PHD EMPLOYMENT DATA BOOK 2020

PHD EMPLOYMENT: PRIVATE SECTOR
PHD EMPLOYMENT FOCUS BY AREA TREND ANALYSIS WHO ARE THE PHD GRADUATES?
52% 43%
UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES PRIVATE SECTOR P.A.
5%
The private sector offers stable contracts (91% hired permanently) and good salaries
to new Ph.Ds (monthly 200 euros more than in Research and University sector).
They tend to find employment either in small companies (42%) or big multinationals
(42%). Ph.D graduates are satisfied with their studies (72%), although only 30%
declare that a Ph.D is necessary for their job.
COMPANY SIZE
* (N° EMPLOYEES)
42%
(1-250*)
16%
(251-1.000*)
42%
(+ 1.000*)
TYPE OF
CONTRACT
€2,201
91%
PERMANENT
9%
FIXED-TERM
APPRENTICESHIP
PROJECT - BASED
MONTHLY NET
SALARY
72%
32%
WOULD CHOOSE TO DO THEIR
PHD AGAIN
HAVE A JOB THAT FITS WITH
THEIR STUDIES
87%
HAVE A JOB THAT REQUIRES
A PHD
14
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