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Employment/Placement Survey Results

Life After PhDTampere 3.10.2013

Irmeli Puntari, Luonnontieteiden Akateemisten Liitto LAL, The Finnish Union of Experts in Science

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Irmeli PuntariMSci, Biochemistry and Food Chemistry, Turku UniversityFinnish Union of Experts in Science,

– Agreements and bargaining officer in private sector– also education and carreer issues

Books and reports– Luonnontieteilijän uraopas, with Raili Pimiä and Teemu

Hankamäki, 2000– Luonnontieteilijöiden työmarkkina-asema Suomessa,

2002– Työelämän valttikortit, with Kimmo Kevätsalo and Satu

Roos, 2006– Numeroita ja ihmisiä. Yt-neuvottelut, irtisanomiset ja

työyhteisön tulevaisuus, with Satu Roos, 2007

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl4L4M8m4d0

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BIONOKIA

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PhD Degrees Biology, Bioscience and Medicine

-1960 1961 - 1970

1971 - 1980

1981 - 1990

1991 - 1995

1996 - 2000

2001 - 2005

2006 - 2010

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

BiologyBioscienceMedicine

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PhD Degrees in Finland 2010Biology, Bioscience and Medicine

Biology 1323Bioscience and biochemistry 639Medicine 736

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Who are the winners?

Male master graduates

(2005)

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5060708090

100110120130140150160170180190200210220230240250260270280290300310320330340350

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Ind. 2001/12=100

Vuosi/kuukausi

Työttömien määrän muutos koulutusasteittain2001/12 - 2012/12, 2001/12=100

Kaikki

Perusaste

Keskiaste

Alin korkea-aste

Alempikorkeakouluaste

Ylempikorkeakouluaste

Lisensiaatti

Tohtori

The Change in Unemployment Rate According to Education Level

The right amount of right experts!

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The rise of graduates in natural sciences has caused:

A rise in the rate of unemployed

Improper employment Education to a new profession

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The target is to get a balance between the labour markets and the amount of natural scientists.

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”Over education” is expensive to society as well as to an individual.

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Employment Survey Statistics Finland

• Employment Service Statistics• Labour force survey• Quality of work life survey• University education• Transition from school to further education and work

• Official Statistics of Finland• Educational structure of population• Regional and industrial statistics on manufacturing• Structure of earnings

• Official Statistics of Finland• Taxable incomes• Classification of Occupations 2010

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Survey GroupsGraduates in Natural Sciences

BiologyBioscience and BiochemistryChemistryGeo and Space scienceGeographyInformation SciencePhysicsMathematicsMedicine (only PhDs)

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This Lecture´s GroupPhD Graduates in Natural Sciences

Biology Bioscience and Biochemistry Medicine (PhD´s)

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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 20120

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10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

4

13

17

19

17

24

22

25

31

2930

17

26

29 29

3233

36

30

3839

35

11

1615

19

21

17

31

2120

27

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FT, biokemiaFT, biologiaFT, kemia

Henkilöä

PhD Unemployed (Excluding Layoffs )Ministry of Labour

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Unemployment Rate of Natural ScientistsStatistics Finland 2010

Mathemati

cs

Informati

on science

Geo-, spac

e science

Physics

Chemistry

Biology

Geography

Bioscience

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MsciPhD

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Unemployment Rate in August 2013 - 7,1 % Statistics Finland

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Science PhD Employment Rate - about 85 %Work Force Employment Rate - about 70 %

employed labour force

unemployed students, pupils others outside the labour

force

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10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

BiologyBioscienceMedicine

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Employer Sector, PhDs

Private

State

Municipality

Self employed

0 1020304050607080

Medicine 652Bioscience, Biochemistry 556Biology 1099

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Socioeconomic Status, PhDs

Entrepreneurs and self employed

Senior officials and upper management

Senior officials and employees in research and planning

Senior officials and employees in education and training

Other senior officials

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

MedicineBioscienceBiology

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Employment Sector, PhDs

Industry

Professional, scientific and tecnic activity

Public administration and defence

Education

Human health and social work activities

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45

MedicineBioscienceBiology

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Occupation, PhDs

Legislators and senior officials

Corporate managers

Managers of small enterprises

Physical, mathematical and engineering science professionals

Life science and health professionals

Teaching professionals

Other professionals

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

MedicineBioscienceBiology

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Information Still to Come

Employee/Employer locationSalariesStudies and other professions following PhD

Aarresaari Survey

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Thank you!