Chart (B) | Are graduates entering industries with the highest job growth in VA?

% of graduates working in top 12 high growth industries 1 year post graduation (inclusive of all degree levels, most recent employment year: 2023)

Couriers and Messengers

Personal and Laundry Services

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

Food Services and Drinking Places

Hospitals

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Administrative and Support Services

Ambulatory Health Care Services

Social Assistance

Educational Services

Note: Excludes State, Local, and Federal Government
Source: SCHEV graduate data; VOEE data on highest growth industries
Note: Prior iterations of these data were not designed for such reporting. For a great many workers in Virginia, there is not a one-to-one match between wage record and employer record as many employers have multiple reporting units, all of which report under a single account number. Further, each unit *may* be designated with a different industry code. In the absence of a reporting schema, the assignment of even the most prevalent employer codes were essentially random. For this, and future versions, priority has been given to the designated industries which has resulted in a substantially different view of the outcomes.