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Science : Environmental, physical geographical and terrestrial sciences

Who responded?

The figures below tell you how many people graduated in 2009/10 with a degree in geographical, physical geographical and terrestrial sciences, how many answered the survey and what the gender balance is for this cohort.

  • Female 1,270
  • Male 1,375
  • Total in survey 2,645
  • Total number graduating 3,085

What were graduates doing six months after graduating?

Below is the breakdown of activities that graduates from 2009/10 were doing after they graduated, whether that was working, studying or looking for work.

a In UK employment 51.6%
b In overseas employment 2.7%
c Working and studying 7.1%
d Studying in the UK for a higher degree 14.9%
e Studying in the UK for a teaching qualification 4.0%
f Undertaking other further study or training in the UK 2.3%
g Undertaking other further study or training overseas 0.3%
h Believed to be unemployed 8.1%
i Not available for employment, study or training 5.4%
j Other 3.6%

What types of work did they go into?

This is a breakdown of the types of work graduates who were working full or part time, voluntary or unpaid, or combining work with further study in the UK went into, based on 1,625 graduates - 790 female and 835 male.

Marketing, sales and advertising professionals 6.1%
Commercial, industrial and public sector managers 12.9%
Scientific research, analysis and development professionals 1.1%
Engineering professionals 1.4%
Health professionals and associate professionals 0.4%
Education professionals 2.8%
Business and financial professionals and associate professionals 9.4%
Information technology professionals 1.6%
Arts, design, culture and sports professionals 2.5%
Legal professionals 0.3%
Social and welfare professionals 2.2%
Other professionals, associate professional and technical occupations 9.0%
Numerical clerks and cashiers 2.4%
Other clerical and secretarial occupations 9.2%
Retail, catering, waiting and bar staff 22.5%
Other occupations 16.1%
Unknown occupations 0.2%

In detail: Commercial, industrial and public sector managers

The table below shows a more detailed breakdown of occupations within the commercial, industrial and public sector managers group.

Retail and wholesale managers 2.4%
Production, works and maintenance managers 1.0%
Managers and proprietors in other services not elsewhere classified 0.7%
Sales managers 0.6%
Publicans and managers of licensed premises 0.5%
Restaurant and catering managers 0.4%
Army officers 0.4%
Office managers 0.4%
Charity officers 0.4%
Other commercial, industrial and public sector managers 6.1%
Total commercial, industrial and public sector managers
12.9%

 

Further information

 

Written by HECSU and AGCAS, October 2011

 
 
 
 

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