltd		Management Trainee
Hong Kong Pastic Technology Centre		Technical Assistant
Hong Kong Standard & Testing Centre		Assistant Technical Officer
Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd		Counter Services Officer
Jumpin Gym (USA) Ltd		Management Trainee
Lee & Man Co		Merchandiser Trainee
LG		Sale Executive
Mazda Motors (HK) Ltd		Sales Executive Trainee
New World Development Ltd		Programmer
Next Media Group Management Ltd		Assistant Librarian
Nissin Food Co		Quality Control Assistant
Oasis		Engineer Trainee
One Tel Ltd		Customer Services Representative
Oriental Press Group Ltd		Reporter
Progin		Sales Executive
Selectial Asia Security Holdings Ltd		Customer Services Officer
Times Teleperformance (HK) Ltd		Customer Services Officer
Tung Fong Hung Holdings Ltd		Administrative Assistant
Wah Kee Plating Factory		Marketing Executive
Wing Hang Bank Ltd		Marketing Officer
Wong's Circuit (PTH) Ltd		Assistant Engineer
Yeebo LCE Ltd		Customer Service Officer
Organization's name not reported		Account Executive
Organization's name not reported		Administrative Assistant
Organization's name not reported		Customer Services Officer
Organization's name not reported		Laboratory Technician
Organization's name not reported		Marketing & Technical Coordinator
Organization's name not reported		Sales Representative
Organization's name not reported		Team Manager

No Response = 1

Note : Some of the 1999 graduates indicated willingness to talk to individual students about their work. Contact numbers can be obtained from counsellors at the CePc.

IX. Similar information on graduates from other disciplines is available for reference in the Careers Library. Please contact the CePc for further details.

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August, 2000

The analysis is based on information provided by the respondents, and the Careers Education & Placement Centre should not be held responsible for any errors arising therefrom.

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