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The discussion centers on the search for statistics regarding the post-graduation plans of recent American college graduates, specifically those from 2012. Key inquiries include the percentage of graduates pursuing graduate school, entering full-time employment, and taking on various jobs such as waitstaff, mechanics, engineers, and teachers. Participants express frustration with the lack of reliable data available through Google, noting that while there are lists, they often lack supporting statistics. A user provides a link to a resource from the American Institute of Physics that may contain relevant employment trends, suggesting that further exploration of existing resources could yield useful information.
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Does anyone have links to statistics detailing the plans of most recent American college graduates? For instance, about what % of 2012 graduates are going into graduate school? What percent of graduates are becoming full-time employees? What % are becoming waitresses, car mechanics, restaurant owners, miners, engineers, sales agents, programmers, teachers etc.? I've been curious about this... Google seems to offer lists, but none backed by data that I've been able to find...

Perhaps someone interested can lend my search a hand and comment on anything they might have noticed?

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Bipolarity said:
Does anyone have links to statistics detailing the plans of most recent American college graduates? For instance, about what % of 2012 graduates are going into graduate school? What percent of graduates are becoming full-time employees? What % are becoming waitresses, car mechanics, restaurant owners, miners, engineers, sales agents, programmers, teachers etc.? I've been curious about this... Google seems to offer lists, but none backed by data that I've been able to find...

Perhaps someone interested can lend my search a hand and comment on anything they might have noticed?

BiP

Yes, http://www.aip.org/statistics/trends/emptrends.html

Check out the stickies. Especially the Cosmology one. Lots of links in there.

edit: was going to find the exact link for you, but I am short on time this late morning. Apologies, good luck hunting!
 

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