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ESSAY INFORMATION:
Written by: IELTS I-Ready, 27/5/2024
Marked by: Ex-BC Examiner
(IELTS Academic – 25/5/2024)
Question: The graphs below show the percentage of math graduates and other graduates who got full time job after graduating from a university in Australia, and also show the average salary of both these types of graduates, from 2004 to 2012.
ANSWER:
The line chart and table depict the proportion of full-time employees who possessed two categories of Australian college degrees and their respective average wage, between 2004 to 2012, at 2-year intervals. Overall, the rate for math graduates declined, while that of other graduates fluctuated but began and ended the period at the same rate. Additionally, both categories documented continuous increases in the average salary throughout, with math dominating towards the end.
Regarding the percentage of full-time workers, math degree holders started the highest at 80%. Subsequently, it rose marginally to a peak of approximately 85% in 2008, before receding to roughly 78% in the end. Furthermore, the figure for other graduates surged from around 65% to nearly 90% from 2004 to 2006, becoming the highest result in the whole period. After converging with math graduates in 2008 at roughly 85%, it plummeted back to about 65% by 2012.
Concerning average remuneration, math graduates earned $41,000 and $43,000 in 2004 and 2006, respectively. After this, their salary increased significantly to $56,000 by 2012. Finally, stipend for other graduates was identical to that of math graduates in 2004 and 2006, after which it ascended by $2,000 biennially to $47,000 by 2010 and reached $51,000 in 2012.
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