GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT SURVEY

GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT SURVEY DEGREE PROGRAMMES 學位課程

TABLE OF CONTENTS DEGREE GRADUATES' DESTINATIONS DESTINATION BY FACULTY & DEPARTMENT SALARY ANALYSIS BY COURSE OF STUDY SALARY ANALYSIS BY FACULTY & DEPARTMENT DISTRIBUTION BY SALARY RANGE SALARY ANALYSIS BY EMPLOYMENT SECTOR NUMBER OF JOB APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED MONTH TO SECURE THE FIRST JOB OFFER 2 3 4-7 8 9 9 10 10 1

DEGREE GRADUATES' DESTINATIONS Full-time Further Study Engaged in Temporary/ Part-time Job 5.8% Unemployed 6.3% 2.2% 2.7% Other 83.1% Employed/ Self-employed * Temporary job here refers to a job with an employment period of less than three months. 2

DESTINATION BY FACULTY & DEPARTMENT Employed/ Self-employed Engaged in Temp./Part-time Job Full-time Further Study Unemployed Not seeking Employment/ Emigrated/Returned to Country of Origin/ Others Total Respondents Total Graduates Response Rate Faculty of Applied Science & Textiles Applied Biology & Chemical Technology Applied Mathematics Applied Physics Institute of Textiles & Clothing Faculty of Business Logistics and Maritime Studies Management and Marketing School of Accounting and Finance Faculty of Construction & Environment Building & Real Estate Building Services Engineering Civil & Environmental Engineering Land Surveying & Geo-Informatics Faculty of Engineering Aeronautical & Aviation Engineering Biomedical Engineering Computing Electrical Engineering Electronic & Information Engineering Industrial & Systems Engineering Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Humanities Chinese & Bilingual Studies Chinese Culture English Faculty of Health & Social Sciences Faculty of Health & Social Sciences Applied Social Sciences Health Technology & Informatics Rehabilitation Sciences School of Nursing School of Optometry School of Design School of Hotel & Tourism Management TOTAL 399 71.1% 55 9.8% 65 11.6% 24 4.3% 18 3.2% 561 655 85.6% 115 66.9% 9 5.2% 37 21.5% 4 2.3% 7 4.1% 172 203 84.7% 26 70.3% 4 10.8% 5 13.5% 1 2.7% 1 2.7% 37 43 86.0% 30 60.0% 5 10.0% 9 18.0% 5 10.0% 1 2.0% 50 62 80.6% 228 75.5% 37 12.3% 14 4.6% 14 4.6% 9 3.0% 302 347 87.0% 547 83.3% 35 5.3% 44 6.7% 15 2.3% 16 2.4% 657 788 83.4% 141 80.1% 13 7.4% 11 6.3% 9 5.1% 2 1.1% 176 207 85.0% 130 86.7% 10 6.7% 6 4.0% 3 2.0% 1 0.7% 150 184 81.5% 276 83.4% 12 3.6% 27 8.2% 3 0.9% 13 3.9% 331 397 83.4% 462 89.4% 15 2.9% 28 5.4% 5 1.0% 7 1.4% 517 573 90.2% 165 91.2% 4 2.2% 8 4.4% 1 0.6% 3 1.7% 181 199 91.0% 105 89.7% 1 0.9% 8 6.8% 2 1.7% 1 0.9% 117 130 90.0% 144 86.7% 7 4.2% 10 6.0% 2 1.2% 3 1.8% 166 185 89.7% 48 90.6% 3 5.7% 2 3.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 53 59 89.8% 668 83.4% 30 3.7% 57 7.1% 19 2.4% 27 3.4% 801 949 84.4% 31 77.5% 3 7.5% 1 2.5% 5 12.5% 0 0.0% 40 45 88.9% 25 96.2% 1 3.8% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 26 32 81.3% 121 87.7% 6 4.3% 7 5.1% 2 1.4% 2 1.4% 138 161 85.7% 107 86.3% 1 0.8% 8 6.5% 2 1.6% 6 4.8% 124 139 89.2% 117 73.6% 8 5.0% 26 16.4% 3 1.9% 5 3.1% 159 217 73.3% 166 85.6% 7 3.6% 8 4.1% 4 2.1% 9 4.6% 194 223 87.0% 101 84.2% 4 3.3% 7 5.8% 3 2.5% 5 4.2% 120 132 90.9% 133 71.9% 15 8.1% 26 14.1% 2 1.1% 9 4.9% 185 219 84.5% 88 74.6% 8 6.8% 15 12.7% 0 0.0% 7 5.9% 118 141 83.7% 12 54.5% 4 18.2% 4 18.2% 0 0.0% 2 9.1% 22 25 88.0% 33 73.3% 3 6.7% 7 15.6% 2 4.4% 0 0.0% 45 53 84.9% 645 93.6% 18 2.6% 11 1.6% 7 1.0% 8 1.2% 689 783 88.0% # # # # # # # # # # 1 1 100.0% 94 78.3% 11 9.2% 8 6.7% 4 3.3% 3 2.5% 120 139 86.3% 122 97.6% 2 1.6% 0 0.0% 1 0.8% 0 0.0% 125 135 92.6% 161 94.7% 1 0.6% 3 1.8% 2 1.2% 3 1.8% 170 194 87.6% 240 98.0% 4 1.6% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.4% 245 278 88.1% 27 96.4% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 3.6% 28 36 77.8% 160 80.8% 19 9.6% 4 2.0% 7 3.5% 8 4.0% 198 238 83.2% 295 78.5% 43 11.4% 16 4.3% 9 2.4% 13 3.5% 376 466 80.7% 3,309 83.1% 230 5.8% 251 6.3% 88 2.2% 106 2.7% 3,984 4,671 85.3% 3 # Graduate designations of some programmes, in which their numbers of graduates are small, are masked for privacy consideration. * For groupings with small base, results should be interpreted with care.

