The graphs illustrate how many full-time workers in Australia hold a university degree and their average salary between 2004 and 2012.
Overall
, what stands out from the chart is that there was a slight fall in the representation of Math graduates, Linking Words
while
the opposite was true with those in other subjects. Linking Words
In addition
, the income of permanent workers experienced an upward trend from 2004 onwards.
Looking at the figures in Linking Words
further
detail, it can be observed that the data for employees who graduated from Mathematics started at exactly 80%, after which it saw a slow increase to under 85%, before declining and ending the period at approximately 79%. Linking Words
Conversely
, the proportion of those in other subjects was at roughly 66%, followed by a significant climb to precisely 89% and Linking Words
finally
went down dramatically to the beginning point.
Turning to the remaining statistics, it can be noticed that in the first 2 years, similar changes can be seen in the income of Maths and other graduates, accounting for $41,000 and $43,000 respectively. Linking Words
However
, in the next 6 years, the percentage of full-time workers receiving Maths degrees was higher than those holding other degrees at about 5% Linking Words
at the end
of 2012.Linking Words