Half of College Graduates Are Working High School Level Jobs
A new report found that 52% of students who recently obtained a bachelor’s degree are underemployed and this impacts how money much they’ll make in their careers.
An underemployed graduate only earns about 25% more than someone with no education beyond high school.
Photographer: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty ImagesYour first job after college is more important than you might think.
Roughly 52% of recent college graduates are working jobs that don't require a degree. And for those who find themselves underemployed after graduation, it can be difficult to get career earnings back on track. After a decade, 45% of graduates are still stuck in jobs that don’t require college, according to a report by the Burning Glass Institute and the Strada Education Foundation that looked at data related to educational attainment, employment and career trajectories of more than 60 million workers.