Where did the 2000 Mathematics graduates go ?

Where did the 2000 Mathematics 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 Mathematics 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 2000

Of the 22 graduates from this programme, 21 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.

	*BSC(MATH)*				HKU Overall*
	*2000*		*1999*		*2000*		*1999*
	*No.*	%	*No.*	%	*No.*	%	*No.*	%
*No. of respondents*	21	100	32	100	2575	100	2475	100
*Employed*	14	67	26	81	2030	79	1928	78
*Unemployed seeking F/T job*	3	14	1	3.1	59	2.3	79	3.2
*Further Studies*	4	19	5	16	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

Four graduates proceeded to postgraduate studies. The tables below show the academic programmes that they pursued and their sources of funds.

	*Academic Programme*
*Field of Study*	*M.Phil.*
Science	4

*Source of Funds*	*No. of Graduates*
Teaching Assistantship/Studentship	4

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	7.7%	-
June	38%	13%
July	38%	29%
August	62%	58%
September	85%	75%
October	92%	88%
November	92%	96%
December	100%	100%

No response = 1

V. Employment Sectors

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

	*% of graduates*
*Sector*	*2000*	*1999*
Commerce & Industry	54%	73%
Educational Institutions	23%	12%
Civil Service	15%	3%
Community, Social & Personal Services	7.7%	12%

No response = 1

VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income

The remuneration received by graduates in Mathematics is shown below.

	*Basic Salary*				*Gross Income*
	*BSC(MATH)*		HKU Average*		*BSC(MATH)*		HKU Average*
	2000	1999	2000	1999	2000	1999	2000	1999
*Mean*	$10,732	$9,892	$14,125	$14,480	$11,807	$10,499	$15,448	$15,716
*Median*	$10,000	$9,000	$12,000	$10,870	$11,410	$9,700	$13,000	$11,917
*Minimum*	$6,000	$5,000	$1,300	$1,000	$6,600	$5,000	$3,000	$3,000
*Maximum*	$17,100	$19,500	$58,000	$58,000	$17,100	$19,500	$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 Mathematics is shown in the following table.

*No. of job offers received*	*No. of graduates (% of graduates)*
One	5(45%)
Two	5(45%)
Four	1(9.1%)

No Response = 3

VIII. Names of Employers and Job Titles

The job titles of graduates in Mathematics in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.

Employers	Job Titles
CIVIL SERVICE
HKSAR - Environmental Protection Department	Temporary Clerical Assistant
HKSAR	Social Security Assistant

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Maryknoll Secondary School	Occupation's name not reported
Times College	Tutor
Tin Ka Ping Secondary School	Teacher

COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICE
Fmg Maths 100	Tutor

COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Appco Ltd	Marketing Executive
Bank of China	Programmer
Sing Tao Daily	Research Officer
The Prudential Assurance Co Ltd	Insurance Consultant
Tom Lee Music	Instructor
Organization’s name not reported	Assistant Accountant
Organization’s name not reported	Mathematics Editor

No response = 1

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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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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