Nearly a quarter of graduates still work in bars, cafes and other low-level jobs several years after leaving university, according to research by the Higher Education Statistics Agency.
The research found that 23% of workers with first degrees were not in graduate jobs three years after completing their courses. It revealed that graduates with degrees in media or business studies were among the least likely to have found suitable employment.
The report said workers who stayed on in education to gain masters degrees fared better in the jobs market.
Nearly a quarter of first-degree graduates were in non-graduate occupations, which includes work in call centres, office administration, waiters and bar staff.
But among workers with postgraduate degrees, only 7% were working in non-graduate jobs.
The research found that a quarter of the 25,000 graduates who were surveyed said they took their current jobs to pay off debts.
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