Where Are Our Graduates?

All Faculties

Type of Position

• 57% Professional (e.g. teacher, lawyer, engineer, doctor)
• 16% Management (e.g. administrator, manager)
• 7% Technical (e.g. draftsperson, lab technician, programmer)
• 7% Services (e.g. police, travel agent)
• 5% Clerical (e.g. cashier, secretary)
• 4% Artistic, literary, recreational (e.g. artist, coach, photographer, translator, writer)
• 4% Sales (e.g. real estate, sales representative)

Especially: Teacher (29%), Manager/Coordinator (19%), Consultant/Analyst (12%), Lawyer (8%), Nurse/Therapist (8%), Computer professional (7%), Doctor (4%), Engineer (3%), etc.

Employer’s Primary Business Activity

• 28% Education
• 22% Public administration (federal, provincial, municipal)
• 13% Social and legal services
• 13% Health services
• 9% Communications, transportation, utilities
• 8% Commerce, finance, accounting, marketing, sales
• 4% Manufacturing, construction, building, contractor
• 3% Hospitality, recreational services

Sector of Employment

• 37% Provincial
• 31% Private (16% 150 or more employees, 15% less than 150 employees)
• 25% Federal
• 3% Self-employment
• 2% Municipal services
• 2% Non-profit

Other resource: What can I do with my studies?

Source: Survey of graduates from undergraduate programs, Institutional Research and Planning, University of Ottawa, 2003