In 2020, 72.8 percent of female graduates from Australian universities who found full-time employment were employed in professional occupations. Clerical and administrative work accounted for the next largest share of employed graduates with an 9.2 percent share.
Distribution of recent female university graduates employed full-time in Australia in 2020, by occupation
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respondents from 121 higher education institutions.
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The main collection periods were November to December 2019 and May to July 2020, with a minor collection taking place
in February 2020 to April 2020 to accommodate institutions running an academic calendar of trimesters. For reporting
purposes, the November and February collection period outcomes are reported together.
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Website (www.qilt.edu.au). (November 15, 2020). Distribution of recent female university graduates employed full-time in Australia in 2020, by occupation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025746/australia-female-tertiary-graduate-full-time-employment-breakdown-by-occupation/
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