SALARY ANALYSIS BY COURSE OF STUDY % Change of (/) Faculty of Applied Science & Textiles Applied Biology & Chemical Technology 12047 BSc Chemical Technology 4 # 8 $16,693 N/A 12447 BSc Chemical Technology Applied Biology with Biotechnology 42 $14,443 19 $12,319 17.2% 12051 BSc Applied Biology with Biotechnology N/A N/A 9 $13,731 N/A 12451 BSc Applied Biology with Biotechnology 29 $15,098 14 $13,450 12.2% 12054 BSc Food Safety & Technology N/A N/A 10 $13,263 N/A 12454 BSc Food Safety & Technology 36 $13,884 31 $13,859 0.2% 12455 BSc Chemical Technology 4 # 2 # N/A Applied Mathematics 63023 BSc Investment Science 2 # 10 $17,258 N/A 63423 BSc Investment Science 24 $15,211 25 $13,946 9.1% Applied Physics 11039 BSc Engineering Physics N/A N/A 2 # N/A 11439 BSc Engineering Physics 30 $15,221 36 $13,826 10.1% Institute of Textiles & Clothing 14090 BA Fashion & Textiles N/A N/A 7 $16,314 N/A 14490 BA Fashion & Textiles 228 $14,809 202 $13,911 6.5% Faculty of Business Logistics and Maritime Studies 02004GSC BBA Global Supply Chain Management 1 # 2 # N/A 02402GSC BBA Global Supply Chain Management 74 $16,700 61 $14,804 12.8% 02004IST BBA International Shipping & Transport Logistics 3 # 2 # N/A 02402IST BBA International Shipping & Transport Logistics 63 $15,637 67 $14,494 7.9% Management & Marketing 02002MGT BBA Management N/A N/A 2 # N/A 02402MGT BBA Management 56 $15,799 44 $14,073 12.3% 02002MKT BBA Marketing N/A N/A 9 $19,600 N/A 02402MKT BBA Marketing 74 $15,874 47 $14,830 7.0% School of Accounting & Finance 02002BAC BBA Accountancy 7 $19,970 46 $15,700 27.2% 02402BAC BBA Accountancy 162 $15,497 142 $14,628 5.9% 02002BAF BBA Accounting & Finance 1 # 15 $16,163 N/A 02402BAF BBA Accounting & Finance 68 $16,743 70 $15,257 9.7% 02002BFS BBA Financial Services N/A N/A 10 $16,269 N/A 02402BFS BBA Financial Services 35 $18,815 21 $16,908 11.3% 21045 BBA Accountancy 3 # 30 $13,752 N/A 4

