Graduate destinations
Graduate destinations
Where are Arts graduates now?
Melbourne Bachelor of Arts graduates have diverse skills which enable them to work in a wide range of occupations, depending on where their passions, experience and opportunities take them.
Arts graduates available for full-time employment
From 2004 - 2008, between 40 - 46% of Bachelor of Arts graduates surveyed were seeking full-time work after graduation (other graduates had gone on to further study or other opportunities). The following graph shows how many of these graduates had been successful in finding full-time work at the time of the survey.
- Working full-time
- Working part-time seekingfull-time work
- Not working, seeking work
Please note that some career paths require study following a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Starting salary
Data from the 2010 Australian Graduate Survey shows that Bachelor of Arts graduates from the University of Melbourne have a higher median salary in their first year of employment than the national average.
Area of study |
Median salary |
|
|
Melbourne |
National |
Humanities |
$49 000 |
$42 000 |
Social Sciences |
$46 200 |
$43 715 |
(Source: Graduate Destination Survey 2010, Graduate Careers Australia)
Examples of job titles
- Arts Administrator
- Assistant Director
- Assistant Manager
- Assistant Paintings Conservator
- Business Consultant
- Clinical Psychologist
- Communications Officer
- Community Corrections Officer
- Conservator
- Creative Director
- Director of Strategic Planning
- Editor
- Electronic & Deskto
- Publisher
- Executive Officer
- General Manager
- International Programs Officer
- IT & Communications Manager
- Lawyer
- Lecturer
- Media Advisor
- Museum Director
- Policy Advisor
- Policy Officer
- Project Manager
- Research Assistant
- Research Officer
- Secondary Teacher
- Senior Business Development Manager
- Senior Industrial Development Officer
- Senior Policy & Research Advisor
- Social Worker
- Student Advisor
- Teacher
- Technical Writer
- Training Coordinator