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PHYSICS AND ASTROPHYSICS | 25 First Employment for Physics and Astrophysics graduates in the UK Marketing, PR and Sales Professionals 3.4% 0.2% Childcare, Health and Education Occupations 1.8% 3.4% 1.8% 5.7% Scientific Research, Analysis and Development 6.8% 7.8% 0.7% Engineering and Building Professionals 7.8% Health and Medical Professionals 0.7% 9.7% Education Professionals 7.6% Business, HR and Finance Professionals 21.3% Information Technology Professionals 18.7% 6.8% 7.6% 4.4% Arts, Design and Media Professionals 1.4% 6.4% 19.2% Managers 1.9% Legal, Social and Welfare Professionals 2.2% Other Professionals and Technicians 6.4% 2.2% 1.9% 20.5% Clerical, Secretarial and Numerical Clerks 4.4% Retail, Catering, Waiting and Bar Staff 9.7% 1.4% Other Occupations 5.7% Unknown Occupations 0.2% Source: “What Do Graduates Do?” (October 2017), by the Higher Education Careers Services Unit 2,570 responses to a survey of 3,155 UK Physics and Astrophysics graduates from 2016 www.hecsu.ac.uk keele.ac.uk/physics