A degree in Economics often leads to jobs in Business and Finance, but the list below indicates that it can be the starting point for many other occupations. For example, 2009 Economics Graduates went into the following types of work:
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Business & Finance Professionals & Associate Professionals - 39.3%
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Commercial, Industrial & Public Sector Managers - 13.2%
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Retail, Catering, Waiting & Bar Staff - 11.9%
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Other Clerical & Secretarial Occupation - 7.6%
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Numerical Clerks & Cashiers - 6.2%
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Marketing, Sales & Advertising Professionals - 5.2%
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Other Professionals, Associate Professional & Technical Occupations -3.0%
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Arts, Design, Culture & Sports Professionals - 1.6%
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Education Professionals - 1.5%
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Information Technology Professionals - 0.9%
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Social & Welfare Professionals - 0.7%
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Engineering Professionals - 0.7%
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Legal Professionals - 0.2%
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Health Professionals & Associate Professionals - 0.1%
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Other Occupations - 7.8%
Further breakdown - Business and Finance professionals and associate professionals
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Chartered and certified accountants
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Financial analysts
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Management consultants, actuaries, economists and statisticians
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Finance and investment analysts/advisers
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Examiners/auditors
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Business analysts
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Tax consultants, advisers
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Organisation, methods and business systems analysts
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Personnel and recruitment consultants/advisers
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Insurance underwriters
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Other business and financial professionals and associate professionals
The College contacts students six months after graduation find out what they are doing.
This chart shows what students who graduated in 2009 with a degree in Economics from Royal Holloway were doing:
Specifically, the jobs they secured included:
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Economic Analyst
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Data Analyst
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Financial Analyst
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Client Representative
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Real Estate Analyst
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Consultant
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Commodity Supply Trainee
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Assurance Associate
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Student Teacher
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Civil Service Executive Officer
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Credit Controller
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Fund manager
You can find similar data| from across several London colleges.
Explore these careers using Careers Tagged|.
More than 20% of Economics graduates continue on to further study.
Not everyone wants to continue their academic interests into the workplace. You may feel you need help in deciding what to do next.