The graphs below show the percentage of graduates that got full-time jobs after graduating from a university in Australia, and the average salary of both these types of graduates, from 2004 to 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graphs below show the percentage of graduates that got full-time jobs after graduating from a university in Australia, and the average salary of both these types of graduates, from 2004 to 2012.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The line graph gives information about the proportion of full-time employees who graduated from Math and Other
graduates
in Australia every two years from 2004 to 2012,
while
the table illustrates their average salaries throughout the same period of time.
Overall
, a similar downward trend was witnessed in both types of
graduates
having full-time jobs after graduating,
whereas
the salary they earned on average saw a gradual
increase
. Remarkably, Maths
graduates
were higher than the others, except for the year 2006 and surpassed other
graduates
’ average salary from 2008. Regarding the tertiary degree holders having full-time jobs, 80% of maths
graduates
were offered in 2004,
while
only 65% of others. Afterwards,
this
figure from other degrees saw a sharp
increase
to roughly 90%, surpassing that of maths’ in 2006, before intersecting in 2008, at around 85%. From
then
, both shared a similar trend of decreasing, with approximately a 10% decrease for the former and nearly doubled for the latter. Moving on to the average salary, a similar
increase
of $2,000 was seen in both graduate employees from 2004 to 2006. The remaining years’ salaries kept rising, albeit to a varied extent. The figure for other degree workers was to a more stable extent of $2,000 to $3,000
increase
every two years compared to that of maths’. In 2012, salaries offered for maths and other degrees were $56,000 and $51,000, respectively.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words graduates, increase with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 4 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Graduates
  • Full-time employment
  • Average salary
  • Fluctuating trend
  • Correlation
  • Coincide
  • Stagnated salaries
  • Sector influence
  • Cyclical economic factors
  • Employment percentages
  • Salary trends
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