* The majority of 2022 higher education graduates (84%) were in substantial employment in the first year after graduation. This compares with 85% of the 2021 graduate cohort and 72% of the 2013 cohort.
* The most common sectors for 2022 graduates to gain employment in were Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities, Education, and Human Health & Social Work Activities. These three sectors accounted for 43% of substantial employments one year after graduation.
* Overall, median earnings one year after graduation for the 2022 cohort of graduates stood at €625 per week, up from the median earnings of €595 per week for the 2021 cohort of graduates.
* Earnings of graduates increased over time. Looking at the 2013 cohort, earnings rose in the 10 years after their graduation, with average weekly earnings up by €660, from €430 in the first year after graduation to €1,090 in 2023.
* Approximately 23% of those graduating in 2022 had re-enrolled in higher education one year after their graduation, compared with 26% of the 2021 graduation cohort.
An individual is regarded as being in ‘substantial employment’ within a given calendar year if they fulfil either of the criteria below.
**1. Substantial P35 Employment**
They fulfil the following two requirements:
They have at least 12 weeks of insurable work within the calendar year across all employments. This can be supplemented by weeks of maternity and/or illness leave.
The average weekly earnings from their main employer is at least €100 per week;
**2. Substantial Self-Employment**
Their total turnover across all self-employment activities is at least €1,000 within the calendar year.
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**Key Findings**
* The majority of 2022 higher education graduates (84%) were in substantial employment in the first year after graduation. This compares with 85% of the 2021 graduate cohort and 72% of the 2013 cohort.
* The most common sectors for 2022 graduates to gain employment in were Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities, Education, and Human Health & Social Work Activities. These three sectors accounted for 43% of substantial employments one year after graduation.
* Overall, median earnings one year after graduation for the 2022 cohort of graduates stood at €625 per week, up from the median earnings of €595 per week for the 2021 cohort of graduates.
* Earnings of graduates increased over time. Looking at the 2013 cohort, earnings rose in the 10 years after their graduation, with average weekly earnings up by €660, from €430 in the first year after graduation to €1,090 in 2023.
* Approximately 23% of those graduating in 2022 had re-enrolled in higher education one year after their graduation, compared with 26% of the 2021 graduation cohort.
https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-heo/highereducationoutcomes-graduationyears2013-2022/keyfindings/
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**Substantial Employment**
An individual is regarded as being in ‘substantial employment’ within a given calendar year if they fulfil either of the criteria below.
**1. Substantial P35 Employment**
They fulfil the following two requirements:
They have at least 12 weeks of insurable work within the calendar year across all employments. This can be supplemented by weeks of maternity and/or illness leave.
The average weekly earnings from their main employer is at least €100 per week;
**2. Substantial Self-Employment**
Their total turnover across all self-employment activities is at least €1,000 within the calendar year.