Stand out with STEM
A 2014 report from the Office of the Chief Scientist, Australia’s STEM Workforce: A Survey of Employers, found STEM graduates are in demand in our industries.
Key stats from the report:
71%
of employers agreed people with STEM qualifications are able to adapt to business change.
82%
of employers agreed people with STEM qualifications are valuable to the workplace.
71%
of employers nominated STEM staff as the most innovative
75%
of fast-growing occupations require STEM skills, according to a recent report from PwC, A Smart move: Future-proofing Australia’s Workforce.
People with STEM qualifications are most likely to be employed as:
59.3%
Professional occupations
11.4%
Managers
23.8%
Trades workers and technicians
Plus engineering and technology companies aren’t the only businesses looking for STEM graduates!
According to Grad Australia, Australia’s leading graduate employers in 2016 are:
1. Google
2. Deloitte
4. EY
5. PwC
6. KPMG
7. Microsoft
8. Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
10. Accenture

Author: Heather Catchpole
Heather co-founded Careers with STEM publisher Refraction Media. She loves storytelling, Asian food & dogs and has reported on science stories from live volcanoes and fossil digs