SALARY ANALYSIS BY COURSE OF STUDY % Change of (/) Faculty of Construction & Environment Building & Real Estate 32105BEM BSc Building Engineering & Management N/A N/A 3 # N/A 32405BEM BSc Building Engineering & Management 35 $22,090 22 $22,795-3.1% 32405PMT BSc Property Management 32 $16,463 22 $16,883-2.5% 32105SUR BSc Surveying 1 # 1 # N/A 32405SUV BSc Surveying 97 $19,967 N/A N/A N/A Building Services Engineering 33077 BEng Building Services Engineering N/A N/A 1 # N/A 33081 BEng Building Services Engineering N/A N/A 2 # N/A 33460 BEng Building Services Engineering 47 $19,663 N/A N/A N/A 33477 BEng Building Services Engineering 55 $20,098 N/A N/A N/A 33481 BEng Building Services Engineering 3 # N/A N/A N/A Civil & Environmental Engineering 31069 BEng Civil Engineering N/A N/A 5 # N/A 31469 BEng Civil Engineering 102 $19,890 80 $19,872 0.1% 31073 BSc Environment & Sustainable Development 2 # 2 # N/A 31473 BSc Environment & Sustainable Development 19 $15,936 15 $13,580 17.4% 31070 BSc Environmental & Occupational Safety & Health N/A N/A 1 # N/A 31470 BSc Environmental & Occupational Safety & Health 21 $18,245 20 $16,780 8.7% Land Surveying & Geo-Informatics 34014 BSc Geomatics N/A N/A 2 # N/A 34414 BSc Geomatics 48 $18,809 45 $16,401 14.7% Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Engineering 05004 BBA/BEng Business Administration and Engineering N/A N/A 34 $19,635 N/A 05407 BEng Air Transport Engineering N/A N/A 26 $15,265 N/A Aeronautical & Aviation Engineering 48401 BEng Air Transport Engineering 31 $14,947 N/A N/A N/A Biomedical Engineering 47001 BSc Biomedical Engineering N/A N/A 2 # N/A 47401 BSc Biomedical Engineering 25 $17,322 17 $16,705 3.7% Computing 61031 BSc Computing 1 # 30 $18,191 N/A 61032 BSc/BBA Computing and Management 1 # 20 $16,455 N/A 61431FCS BSc Computing 43 $17,027 73 $15,684 8.6% 61031DLS BSc/BSc Computing and Geomatics N/A N/A 1 # N/A 61432DCS BSc/BBA Computing and Management 15 $19,099 N/A N/A N/A 61031FIS BSc Enterprise Information Systems 1 # 11 $20,966 N/A 61431FIS BSc Enterprise Information Systems 26 $16,916 N/A N/A N/A 61031FIT BSc Information Technology N/A N/A 1 # N/A 61431FIT BSc Information Technology 34 $17,507 N/A N/A N/A 5

SALARY ANALYSIS BY COURSE OF STUDY % Change of (/) Electrical Engineering 41070 BEng Electrical Engineering 5 # 6 $20,445 N/A 41470 BEng Electrical Engineering 75 $19,742 45 $19,194 2.9% 41081 BEng Transportation Systems Engineering 1 # 2 # N/A 41481 BEng Transportation Systems Engineering 26 $17,564 18 $16,255 8.1% Electronic & Information Engineering 42070 BEng Electronic & Information Engineering 4 # 26 $17,168 N/A 42470 BEng Electronic & Information Engineering 56 $16,137 43 $16,125 0.1% 42079 BEng Electronic Engineering N/A N/A 1 # N/A 42479 BEng Electronic Engineering 1 # 3 # N/A 42480 BSc Information Security 32 $18,009 N/A N/A N/A 42077 BSc Internet & Multimedia Technologies 2 # 15 $15,492 N/A 42477 BSc Internet & Multimedia Technologies 22 $16,107 23 $15,683 2.7% Industrial & Systems Engineering 02004 BSc Logistics Engineering & Management N/A N/A 2 # N/A 05003PEM BEng Product Engineering with Marketing N/A N/A 2 # N/A 05403PEM BEng Product Engineering with Marketing 17 $16,250 31 $14,346 13.3% 45085 BEng Industrial & Systems Engineering 4 # 3 # N/A 45485 BEng Industrial & Systems Engineering 37 $16,210 29 $15,052 7.7% 45087 BEng Product Engineering with Marketing N/A N/A 3 # N/A 45461FTM BEng Product Engineering with Marketing 39 $16,101 N/A N/A N/A 45495FTM BEng Product Engineering with Marketing 3 # 42 $14,991 N/A 45092 BSc Enterprise Engineering with Management N/A N/A 2 # N/A 45492 BSc Enterprise Engineering with Management 33 $17,546 26 $17,838-1.6% 45494 BSc Logistics Engineering & Management 33 $16,200 45 $14,547 11.4% Mechanical Engineering 05003PDE BEng Product Analysis & Engineering Design N/A N/A 2 # N/A 05403PDE BEng Product Analysis & Engineering Design 30 $15,775 21 $14,519 8.6% 43078 BEng Mechanical Engineering 2 # 9 $16,939 N/A 43478 BEng Mechanical Engineering 69 $17,688 64 $17,701-0.1% Faculty of Humanities Chinese & Bilingual Studies 72416 BA Bilingual Studies 35 $14,609 44 $12,880 13.4% 72018 BA Chinese & Bilingual Studies N/A N/A 2 # N/A 72418 BA Chinese & Bilingual Studies 53 $16,363 34 $13,588 20.4% Chinese Culture 77403 BA Bilingual Interdisciplinary Chinese Studies 12 $13,255 14 $13,119 1.0% English 71018 BA English Studies for the Professions N/A N/A 1 # N/A 71418 BA English Studies for the Professions 33 $13,796 33 $16,285-15.3% 6

