Employment trends of science and engineering graduates Contents I. Introduction ............................................................... 1 II. Employment trends of science and engineering graduates ...... 3 1. Graduates from undergraduate courses .............. 3 2. Graduates from master courses ....................... 6 3. Graduates from doctor courses ....................... 9 III. Background of increasing employment of graduates from undergraduate courses and those from master courses in finance and insurance business ................................... 10 1. Trends in finance and insurance business to look for graduates of various disciplines ............... 10 2. Differences among enterprises in finance and insurance business .................................... 10 3. Background of trends in finance and insurance business looking for science and engineering graduates ............................................... 14 4. Changes in consciousness of science and engineering students ................................................. 16 5. Variation among universities ........................ 19 IV. Effects on manufacturing industry ....................... 21 V. Discussion ..................................................... 22 1. Prospect of science and engineering graduates' choosing employment in finance and insurance business in the future ................................. 22 2. Orientation of science and engineering students toward finance and insurance business and the future of this country ................................. 24 Reference.......................................................... 26 Additional remarks and acknowledgement .................... 27 Appendix 1. National employment trends of science and engineering graduates Appendix 2. National trends in science and engineering graduates' selection of first destination (collection of detailed data) Appendix 3. Employment trends of science and engineering graduates shown in investigation of individual cases Appendix 4. Results of interview survey with university professors about science and engineering graduates' selection of first destination Appendix 5. Results of survey on job offerers' consciousness in employing science and engineering graduates Appendix 6. Results of questionnaire on science and engineering students'consciousness for employment Appendix 7. Comparison of yearly incomes of workers in manufacturing industry and those in finance and insurance business Note: Appendixes 1-7 are omitted from the English version of this report for the cost reduction of the version, but they are available in the Japanese version as appended to the report.