part three - Department of Immigration & Citizenship

There were lower
proportions of persons
working low hours in nongovernment
jobs than in
government jobs.
In 1996 for graduates
working in the UK, the
dominant types of work
were primary
schoolteacher;
intermediate or
elementary service work;
and secondary
schoolteacher.
The dominant types of
work in Hong Kong were
accountants and auditors;
secondary schoolteachers;
and specialist managers.
Graduates employed in
Singapore mainly worked
as computing
professionals;
accountants and auditors;
or marketing specialists.
There were lower proportions of persons working low hours in non-government jobs
than in government jobs. Some 13 per cent of government workers worked up to 20
hours per week compared with 5.6 per cent of non-government employees. The
proportions working full-time and/or extended hours were higher among employees
in non-government jobs. Although there were 45.9 per cent of employees in
government jobs working between 35 and 40 hours per week, the proportion in nongovernment
jobs was 40.5 per cent. However, for employees working more than 40
hours per week, the proportions were 32 per cent for government employees and 40.1
per cent for non-government employees.
Turning to the graduates surveyed in 1996, the main types of jobs they were working
in are shown in Table 4.6.
For graduates working in the UK, the dominant types of work were:
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primary schoolteacher (11.7 per cent)
intermediate or elementary service work (11.7 per cent)
secondary schoolteacher (7.1 per cent).
The dominant types of work in Hong Kong were:
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accountants, auditors (15.4 per cent)
secondary schoolteachers (8.8 per cent)
specialist managers (8.8 per cent).
Graduates employed in Singapore mainly worked as:
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computing professionals (12.5 per cent)
accountants, auditors (11.1 per cent)
marketing specialists (9.7 per cent).
In Japan, the dominant occupations for graduates were:
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vocational education teachers (37.7 per cent)
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secondary schoolteachers (24.5 per cent).
Graduates employed in the US occupied a wide range of occupations. Consequently,
the numbers in any given type of work were low. The highest concentrations were in:
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life sciences (8.7 per cent)
intermediate or elementary service work (8.7 per cent).
Although based on relatively low numbers, the dominant types of work for Australian
graduates in Canada were:
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intermediate or elementary service work (27.3 per cent)
intermediate or elementary clerical work (13.6 per cent).
Within the group of 740 graduates from 1995 who were employed overseas in April
1996, 54 per cent were employed in a permanent position likely to last longer than
12 months, with 37.3 per cent in short-term positions likely to be up to 12 months.
88 C E DA – Emigration from Australia: Economic ImplicationsJune 2001