Employability

IIEC believes that most of the time students apply their courses with pure enthusiasm, however, some students might be lost or want some indexes to guide them with their future career. Therefore, we categorise three main classes here to give some insights to them. The three classes are as below.

Fields with Competitive Salaries

Fields with High Employment Rate

Fields offer Path to Residency

Fields with Competitive Salaries

According to the Higher Education Authority(HEA) ‘s Graduate Outcomes Survey, the following fields of study are above average reported graduate earnings. Which is interesting is that graduates from Trinity College Dublin and Dublin City University have the highest earnings in the first year after graduation.

Information and Communications Technology (€50,604  per year)
Reference Subjects:
Data Science and Analytics
Business Information & Analytics SystemsSocial Media Communication
Security, Intelligence and Strategic Studies
Information Systems
Mathematical Modelling & Self Learning Systems

Health and Welfare (€47,852 per year)
Reference Subjects:
Global Health
Clinical Pharmacy
Psychology – Applied Psychology
Child Health & Welfare
Health Promotion

 

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Veterinary (€46,659 per year)
Reference Subjects:
Agriculture and Food Science
Veterinary Medicine
Landscape Architecture
Wildlife Conservation and Management

 

Services (€46,207 per year)
Reference Subjects:
Public Administration
Social Work
Child Protection and Welfare
Applied Social Research
Justice and Public Policy

 

Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction (€45,011 per year)
Reference Subjects:
Software Engineering – Software Engineering
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Construction Project Management
Automation and Digital Manufacturing
Electronic & Computer Engineering

Fields with High Employment Rate

According to the Higher Education Authority(HEA) ‘s Graduate Outcomes Survey, there are 89.7% of postgraduate taught graduates in employment 9 months after graduation. 

The Top 5 Employment Rate Sector:

Engineering, Manufacturing & Construction (91.%) 
Reference Subjects:
Software Engineering – Software Engineering
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Construction Project Management
Automation and Digital Manufacturing
Electronic & Computer Engineering


Education (89.6%)
Reference Subjects:
Post Primary Education
Primary Teaching
Social, Personal and Health Education
Inclusive and Special Education
Education of Pupils on the Autism Spectrum

 

Business, Administration & Law (88.0%)
Reference Subjects:
International Business Management
Business Law
International Law & Business
International and European Business Law
Law and Finance


Health & Welfare (84.4%)
Reference Subjects:
Global Health
Clinical Pharmacy
Psychology – Applied Psychology
Child Health & Welfare
Health Promotion


Information and Communications Technology (84.2%)
Reference Subjects:
Data Science and Analytics
Business Information & Analytics Systems
Social Media Communication
Security, Intelligence and Strategic Studies
Information Systems
Mathematical Modelling & Self Learning Systems

Fields offer Path to Residency

The Critical Skills Employment Permit is designed to attract highly skilled people into the Irish labour market with the aim of encouraging them to take up permanent residence in the State. Below are the most common fields that international graduates can apply VISA with:


Engineering Professionals
Reference Subjects:
Software Engineering – Software Engineering
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Construction Project Management
Automation and Digital Manufacturing
Electronic & Computer Engineering


Information Technology and Telecommunications Professionals
Reference Subjects:
Data Science and Analytics
Business Information & Analytics Systems
Social Media Communication
Security, Intelligence and Strategic Studies
Information Systems
Mathematical Modelling & Self Learning Systems

 

Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
Reference Subjects:
Business Administration
Financial Mathematics
Security, Intelligence and Strategic Studies
International Accounting and Business

 

Sales, Marketing and Related Associate Professionals
Reference Subjects:
Digital Marketing
Management and Marketing
Strategic Marketing
Marketing, Consumption and Society
Sale Management
Sales and Business Development