Faculty of Science
Careers Practitioners Seminar
Rewarding careers
Science graduates
– Have excellent employment rates – higher than 98%
employed
– Are paid salaries, that are, on average in the top 20% of the
workforce for their age group
– Progress in their careers towards management and
professional roles
– Generally undertake further study as their career
progresses
– Obtain considerable levels of personal satisfaction from
their jobs
– Would do a science degree again!
– Have outstanding opportunities in secondary school
teaching due to unprecedented demand
Science Graduates Career Options
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Astronomer / Astrophysicist
Archaeologist
Biomedical chemist
Botanist
Dietitian/Nutritionist
Drug designer
Eco-tourism operator
Environmental consultant
Forensic scientist
Geologist
Horticulturist
Industrial Chemist
Land use manager
Microbiologist
Museum curator
Meteorologist
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Neuroscientist
Paleontologist
Physicist
Physiologist
Park ranger
Patent and trademark attorney
Risk management consultant
Secondary school teacher
Science journalist
Soil scientist
Statistician
Synchrotron Scientist
Toxicologist
Waste & resource management
consultant
• Winemaker
• Zoologist
Average salary comparison
by industry sector
source: mycareer.com.au
MyCareer job listings inclusive of wage, figures may incorporate total package.
Scientific
Mining, oil& gas
Medical/Healthc
are
Engineering
Edu/Training
Banking and
Finance
Accounting
$160,000
$140,000
$120,000
$100,000
$80,000
$60,000
$40,000
$20,000
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Job ready with Monash
What is the Faculty of Science and Monash University doing to
make our students job ready?
• Leadership programs
• Science Advanced Leadership
• Ancora Imparo
• In2Science
• Science Student Ambassadors and Monash Ambassador
Programs
• Environmental Science Internship Program
• Summer Internship Scholarships
• Science Industry Night
• Careers and Employment Services
Presentation title
28th February 2011
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Madelaine Willcock
Young scientist research prize in earth sciences
Royal Society of Victoria
Course:
Bachelor of Science
Major:
Geosciences
Graduated:
2008
Secondary School:
Luther College
Job Title:
PhD
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Antonette Sindik
Protecting Australia from pests and
diseases
Course:
Bachelor of Science(Hons)
Major:
Zoology and
Environmental and
Conservation Biology
2007
Graduated:
Secondary School: Queensland
Job Title:
Regional Vector Monitoring
Coordinator.
Australian Quarantine and
Inspection Services
Presentation title
7
Leon Cooper
“I feel like l am becoming a more valuable
person through my education and
employment in science”
Course:
Bachelor of Science
Advanced with Honours
Major:
Physics and Mathematics
Graduated:
2005
Secondary School: Damascus College
Job Title:
Strategy Analyst
Accenture
Presentation title
8
Caitlyn Hoggart
Science can lead to your dream job
Course:
Bachelor of Environmental
Science (Hons)
Major:
Graduated:
Geosciences
2009
Secondary School: Mentone Girls’
Secondary College
Job:
ExxonMobil
Exploration geoscientist
Presentation title
9
Joe Ngo Cheung
Multiple changes in direction, leads Joe to Monash
Course:
Science Honours
PhD (Chemistry)
Major:
Chemistry
Graduated:
2011
Job:
Secondary School Teacher
PhD
Presentation title
10
Tom Webb
Science – A sound background for future options
Course:
Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor
of Science
Major:
Behavioural Studies (Arts)
Physiology (Science)
Graduated:
2011
Secondary School:
Melbourne High School
Job Title:
Graduate Dentistry
Presentation title
11
Kate Charlton-Robb
Discovered a new dolphin species in Victoria
Course:
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
Major:
Biology and Marine & Freshwater Biology
Graduated:
2003
Job Title:
PhD
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Contacts
www.sci.monash.edu
Sci-enquiries@monash.edu
Ph: +613 9905 4604