SALARY ANALYSIS BY COURSE OF STUDY % Change of (/) Faculty of Health & Social Sciences Faculty of Health & Social Sciences 06405 BSc Applied Ageing Studies 1 # 24 $15,306 N/A Applied Social Sciences 54439SW BA Social Work 59 $20,176 41 $19,604 2.9% 54039SPA BA Social Policy & Administration N/A N/A 1 # N/A 54439SPA BA Social Policy & Administration 35 $14,736 44 $14,021 5.1% Health Technology & Informatics 55002MLS BSc Medical Laboratory Science 1 # N/A N/A N/A 55408 BSc Medical Laboratory Science 39 $28,431 38 $27,866 2.0% 55003 BSc Radiography 1 # N/A N/A N/A 55403 BSc Radiography 81 $31,949 85 $31,014 3.0% Rehabilitation Sciences 51056 BSc Physiotherapy N/A N/A 5 # N/A 51456 BSc Physiotherapy 82 $29,786 92 $29,208 2.0% 51057 BSc Occupational Therapy N/A N/A 1 # N/A 51457 BSc Occupational Therapy 79 $29,760 69 $28,564 4.2% School of Nursing 53082 BSc Mental Health Nursing N/A N/A 54 $31,384 N/A 53482 BSc Mental Health Nursing 60 $31,428 N/A N/A N/A 53055 BSc Nursing 1 # 168 $30,216 N/A 53455 BSc Nursing 179 $31,556 N/A N/A N/A School of Optometry 52044 BSc Optometry 1 # 26 $30,015 N/A 52444 BSc Optometry 26 $33,183 N/A N/A N/A School of Design 73016 BA Design 1 # 5 # N/A 73416 BA Design 110 $14,293 111 $14,064 1.6% 73432 BA Digital Media 19 $14,628 18 $14,119 3.6% 73036 BA Interactive Media N/A N/A 1 # N/A 73436 BA Interactive Media 30 $14,971 32 $14,810 1.1% School of Hotel & Tourism Management 24027 BSc Hotel Management N/A N/A 1 # N/A 24429 BSc Hotel Management N/A N/A 61 $14,856 N/A 24442HMH BSc Hotel Management 103 $17,903 103 $15,861 12.9% 24460 BSc Hotel Management 58 $15,983 N/A N/A N/A 24430 BSc Tourism Management N/A N/A 57 $14,129 N/A 24442HMT BSc Tourism Management 45 $15,330 63 $14,260 7.5% 24461 BSc Tourism Management 55 $14,215 N/A N/A N/A 24437 BSc Convention & Event Management N/A N/A 47 $13,577 N/A 24462 BSc Convention & Event Management 34 $13,581 N/A N/A N/A * For groupings with small base, results should be interpreted with care. Certain programmes are not shown on the table given their small numbers of graduates and for the privacy consideration. # The salary information was not released for privacy consideration. 7

