University Graduates ‘Forced To Make Do With Bar Jobs’

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With a large numbers of university graduates being forced to find low-skilled jobs after failing to secure graduate employment, Lord Baker (a former education secretary) notes that students taking arts and humanities courses are most likely to fall under this category.

According to the telegraph, Lord Bakers’ report includes a list of graduates who found work in retail, catering, waiting and bar jobs six months after graduating from British Universities in 2012.

The list is broken down by degree subject studied:

Fine arts					29%
Media studies					26.7%
Performing arts					23.5%
Design					23.1%
Sociology					22.7%
Physical and geographical sciences					22.1%
History					21.1%
English					21.4%
Biology					20.8%
Law					19.8%
Psychology					18.9%
Geography					18.8%
Sports science					17.4%
Marketing					15.9%
Politics					15.4%
Languages					15.2%
All employed graduates					13.7%
Business and management studies					13.7%
Chemistry					13.1%
Finance and accountancy					11.3%
Computer science and IT					10.5%
Maths					9.3%
Physics					9%
Electrical and electronic engineering					8.8%
Economics					7.9%
Architecture and building					7.9%
Mechanical engineering					5.6%
Civil engineering					4.7%