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Possessing a world-class qualification that evidences adaptability, problem-solving prowess, creative and independent thought, economics graduates are faced with a dynamic and growing array of challenging and high-paying and highly rewarding career options:
| • Academic |
• Infrastructure and Transport |
| • Agribusiness |
• Intelligence Analyst |
| • Banking |
• International Development |
| • Business Consultant |
• Marine Environment Consultant |
| • Business Relationship Manager |
• Portfolio, Funds and Risk Management |
| • Corporate Analyst |
• Project Management |
| • Economic Advisor |
• Regional and Urban Planning |
| • Foreign Affairs |
• Researcher |
| • Government agencies and departments |
• Trade and Investment Analyst / Consultant |
| • Health Management and Planning |
• Treasury |
Economics graduates continue to demonstrate their enviable position, outstripping the salaries earned by graduates of other business-related disciplines. Salary increases for economics graduates from 1985 to 2005 have set the pace, recording the fastest increase measured against all other occupations, as reported in the Australian Financial Review. Australian Bureau of Statistics figures confirm this fact, with recognition that jobs in the resources and finance sectors are major contributors to this trend.
Career Opportunities and Internships
Current students seeking an internship, cadetship or an entry level position are encouraged to register with UQ CareerHub. Students can search economics-related opportunities with registered employers by discipline or industry.
• The Economist
• United Nations Development Programme
• World Bank
• Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development
• World Health Organisation
• Asian Development Bank
• American Economic Association
• Inomics
• Economics Society of Australia
• Seek
• MyCareer.com
• Other
• Careers Advisory Service
Employability
Employers Attracted to UQ's Economics Graduates
Economics Graduate Employment Outcomes 2002 – a UK perspective
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