Where did the 2000 Earth Sciences graduates go ?
Careers Education and Placement Centre
Where did the 2000 Earth Sciences graduates go ? |
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Careers Education and Placement Centre |
The information in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 2000 to answer the following questions about Bachelor of Science in Earth Sciences graduates : -
Of the 34 graduates from this programme, 31 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.
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BSC(ERS) |
HKU Overall* |
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2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
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No. |
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No. |
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No. |
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No. |
% |
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No. of respondents |
31 |
100 |
29 |
100 |
2575 |
100 |
2475 |
100 |
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Employed |
28 |
91 |
27 |
93 |
2030 |
79 |
1928 |
78 |
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Unemployed seeking F/T job |
1 |
3.1 |
0 |
0 |
59 |
2.3 |
79 |
3.2 |
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Further Studies |
2 |
6.3 |
2 |
6.9 |
461 |
18 |
455 |
18 |
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Emigrated/Returned to home country |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.1 |
4 |
0.2 |
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Not seeking F/T job |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
0.9 |
9 |
0.4 |
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HKU Overall refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.
Two graduates proceeded to postgraduate studies. The tables below show the academic programmes that they pursued and their source of funding.
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Field of Study |
Academic Programme |
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M.Phil. |
Master (Coursework) |
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Science |
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1 |
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Civil Engineering |
1 |
- |
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Source of Funding |
No. of Graduates |
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Own Funds |
2 |
The time taken for graduates to secure employment is shown below.
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% of new graduates who have secured employment |
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By the end of |
2000 |
1999 |
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May |
7.1% |
- |
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June |
39% |
37% |
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July |
71% |
56% |
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August |
89% |
78% |
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September |
96% |
96% |
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October |
100% |
100% |
The majority of graduates in Earth Sciences were employed in commerce & industry, while others were employed in the civil service, and educational institutions.
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% of graduates |
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Sector |
2000 |
1999 |
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Commerce & Industry |
88% |
85% |
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Civil Service |
7.7% |
11% |
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Educational Institutions |
3.8% |
- |
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Community, Social & Personal Services |
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4% |
No Response = 2
The remuneration received by graduates in Earth Sciences is shown below.
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Basic Salary |
Gross Income |
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BSC(ERS) |
HKU Average* |
BSC(ERS) |
HKU Average* |
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2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
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Mean |
$12,030 |
$10,973 |
$14,125 |
$14,480 |
$14,300 |
$12,578 |
$15,448 |
$15,716 |
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Median |
$11,800 |
$10,000 |
$12,000 |
$10,870 |
$13,000 |
$11,917 |
$13,000 |
$11,917 |
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Minimum |
$9,000 |
$6,600 |
$1,300 |
$1,000 |
$9,750 |
$6,600 |
$3,000 |
$3,000 |
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Maximum |
$16,095 |
$17,460 |
$58,000 |
$58,000 |
$36,792 |
$19,000 |
$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.
The number of job offers received by graduates in Earth Sciences is shown in the following table.
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No. of job offers received |
No. of graduates (% of graduates) |
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One |
11 (42%) |
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Two |
6 (23%) |
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Three |
6 (23%) |
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Four |
3 (12%) |
No Response = 3
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 |
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CIVIL SERVICE – |
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HKSAR - Civil Engineering Department |
Engineering Geology Graduate |
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HKSAR - Civil Engineering Department |
Geologist |
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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS – |
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The University of Hong Kong |
Multimedia Designer |
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COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY – |
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Atkins China Ltd |
Graduate Engineer |
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Bachy Seletanche Group Ltd |
Assistant Geologist |
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Bachy Soletanche Group Ltd |
Assistant Geologist |
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Driltech Ground Engineerings Ltd |
Assistant Geologist |
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Fong On Construction and Engineering Co Ltd |
Assistant Engineering Geologist |
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Fong On Construction and Engineering Co Ltd |
Assistant Engineering Geologist |
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Fugro Geotechnical Services (HK) Ltd |
Assistant Geologist |
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Fugro Geotechnical Services (HK) Ltd |
Assistant Geologist |
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Gammon Construction Ltd |
Geographer |
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Geotech Engineering Ltd |
Assistant Geologist |
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Geotech Engineering Ltd |
Site Engineer |
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HK Gems Laboratory |
Assistant Geologist |
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IGGE (HK) Engineering Geophysical Co Ltd |
Assistant Engineer |
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IGGE (HK) Engineering Geophysical Co Ltd |
Assistant Engineer |
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Lam's Construction Group |
Assistant Geologist |
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Mott Connell Ltd |
Graduate Engineer |
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Perfect Future International |
Management Manager |
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Tailee Trading Co Ltd |
Clerk |
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Tysan Foundation Ltd |
Assistant Geologist |
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Tysan Foundation Ltd |
Assistant Geologist |
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Vibro (HK) Ltd |
Assistant Geologist |
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Vibro (HK) Ltd |
Assistant Geologist |
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Organization’s name not reported |
Assistant Geologist |
No response = 2
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.
Similar information on graduates from other disciplines is available for reference in the Careers Library. Please contact the CePc for further details.
Careers Education and Placement Centre
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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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