Full-time employment (%) Overall employed (%) Labour force participation rate Median salary, employed (%) full-time ($) Study area International Domestic International Domestic International Domestic International Domestic Business and management 40.6 72.8 62.3 86.3 77.4 95.9 49,300 60,700 Humanities, culture and social sciences 39.8 57.9 54.0 81.7 76.7 89.9 52,200 62,600 Social work 47.5 70.7 76.3 84.7 94.2 94.2 n/a 72,600 Psychology 37.1 60.2 56.8 83.5 76.8 87.1 n/a 65,000 Law and paralegal studies 36.8 72.5 54.0 84.3 83.3 94.9 n/a 66,800 Creative arts 35.1 49.2 61.1 78.2 81.8 90.6 53,100 53,000 Communications 38.8 55.2 58.8 81.5 81.7 89.0 n/a 56,200 Tourism, hospitality, personal services, n/a 58.7 n/a 82.1 n/a 91.2 n/a 54,900 sport and recreation All study areas 43.0 68.9 64.6 84.8 80.8 92.0 54,300 65,000 Standard deviation 19.8 13.0 12.5 5.3 7.7 3.3 11,100 10,300 Note: Median salary figures only include data for international graduates working in Australia. Table 7 Postgraduate coursework employment outcomes by study area, international and domestic graduates, 2021 Full-time employment (%) Overall employed (%) Labour force participation rate Median salary, employed (%) full-time ($) Study area International Domestic International Domestic International Domestic International Domestic Science and mathematics 46.0 76.0 70.0 85.3 88.7 92.9 54,300 89,700 Computing and information systems 38.1 78.5 68.4 84.8 92.4 95.3 52,200 96,000 Engineering 42.5 86.6 69.9 88.6 92.3 95.3 52,200 93,000 Architecture and built environment 44.7 79.5 68.4 86.0 94.9 96.5 55,000 68,000 Agriculture and environmental studies 53.1 75.2 69.8 88.0 93.3 92.3 50,100 80,000 Health services and support 46.0 84.4 72.5 92.0 93.4 96.1 55,200 91,300 Medicine 88.8 97.1 80.7 96.3 92.9 96.8 78,000 81,400 Nursing 47.6 91.7 79.9 94.8 95.7 96.3 64,800 89,700 Pharmacy 55.2 97.8 66.7 97.3 92.3 93.3 n/a 77,700 Dentistry 68.0 91.3 71.9 95.1 94.1 97.1 n/a 114,000 Veterinary science 90.3 95.3 90.3 96.7 88.6 97.8 n/a 62,300 2021 GOS International Report 10