Where did the 2000 Chemistry graduates go ?
 
Careers Education and Placement Centre

 I. Introduction

The information in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 2000 to answer the following questions about Bachelor of Science in Chemistry graduates : -

 

II. Employment Situations in 2000

Of the 57 graduates from this programme study, 54 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.

 
BSC(CHM)
HKU Overall*
 
2000
1999
2000
1999

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No. of respondents

54

100

87

100

2575

100

2475

100

Employed

31

57

58

67

2030

79

1928

78

Unemployed seeking F/T job

1

1.9

2

2.3

59

2.3

79

3.2

Further Studies

22

41

27

31

461

18

455

18

Emigrated/Returned to home country

0

0

0

0

2

0.1

4

0.2

Not seeking F/T job

0

0

0

0

23

0.9

9

0.4

* 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-one 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

Ph.D.

M.Phil.

Master (Coursework)

Postgraduate Certificate

Civil Engineering

-

-

1

-

Education

-

-

-

9

Medical Science

-

-

1

-

Science

3

5

-

1

Chemistry

-

-

1

-

No response = 1

 

Source of Funds

No. of Graduates

Full Scholarship

1

Government Grant & Loan

4

Own Funds

7

Scholarship & Teaching Assistantship/Studentship

1

Teaching Assistantship/Studentship

8

No Response = 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

2000

1999

May or before

14%

1.9%

June

28%

9.3%

July

66%

39%

August

86%

67%

September

90%

80%

October

97%

87%

November

100%

93%

December

100%

100%

No Response = 2

 

V. Employment Sectors

The majority of graduates in Chemistry were employed in commerce & industry, while others were employed in community, social & personal services, and educational institutions.

 

% of graduates

Sector

2000

1999

Commerce & Industry

67%

75%

Community, Social & Personal Services

17%

11%

Educational Institutions

17%

9.0%

Civil Service

-

5.0%

No response = 1

 

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*

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

Mean

$10,171

$9,680

$14,125

$14,480

$11,086

$10,909

$15,448

$15,716

Median

$10,000

$9,000

$12,000

$10,870

$10,833

$10,000

$13,000

$11,917

Minimum

$3,000

$1,384

$1,300

$1,000

$3,000

$6,000

$3,000

$3,000

Maximum

$20,000

$22,000

$58,000

$58,000

$20,000

$22,000

$74,967

$60,000

*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

5 (20%)

Two

13 (52%)

Three

3 (12%)

Four

4 (16%)

No Response = 6

 

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

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS :-
  • Beacon College
  • Permitted Teacher
  • Delia Group of School
  • Graduate Master
  • Yan Chai Hospital Tung Chi Ying Memorial School
  • Graduate Master
  • Organization's name not reported
  • Assistant Teacher
  • Organization's name not reported
  • Teacher Assistance
    •  

    COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICE :-
  • Environmental Campaign Committee
  • Project Coordinator
  • Hong Kong Productivity Council
  • Project Assistant
  • Shu Tsao Seoul Social for Elderly
  • Welfare Worker
  • Organization’s name not reported
  • Activity Coordinators
  • Organization’s name not reported
  • Tutor
    		•
     

    COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY :-
  • Advance Pharmaceutical
  • QC Technician
  • Andersen Aspholt Ltd
  • Laboratory Technician
  • Automated System (HK) Ltd
  • Assistant Trainee
  • Color Print Offiset
  • Marketing Executive
  • Computer Kingdom
  • Marketing Executive
  • Corbiality Electronic HK Company Ltd
  • Secretary
  • DCH Healthcare Products Ltd
  • Medical Representative
  • Four Seas Mercantile Ltd
  • Deputy Supervisor
  • Hang Seng Bank
  • Teller
  • Holstein Hong Kong Ltd
  • Product Manager
  • Intertek Testing Services
  • Assistant Customer Service Officer
  • Intertek Testing Services
  • Assistant Customer Service Officer
  • Jebsen & Co Ltd
  • Sales Representatives
  • KL Services Ltd
  • Director Assistant
  • Pacific Century CyberWorks
  • Sales
  • Perfect Frozen Meat Company Ltd
  • Accounting Executive
  • Regal Cyber Ltd
  • Business Development Executive
  • Sino Data (HK) Ltd
  • Service Bureau Library Assistant
  • Sportathlon Holding Ltd
  • Coaching Officer
  • Starlite Holdings Ltd
  • Sales Trainee
  • Organization's name not reported
  • Education Officer

    • Note : Some of the 2000 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, 2001

     

    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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