SALARY ANALYSIS BY FACULTY & DEPARTMENT % Change of (/) Faculty of Applied Science & Textiles 399 $14,787 375 $13,966 5.9% Applied Biology & Chemical Technology 115 $14,486 93 $13,619 6.4% Applied Mathematics 26 $15,429 35 $14,892 3.6% Applied Physics 30 $15,221 38 $13,822 10.1% Institute of Textiles & Clothing 228 $14,809 209 $13,991 5.8% Faculty of Business 547 $16,218 568 $14,969 8.3% Logistics and Maritime Studies 141 $16,248 132 $14,636 11.0% Management & Marketing 130 $15,842 102 $15,001 5.6% School of Accounting & Finance 276 $16,380 334 $15,090 8.5% Faculty of Construction & Environment 462 $19,493 411 $18,792 3.7% Building & Real Estate 165 $19,738 133 $19,060 3.6% Building Services Engineering 105 $19,975 108 $19,829 0.7% Civil & Environmental Engineering 144 $19,089 123 $18,403 3.7% Land Surveying & Geo-Informatics 48 $18,809 47 $16,666 12.9% Faculty of Engineering 668 $17,205 678 $16,593 3.7% Faculty of Engineering N/A N/A 60 $17,742 N/A Aeronautical & Aviation Engineering 31 $14,947 N/A N/A N/A Biomedical Engineering 25 $17,322 19 $17,447-0.7% Computing 121 $17,409 136 $16,794 3.7% Electrical Engineering 107 $19,241 71 $18,338 4.9% Electronic & Information Engineering 117 $16,634 111 $16,113 3.2% Industrial & Systems Engineering 166 $16,582 185 $15,209 8.9% Mechanical Engineering 101 $17,156 96 $17,352-1.1% Faculty of Humanities 133 $14,984 128 $14,145 5.9% Chinese & Bilingual Studies 88 $15,666 80 $13,299 17.8% Chinese Culture 12 $13,255 14 $13,119 1.0% English 33 $13,796 34 $16,559-16.7% Faculty of Health & Social Sciences 645 $29,035 648 $27,606 5.2% Faculty of Health & Social Sciences 1 # 24 $15,306 N/A Applied Social Sciences 94 $18,150 86 $16,683 8.8% Health Technology & Informatics 122 $30,845 123 $30,041 2.7% Rehabilitation Sciences 161 $29,773 167 $28,982 2.7% School of Nursing 240 $31,488 222 $30,500 3.2% School of Optometry 27 $32,917 26 $30,015 9.7% School of Design 160 $14,455 167 $14,184 1.9% School of Hotel & Tourism Management 295 $15,947 332 $14,756 8.1% TOTAL 3,309 $19,041 3,307 $18,047 5.5% # The salary information was not released for privacy consideration. 8

DISTRIBUTION BY SALARY RANGE % of Total 25.0% 20.0% 20.1% 23.6% 22.4% 23.6% 21.2% 16.0% 15.0% 14.3% 12.8% 10.0% 9.3% 8.7% 9.0% 5.0% 4.5% 7.3% 5.8% 0.9% 0.4% 0.0% $8,000- $9,999- $10,000- $11,999- $12,000- $13,999- $14,000- $15,999- $16,000- $17,999- $18,000- $19,999- $20,000- $21,999- Above $21,999- Total No. of Employed Degree Graduates in : 3,309 Total No. of Employed Degree Graduates in : 3,307 SALARY ANALYSIS BY EMPLOYMENT SECTOR Employment Sector % Change of (/) Community/Social Services 716 $26,979 713 $25,745 4.8% Business Services/Real Estate 663 $15,331 661 $14,619 4.9% Engg./Archi./Technical Services 370 $17,639 344 $16,980 3.9% Trading/Wholesale & Retail 288 $16,842 266 $15,643 7.7% Manufacturing 256 $16,204 288 $15,358 5.5% Transport/Storage/Telecomm. 241 $16,372 229 $15,518 5.5% Financial Institution/Insurance 182 $19,018 159 $16,845 12.9% Construction 178 $20,457 206 $19,561 4.6% Hospitality/Tourism 166 $16,564 199 $14,855 11.5% Education 165 $14,370 167 $13,999 2.6% Government 75 $22,605 69 $23,093-2.1% Others/Information N. A. 9 $15,312 6 $14,394 6.4% TOTAL 3,309 $19,041 3,307 $18,047 5.5% * For groupings with small base, results should be interpreted with care. 9

NUMBER OF JOB APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED 80.9% 12.4% 4.1% 2.6% 78.8% 13.8% 4.0% 3.4% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 1 to 20 21 to 40 41 to 60 61 or above MONTH TO SECURE THE FIRST JOB OFFER 100.0% 84.7% 92.3% 91.9% 97.0% 97.0% 99.2% 100.0% 99.3% 100.0% 80.0% 71.2% 83.5% 60.0% 70.0% 50.5% 40.0% 30.0% 48.4% 29.8% 20.0% 0.0% By end of May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. 10

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