Your Pathway to Exploring Economics

Are you ready for the future of work? Do you want highly valued skills? Do you want to make a difference with your career?

Start by exploring economics at high school to better understand the world around you.

Didn't study economics at high school? Don't worry, you can pick it up at university.

Study economics at university to discover skills for the future.

Use economics in a wide range of careers to make a difference. Career areas include:

• international development
• health
• environment
• business
• banking
• finance
• public policy
• government
• diplomacy

Be rewarded in the workplace for your highly valued skills.

Of full-time employees, those who graduated with a bachelor degree in the field of economics earned, on average, the third highest level of income in 2016 (around $80 000 per year). Engineering and information technology graduates had the highest and second highest level of earnings respectively. Fields of study with lower average earnings than economics were: architecture & building, management & commerce, health, society & culture, agriculture & environment, science, education, creative arts, and hospitality & personal services.

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