Most 2022 higher-ed grads in work within year
Most 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 and technical fields, education, and human health and social work.
Substantial employments
These three sectors accounted for 43% of substantial employments one year after graduation, CSO data show.
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 ten 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.