Victoria University of Wellington Placements: Job Opportunities & Placement rate, Packages

In 2021, Victoria University of Wellington recorded a placement rate of 93%, where 70% of the graduates were working full time and 23% were employed in part time jobs. There were over 1,000+ employers who offered 1,867 job offers to Victoria University of Wellington graduates of class of 2021. Out of these total offers - 1,458 were for full time job roles whereas, 394 were for part time jobs.  

The median salary was recorded between NZD 50,000 - NZD 60,000. The highest salary was recorded above NZD 100,000. Moreover, those who graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with a bachelor’s degree in 2021 reportedly had salaries between NZD 40,001 - NZD 80,000.  

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Victoria University of Wellington Placement Highlights 

Victoria University of Wellington Career Outcomes 

The graduate outcomes as recorded for the class of 2021 of Victoria University of Wellington were concluded on the basis of 38% responses received from the graduates. The survey recorded the following outcomes: 

• Full-time employment: 70% 
• Full time study: 18% 
• Part-time employment and/or part-time study: 8%  

• Seeking employment, not working, studying, or volunteering: 2% 
• Volunteering, not working, or studying: 1% 
• Not seeking employment, not working, studying or volunteering: 1% 

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Graduate Responses by Department 

The following table compiles the total number of students who graduated from each of the below given departments and the responses received for the graduate outcomes survey: 

The highest number of students graduated from the Humanities & Social Science department followed by the Commerce and Science departments of Victoria University of Wellington. Hence, the maximum number of responses were also received from students graduating from these departments. 

Victoria University of Wellington Graduates & Higher Education  

Since 18% of the Victoria University of Wellington graduates of class of 2021 chose to pursue a higher degree for study, they were offered admission to mainly Victoria University of Wellington. Those who opted to study further were further segregated between full time and part time study, the details are as follows: 

• Bachelor’s: 
  • Further full time study: 27%  

• • Further part time study: 9% 
  • Not studying further: 64% 
• Master’s: 
  • Further full time study: 8%  
  • Further part time study: 6% 

• • Not studying further: 86% 
• PhD: 
  • Further full time study: 1%  
  • Further part time study: 4% 
  • Not studying further: 95% 

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Victoria University of Wellington Employment Details 

As per the graduate outcomes survey, the total number or percentage of graduates who were employed was based on full time and part time working candidates on the whole. The following table summarises the different segments of employment as reported by the graduates of class of 2021 of Victoria University of Wellington: 

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Department wise Employment Status 

There were a certain number of graduates who earned a degree and were either employed full time or part time after graduation. The following set of information throws light on the same but department wise for the passing out class of 2021 from Victoria University of Wellington: 

• Architecture and Design graduates reported that 68% were working full time and 20% were employed in a part time job.  
• Humanities and Social Sciences department graduates reported that 59% were working full time and 29% were working part time.  

• Commerce graduates were 87% who were employed in a full time job role, whereas 8% were in a part time employment. 
• While there were 74% of full-time working graduates from the Education department, there were also 19% of those who were part timers. 
• Engineering graduates record the highest full time employment rate of 93%. Those who were working part time were just 5% of the graduates. 
• Health graduates who were working full time were 75% and those employed in part time jobs were 19%. 
• Law department recorded the second highest full time employment rate of 88%. Whereas, only 4% of the graduates were working part time. 

• The graduates of the Science department reported that 65% of them were employed in full time job roles and 22% were part timers. 

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Apart from the graduates reporting their employment status of whether they were working full time or part time after graduating from Victoria University of Wellington in 2021, there were also a few of them who had received more than one job offers. More details are tabulated below for reference: 

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Top Employers 

• Sanford Health 
• Essentia Health 
• Bell Bank 

• Doosan Bobcat North America 
• Eide Bailly LLP 
• Fargo Public Schools 
• Mayo Clinic 
• Northern Cass School District 97 

• CHI St. Alexius Health Center 
• John Deere Electronic Solutions 
• West Fargo Public Schools 
• CNH Industrial 
• Oakes Public school 

• Walgreens 
• Wanzek Construction 

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Victoria University of Wellington Salary Data 

The salaries reported for graduates of class of 2021 of Victoria University of Wellington varied between NZD 30,000 to as high as NZD 100,000+. The degree wise salary data is given below: 

As per the above given data, there were 60% of graduates who reported that were working full time and were earning between NZD 50,001 - NZD 80,000. Mostly those graduates were earning above NZD 60,000 who held master’s level degrees or above. 

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