Occupational statistics for recent college graduates

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The discussion focuses on the occupational statistics of recent American college graduates, specifically those from the class of 2012. Participants seek detailed data on the percentage of graduates entering graduate school, full-time employment, and various occupations such as waitressing, engineering, and programming. A key resource mentioned is the American Institute of Physics (AIP) statistics page, which provides trends in employment for graduates. The conversation highlights the difficulty in finding comprehensive, data-backed statistics online.

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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?

BiP
 
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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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