Modern apprenticeships: earnings
The Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) from Modern Apprenticeships (MA) release provides details on earnings of those who completed MAs in Scotland. This release has median earnings split by key characteristics of individuals, such as gender, age, occupation, and SIMD quintile.
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Sex and Occupational Grouping
Table 1 shows median total earnings by occupational grouping and sex. The median total earnings of individuals who completed MAs in 2011/12 was £21,000 five years after completion. Males earned more than females across each occupational groupings. The smallest gap for occupational groupings was in 'Financial Services' and 'Creative and Cultural Skills', where males earned £300 more than females. The largest gap was seen in 'Other Services', where males earned £9,700 more.
Overall, females who completed MAs earned £16,000 five years after completion, £9,800 less than males, who earned £25,800. The overall difference in earnings between sexes can partially be explained by the number of males and females in certain occupational groupings. More males in 2011/12 completed MAs in occupational groupings with higher median earnings such as 'Construction and Related', and more females completed MAs in occupational groupings with lower median earnings such as 'Sport, Health and Social Care'. However, males still earn more than females across each occupational groupings. Further information on what frameworks are contained within each occupational grouping is available in the Glossary section of this release.
Table 1: Total earnings for 2011/12 MA completers by sex and occupational grouping: 2016/17 tax year
| Occupational grouping of Framework | Median total earnings 2011/12 cohort (£) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | Total | |
| Engineering and Energy | 30,600 | 34,600 | 34,600 |
| Transport and Logistics | 21,000 | 27,800 | 27,700 |
| Construction and Related | 23,100 | 27,700 | 27,600 |
| Chemicals and Biotechnology Related | x | x | 27,100 |
| Management | 23,100 | 30,000 | 26,400 |
| Automotive | x | x | 25,800 |
| Financial Services | 24,900 | 25,200 | 25,200 |
| Other Services | 17,100 | 26,800 | 25,100 |
| Other Manufacture | x | x | 24,600 |
| Creative and Cultural Skills | 21,900 | 22,200 | 21,900 |
| All occupations | 16,000 | 25,800 | 21,000 |
| Food and Drink | 16,100 | 19,900 | 18,600 |
| Animal Care, Land and Water Based | 12,900 | 18,400 | 18,000 |
| Administration and related | 17,200 | 19,200 | 17,500 |
| Retail and Customer Service | 16,000 | 18,400 | 17,300 |
| Hospitality | 15,600 | 19,100 | 17,000 |
| Sport, Health and Social Care | 14,900 | 19,500 | 15,500 |
| Personal Services | 12,600 | 14,800 | 12,800 |
Note: Hours worked are not taken into account.
'x' denotes that data have been suppressed to prevent disclosure.
Figure 1: Total earnings for 2011/12 MA completers by occupational grouping and sex (lower quartile, median and upper quartile): 2016/17 tax year
Note: Hours worked are not taken into account.
Suppressed data not included
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Email: Euan.Shields@gov.scot
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