Ability in science and technology opens the doors to jobs
Pay and satisfaction levels for young graduates in these fields remain high
But the ICT paradox remains:  less and less of our young people are turning to this key job-creating sector

science and technology skills open the doors to jobs
Most graduates of scientific and technical training courses are looking for jobs they can get into fast: 87% of young civil engineering graduates have found jobs quickly while the overall average for construction graduates is 67%. The same applies to other graduates, with 78% of their counterparts in theoretical sciences (physics, etc.) quickly finding jobs compared to 67% for graduates as a whole. The most sought-after degree is still engineering as more than 9 out of 10 engineers who graduated in 2009-2010 found jobs within a year.
The economic crisis has tightened access to the job market for most young graduates across the board. So although engineering graduates are taking longer to find jobs (on average 5.6 months in 2010) they are still finding lots of job openings.  

80% of young graduates are happy with their job
Young science and technology graduates are happy with the jobs they’re doing. For example, more than 80% of engineers surveyed under age 30 are satisfied with what their work entails and find it interesting.  At the same time, the level of responsibility that they are expected to meet is rising, and this increasing trust is reflected in the greater percentage of young graduates in management roles. Of the under-30s engineers surveyed, 23% were in charge of a team.
What’s more, 2009-2010 pay levels have remained relatively high with an average annual gross salary of € 33,000 for young graduates and € 38,000 across the board for engineers under 30 years of age.

The ICT paradox:  Less of our young people are turning to this sector even though it’s a key job creator
In 2009, the percentage of young people in Communication and Information Technology fell from 25% to 23% despite it being a key recruitment sector. In fact, ICT was among the five most highly-recruited engineering sectors in 2009 with job openings increasing by 13.3%. It was a sector where you stood one of the best chances of getting a job.

Orange commissioned this Repérages study for the second year running to encourage young people to consider science and technology careers. The Group is currently looking for engineers with technical and IT skills to support enterprise services who can advise on information systems and business development as well as on business and project management. The Group is also hunting for IS and network engineers to work on information systems and information networks, whether straight out of college or experienced.
See all the vacancies on www.orange.jobs

See a summary of the Repérages 2010 study on on www.orange.com/reperages10

About the Repérages study
Repérages 2010 is a study carried out for Orange by Global Compact based on data from the French national association for science and technology (CNISF). Its goal is to provide unambiguous factual data to everyone committed or involved in educating our youth, which also means educating our youth as human beings, and to focus on and understand the value that an education in science and technology can offer in the job market. This study also highlights specialist interests and job opportunities, and highlights the sectors hiring the most people.