22nd July 2013, 08:55 AM
Thants an interesting link, Kevin, thanks. Presumably the archaeology graduates who go to work in archaeology are concealed somewhere within:
To my mind, the most interesting statistic on the page is :
Not really worth spending 50K on a degree for that difference in salary, really.
However, the page does continue
Which makes the point that it is not the intention of universities to train field archaeologists for the commercial sector, and it would be unfair to judge them on that basis. Its probably only 5% that go into archaeology, 1% that are still in after 8 years, just as 1% of English graduates become playwrights. I don't see how anyone would be helped by getting those percentages up.
Quote:Almost 9% work in other professional or technical occupations while 8% work as commercial, industrial and public sector managers.
To my mind, the most interesting statistic on the page is :
Quote:Average graduate salary: £17,675
Average non-graduate salary: £13,884
Not really worth spending 50K on a degree for that difference in salary, really.
However, the page does continue
Quote:Although some of the jobs listed here might not be first jobs for many graduates, they are among the many realistic possibilities with your degree, provided you can demonstrate you have the attributes employers are looking for. Bear in mind that it's not just your degree discipline that determines your options. Remember that many graduate vacancies don't specify particular degree disciplines, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed here.
Which makes the point that it is not the intention of universities to train field archaeologists for the commercial sector, and it would be unfair to judge them on that basis. Its probably only 5% that go into archaeology, 1% that are still in after 8 years, just as 1% of English graduates become playwrights. I don't see how anyone would be helped by getting those percentages up.