Investigation of annual
salary of graduates
Author xiaoyi
Abstract
This paper attempts to examine annual salary of graduates, and in this article mainly introduces the annual salary of expectation of graduate, the annual salary distribution of employer, the distribution of annual salary of graduate. Comparing these data, we can conclude the actual salary is always less than expected.
K e y w o r d s:e x p e c t e d s a l a r y,s a l a r y d i s t r i b u t i o n
Introduction
With the rapid growth in the number of graduate students, the employment situation become more and more severe. Facing so severe employment situation, most of post-graduates become more sensible and not blindly optimistic. A large-scale survey has revealed a wide discrepancy between graduate earnings and what students expect to be paid after they finish university.
The data and the method
Fig.1
Sheet 1 is about graduates’ expectation of the annual salary. It shows that the most graduates expect the annual salary is between RMB70,000 to RMB115,000 this section, this part of graduates they represent an average standard. The second level is that graduates expect the salary between RMB40, 000 to RMB70, 000. Only one graduate expect to have RMB115, 000 to RMB130, 000 and up this section, and two of these graduates have no preference of the annual salary. This part of graduates always have no exactly work aim or they are belong to free-lancers.
Fig.2
Sheet 2 is mainly about the annual salary distribution of employer. The foreign companies and Hong Kong, Macao these companies always can offer the annual salary from RMB7, 000 to RMB6, 000. And listed companies, state-owned enterprises.
The military departments, private enterprises would offer RMB6, 000 to RMB5, 000. This kinds of companies always have good welfare conditions.
The others companies such as government agency, institution and neighborhood committee, these kind of companies would offer salary below RMB5, 000.
Fig.3
Fig.3 is the main city salary distribution of graduate students in 2011. It can be seen from the table, the top average wage of five city are: Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Hangzhou. Working in these cities, the average monthly salary is 6000 yuan above. And in Hefei, Tianjin, Changzhou, xi’ an, Huaiyin the average wage is relatively low.
The results
From these three sheets, it can be known that even graduates go to the first-tiger cities and find a job in foreign companies, they still not get their expectation annual salary in deed.
Conclusion
In general, people have high aim is good, but they can’t unrealistic pursuit of quick results. Before graduates find jobs, they should better be practical and reality and balance their attitude .Of course they can choose foreign companies in the first-tiger cities that may get higher salary. And also, some graduates may choose the jobs which have good welfare conditions. All in all, good graduates have foresight, they know the most important thing is that to gather experience, and from years to years, they will get the expectation salary finally.
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