Where did the 1999 Earth Sciences

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 Earth Sciences graduates : - II. Employment Situations in 1999
Of the 32 graduates from this programme, 29 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.
 
 
BSC(ERS)
HKU Overall*
1999
1998
1999
1998
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No.
%
No. of respondents
29
100
21
100
2475
100
2383
100
Employed
27
93
18
86
1928
78
1795
75
Unemployed seeking F/T job
0
0
3
14
79
3.2
157
6.6
Further Studies
2
6.9
0
0
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
0
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
Two graduates proceeded to postgraduate studies. The tables below show the academic programmes that they pursued and their sources of funds.
 
 
Field of Study
Academic Programme
Master (Coursework)
Postgraduate Certificate
Science
1
Education
1

 
 
 
Source of Funds
No. of Graduates
Government Grant & Loan
1
Scholarship & Own Funds
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
June
37%
20%
July
56%
60%
August
78%
67%
September
96%
87%
October
100%
100%

 
 
 
 

V. Employment Sectors
The majority of graduates in Earth Sciences were employed in commerce & industry, while others were employed in the civil service, and community, social & personal services.
 
 
% of graduates
Sector
1999
1998
Commerce & Industry
85%
73%
Civil Service
11%
27%
Community, Social & Personal Services
4%
-

 
 

VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income
The remuneration received by graduates in Earth Sciences is shown below.
 
 
Basic Salary
Gross Income
BSC(ERS)
HKU Average*
BSC(ERS)
HKU Average*
1999
1998
1999
1998
1999
1998
1999
1998
Mean
$10,973
$13,513
$14,480
$15,496
$12,578
$14,441
$15,716
$16,557
Median
$10,000
$12,000
$10,870
$12,300
$11,917
$13,000
$11,917
$13,325
Minimum
$6,600
$8,000
$1,000
$1,000
$6,600
$8,000
$3,000
$5,000
Maximum
$17,460
$21,010
$58,000
$58,000
$19,000
$21,010
$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 Earth Sciences is shown in the following table.
 
 
No. of job offers received
No. of graduates (% of graduates)
One
8 (30%)
Two
6 (22%)
Three
7 (26%)
Four
2 (7.4%)
Five
2 (7.4%)
Six
1 (3.7%)
Eight or more
1 (3.7%)

 
 
 

VIII. Names of Employers and Job Titles
The job titles of the graduates in Earth Sciences in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.
 
 
Employers
Job Titles
CIVIL SERVICE -  
  • HKSAR - Civil Engineering Department 
  • Engineering Geology Graduate 
  • HKSAR - Civil Engineering Department 
  • Engineering Geology Graduate 
  • HKSAR - Civil Engineering Department 
  • Engineering Geology Graduate 
   
COMMUNITY, SOCIAL & PERSONAL SERVICES -  
  • Hong Kong Committee for Unicef 
  • Fundraising Officer 
   
COMMERCE & INDUSTRY -  
  • A & S Technology Ltd 
  • Sales Executive 
  • AXA China Region 
  • ITS Officer 
  • Bachy Soletanche Group 
  • Assistant Geologist 
  • Boscan International Ltd 
  • Marketing Assistant 
  • Chi Shing Drilling Engineering Co Ltd 
  • Assistant Geologist 
  • Clearwater Bay Golf & Country Club 
  • Sports & Recreation Coordinator 
  • Driltche Ground Engineering Co Ltd 
  • Assistant Geologist 
  • Fong On Construction & Engineering Co Ltd 
  • Assistant Geologist 
  • Freeway Communications Ltd 
  • Account Executive 
  • Fugro Geotechnical Services (HK) Ltd 
  • Assistant Geologist 
  • Gammon Construction Ltd 
  • Assistant Geologist 
  • Maunsell Geotechnical Services Ltd 
  • Assistant Geologist 
  • Ove Arup & Partners (HK) Ltd 
  • Graduate Engineer 
  • Pacific Century Insurance Co Ltd 
  • Management Trainee 
  • Pacific World Ltd 
  • Technology Assistant 
  • Pioneer (HK) Group 
  • Management Trainee 
  • SK Drilling & Engineering Co Ltd 
  • Assistant Geologist 
  • Times Geotechnical Engineering Ltd 
  • Assistant Geologist 
  • Vibro (HK) Ltd 
  • Assistant Geologist 
  • Organization's name not reported 
  • Account Clerk 
  • Organization's name not reported 
  • Assistant Geologist 
  • Organization's name not reported 
  • Assistant Project Coordinator 

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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Cindy Chan
 
 

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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