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New | Computing jobs most lucrative for China’s graduates

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China's computing graduates have reason to jump for joy as study reveals those who go into computing jobs are the highest-paid among all professions. Photo: Xinhua

China’s computing graduates are enjoying the highest incomes, riding on the back of the country’s internet boom, a study says.

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Jobs in internet development and applications were China’s best-paid professions, with last year’s graduates in those jobs earning an average monthly salary of 4,582 yuan (HK$5,800), according to a report released on Wednesday by education analysis firm Mycos.

These were followed by graduates in computer- and data-processing jobs, who earned 4,562 yuan a month on average.

Graduates in those high-paying professions studied computer science or technology and software engineering, the report said.

The long-term income advantage of college education is considerable
THE MYCOS REPORT

The annual study – which has become Chinese graduates’ authoritative handbook for employment since it was first published seven years ago – surveyed 264,000 graduates from 2011 and 2014.

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Among those who graduated in 2011, jobs in internet development and applications were also the best-paid, with the graduates earning 8,289 yuan a month on average, the report said.

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