Where did the 2000 Statistics 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 Social Science in Statistics graduates : -

II. Employment Situations in 2000

Of the 28 graduates from this programme, 26 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.

 

 
BSS(STAT)
HKU Overall*
 
2000
1999
2000
1999

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No. of respondents

26

100

23

100

2575

100

2475

100

Employed

20

77

17

74

2030

79

1928

78

Unemployed seeking F/T job

1

3.8

0

0

59

2.3

79

3.2

Further Studies

4

15

6

26

461

18

455

18

Emigrated/Returned to home country

0

0

0

0

2

0.1

4

0.2

Not seeking F/T job

1

3.8

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.

Master

(Coursework)

Social Sciences

3

-

Business Administration / Management

-

1

 

Source of Funds

No. of Graduates

Teaching Assistantship/Studentship

3

Government Grant and 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

2000

1999

May or before

35%

20%

June

55%

27%

July

85%

53%

August

90%

67%

September

95%

73%

October

100%

80%

November

100%

93%

December

100%

100%

 

V. Employment Sectors

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

 

% of graduates

Sector

2000

1999

Commerce & Industry

70%

76%

Educational Institutions

10%

12%

Community, Social & Personal Services

15%

6%

Civil Service

5%

6%

 

VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income

The remuneration received by graduates in Statistics is shown below.

 

Basic Salary

Gross Income

BSS(STAT)

HKU Average*

BSS(STAT)

HKU Average*

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

2000

1999

Mean

$11,316

$10,522

$14,125

$14,480

$12,189

$11,309

$15,448

$15,716

Median

$11,000

$9,000

$12,000

$10,870

$11,917

$10,300

$13,000

$11,917

Minimum

$7,000

$8,000

$1,300

$1,000

$7,583

$8,000

$3,000

$3,000

Maximum

$17,100

$15,000

$58,000

$58,000

$17,100

$15,000

$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 Statistics is shown in the following table.

 

No. of job offers received

No. of graduates (% of graduates)

One

5 (25%)

Two

6 (30%)

Three

4 (20%)

Four

1 (5%)

Five

2 (10%)

Six

2 (10%)

 

VIII. Names of Employers and Job Titles

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

 

Employers

Job Titles

CIVIL SERVICE –

  • HKSAR - Census & Statistics Department
    		•
  • Statistical Assistant
    •    

    EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS –

  • Hang Seng School of Commerce
  • Assistant Lecturer
  • The University of Hong Kong
    		•
  • Research Assistant
    •    

    COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICE –

  • Haven of Hope Hospital
  • Clerk
  • Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority
    		•
  • Temporary Assistant Inspector Officer
    •    

    COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY –

  • AcNielsen (China) Ltd
  • Assistant Executive
  • AcNielsen (China) Ltd
  • Senior Assistant
  • Affirmscore Ltd
  • Instructional Designer
  • AVCT Holdings Ltd
  • Research Associate
  • Dah Shing Bank
  • Supervisor
  • Elec & Eltek International Ltd
  • Customer Services Officer
  • ET Net Ltd
  • Programmer Trainee
  • Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Ltd
  • Assistant Airline Planning Officer
  • KPMG
  • Tax Consultant
  • KPMG
  • Tax Consultant
  • Phillip Securities (HK) Ltd
  • Management Trainee
  • Red-dots. Ltd
  • Research Analyst
  • Jardine One Solution
  • Product Sales Executive
  • Organization’s name not reported
  • Research Executive

    • 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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    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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