Joint Autonomous UniversitiesGraduate Employment Survey 2024
Published February 2025 - Latest employment data
Comprehensive employment statistics and career outcomes for all Singapore autonomous universities
Newer data available: the 2025 Graduate Employment Survey results are out → See the Joint Universities GES 2025
Overall employment rate: 97.2% - Maintaining strong performance from 97.2% (2023), showing resilience despite global economic uncertainties
Median salary: $6,250/month - Up from $6,000 (2023), showing strong graduate earning power
Engineering graduates lead - 83.7% employed with $4,650 median salary
Health Sciences: 91.2% employed - Highest employment rate with $4,000 median salary
Information Technologies: $5,600 median - Highest-paid sector among course clusters
Full-time permanent employment: 79.5% - Down from 84.1% (2023), indicating shift in employment patterns
Proportion of Graduates in the Labour Force (2022-2024)
Proportion of Graduates in the Labour Force who were: | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employed | 97.0% | 97.2% | 97.2% | |
| Freelancing | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% | |
| In Full-time Permanent Employment | 94.3% | 96.2% | 94.4% | |
| In Part-time/Temporary Employment | 1.7% | 0.6% | 2.1% | |
| Involuntary | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.8% | |
| Median Gross Monthly Salary (Full-Time Permanent Employment) | $5,250 | $6,000 | $6,250 | |
| Unemployed | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.8% | |
| Unemployed and still looking for a job | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.8% | |
| Unemployed but starting work / business venture soon | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | |
| Voluntary | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
Notes: 1. Employment figures may not add up due to rounding differences.
Proportion of Graduates in the Labour Force by Field of Study
| Course Cluster | Employed (%) | In Full-time Permanent Employment (%) | Median Gross Monthly Salary | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Arts, Design & Media | 90.3% | 84.0% | 82.4% | 72.2% | 67.8% | 60.9% | $3,500 | $3,740 | $3,800 |
| Built Environment | 95.1% | 91.6% | 88.3% | 89.1% | 87.2% | 80.4% | $3,750 | $4,000 | $4,100 |
| Business | 95.9% | 93.2% | 90.8% | 91.0% | 88.3% | 84.4% | $4,044 | $4,150 | $4,400 |
| Engineering | 94.4% | 86.2% | 83.7% | 91.6% | 82.9% | 79.3% | $4,536 | $4,500 | $4,650 |
| Health Sciences | 96.9% | 97.6% | 91.2% | 94.2% | 95.9% | 88.3% | $3,700 | $3,910 | $4,000 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 91.4% | 87.7% | 86.2% | 80.3% | 78.3% | 72.1% | $3,800 | $4,015 | $4,250 |
| Information & Digital Technologies | 94.8% | 90.5% | 87.3% | 92.8% | 88.7% | 83.5% | $5,500 | $5,500 | $5,600 |
| Sciences | 90.4% | 86.9% | 83.1% | 80.5% | 79.0% | 72.3% | $3,900 | $4,000 | $4,125 |
| Overall | 93.8% | 89.6% | 87.1% | 87.5% | 84.1% | 79.5% | $4,221 | $4,317 | $4,560 |
Notes: 1. Employment figures may not add up due to rounding differences.
Comprehensive Employment Categories Across All Autonomous Universities
Proportion of Graduates in the Labour Force who were: | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employed | 97.0% | 97.2% | 97.2% |
| Freelancing | 1.0% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| In Full-time Permanent Employment | 94.3% | 96.2% | 94.4% |
| In Part-time/Temporary Employment | 1.7% | 0.6% | 2.1% |
| Involuntary | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Median Gross Monthly Salary (Full-Time Permanent Employment) | $5,250 | $6,000 | $6,250 |
| Unemployed | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.8% |
| Unemployed and still looking for a job | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1.8% |
| Unemployed but starting work / business venture soon | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Voluntary | 1.2% | 0.6% | 1.3% |
Notes: 1. Employment figures may not add up due to rounding differences.
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Source: SUSS media release — Graduate Employment Survey Appendix II (images 1–8)
Note: This list shows the classification of courses under each employment cluster as defined in the Graduate Employment Survey.
Data Source: Joint Autonomous Universities Graduate Employment Survey 2024, published February 2025. Includes data from National University of Singapore (NUS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore Management University (SMU), Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), and Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS).
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