What percent of graduates actually work in professional roles?

British graduates in the year 2008 – where are they now, seven years later? The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) conducted a follow-up survey of 2008 graduates (The Telegraph, October 1, 2015). HEFCE collected employment progression figures 6 months after graduation, and 40 months (about 3.5 years) after graduation.

HEFCE found that one in five graduates (20%) who left university in the 2008 recession are now working in non-professional roles, which meant that about 80% of graduates were in professional roles. The 20% of graduates that were in non-professional jobs (that did not require degrees), were mainly in administration, sales, or customer service.

Figures revealed that the professional employment rate improved over time, rising from 64.1% of graduates in professional jobs 6 months after graduation (35.9% in non-professional jobs) and 77.8% of graduates with professional jobs 40 months after graduation (22.2% in non-professional jobs).

However, disadvantaged students had lower professional employment rates, which persisted throughout their early careers. For example 66% of disadvantaged students (male and female) had professional employment 40 months after graduating (13% less than the highest rates).

The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) reported that 33% of 2013/2014 graduates were in non-professional roles 6 months after graduating, which is 3% lower rate than the HEFCE figures.

But labour market experts say caution should be used when defining ‘professional’ and ‘non-professional’ roles. Some say that the definitions are out-dated because some jobs that did not require degrees could lead to the use of other skills (such as entrepreneurial skills) and higher earnings. Or many non-professional roles are ‘starter’ or ‘early career’ roles that may lead to professional jobs.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/11901114/One-fifth-of-graduates-not-in-professional-roles.html

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