B.Comm. Employment Statistics - 2024

Each year, statistical employment information is gathered on our undergraduate and MBA programs and published in aggregate form. Edwards Career Services tracks all of our graduates up to six months post graduation. For our B.Comm program, the current year statistics will be published by early December. For the MBA program, statistics will be published in May of the following year.

Employers can find more demographic information on the University's Student Headcount and Demographics page.

 

Section 1
B.Comm. Graduate Employment Results

 

BComm Grad 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Employed 94.1% 89.8% 93.5% 93.9% 94.0% 95.0%
Looking 5.9% 10.2% 6.5% 6.1% 4.0% 5.0%
Response Rate 75.7% 88.2% 84.7% 84.8% 82.9% 83.1%

 

Section 2
B.Comm. Employment Results with Co-op Option

 

B.Comm. Employment Results with the Co-op Option

BComm Grad 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Employed 98.8% 97.8% 98.2% 98.9% 98.1% 95.2%
Looking 1.2% 2.2% 1.8% 1.1% 1.9% 4.8%

 

Section 3
B.Comm. Employment Results by Major

 

Major Actual Number of 
Graduates (Fall/Spring)
Overall Response Rate by Major Employment
Rate By Major
Frequency % Frequency % Frequency %
Accounting 117 28.6% 106 90.6% 98/102 96.1%
Finance 86 21.0% 63 73.3% 56/58 96.6%
HR 46 11.2% 40 87.0% 37/38 97.4%
Management 77 18.8% 61 79.2% 51/55 92.7%
Marketing 54 13.2% 48 88.9% 40/43 93.0%
Operations Managment 29 7.1% 23 79.3% 21/23 91.3%
Total 409 100% 341 83.4% 303/319 95.0%

 

 

Section 4
When did Employed B. Comm. Graduates Secure their Employment?

 

 

When did B.Comm. Grads Secure Employment by Major
Major Secured Employment Prior to
Convocation
Secured Employment After
Convocation
Returned to prior job Found new job Less than 3 months Between 3-6 months
Accounting 56.4% 37.2% 2.1% 4.3%
Finance 22.8% 57.9% 8.8% 10.5%
HR 29.7% 51.4% 8.1% 10.8%
Management 37.5% 41.7% 6.3% 14.6%
Marketing 28.6% 54.3% 5.7% 11.4%
Operations Management/ Supply Chain Management 25.0% 60.0% 10.0% 5.0%
All Grads 37.8% 47.4% 5.8% 8.9%
Overall 85.2% secured jobs prior to graduation 14.8% secured jobs after graduation

 

Section 5
Relevance to the Job Role for B.Comm. Degree and for Major of Graduate

 

 

Section 6
Location of Employed B.Comm. Graduates

 

Breakdown of Location of B.Comm. Graduates by Year
Province 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Saskatchewan 85.5% 87.2% 83.6% 87.4% 91.1% 92.7%
Alberta 9.5% 8.1% 10.0% 8.4% 4.8% 5.0%
BC 1.8% 2.2% 2.9% 2.7% 1.0% 0.7%
Manitoba 0.0% 0.7% 0.6% 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
Eastern Canada 2.7% 1.5% 1.3% 0.8% 2.0% 0.7%
Outside of Canada 0.5% 0.3% 0.3% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7%

 

Breakdown of Location of B.Comm. Graduates by Year
Major Saskatchewan Alberta Rest of Canada Outside Canada
# % # % # % # %
Accounting 92 93.9% 5 5.1% 1 1.0% 0 0.0%
Finance 49 89.1% 5 9.1% 1 1.8% 0 0.0%
HR 33 89.2% 2 5.4% 1 2.7% 1 2.7%
Management 49 98.0% 0 0.0% 1 2.0% 0 0.0%
Marketing 36 90.0% 3 7.5% 1 2.5% 0 0.0%
Operations Management 20 95.2% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 4.8%
Total 279 92.7% 15 5.0% 5 1.7% 2 0.6%

 

Location of Employed B.Comm. Graduates by Major: Saskatchewan compared with Alberta
Major 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
SK AB SK AB SK AB SK AB SK AB SK AB
Accounting 89.9% 8.9% 89.3% 9.3% 85.9% 9.1% 88.2% 10.5% 91.1% 6.9% 93.9% 5.1%
Finance 77.6% 14.3% 83.8% 13.5% 78.2% 16.4% 85.1% 10.6% 88.2% 5.9% 89.1% 9.1%
HR 100.0% 0.0% 86.2% 3.4% 88.9% 11.1% 95.2% 4.8% 91.2% 2.9% 89.2% 5.4%
Management 82.1% 10.3% 90.5% 5.4% 84.0% 8.0% 85.1% 9.0% 94.1% 2.0% 98.0% 0.0%
Marketing 82.8% 10.3% 79.4% 11.8% 82.8% 10.3% 97.9% 3.0% 87.5% 5.0% 90.0% 7.5%
Operations Management 85.7% 10.3% 87.3% 4.2% 76.5% 17.6% 88.9% 5.6% 100.0% 0.0% 95.2% 0.0%

 

Section 7
Mean Salary of Employed B.Comm. Graduates by Major and by Year

 

Major 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
# Mean # Mean # Mean # Mean # Mean # Mean
Accounting 62 $45,816 49 $47,527 47 $49,082 46 $53,239 48 $53,344 54 $57,645
Finance 30 $56,592 19 $58,657 22 $57,452 23 $63,513 24 $55,744 24 $61,922
HR 9 $41,667 16 $50,231 16 $51,152 12 $50,503 19 $57,458 26 $55,843
Management 22 $50,773 36 $51,207 22 $50,247 29 $61,182 16 $59,996 26 $57,267
Marketing 19 $47,494 16 $48,375 13 $48,615 13 $52,038 14 $53,526 15 $48,667
Operations Management 5 $49,900 14 $50,371 7 $52,417 10 $63,800 11 $57,000 13 $64,160
Total 147 $48,859 150 $50,464 127 $51,130 133 $57,188 132 %55,503 152 $57,662

 

 

Section 8
Industry of Employed B.Comm. Graduates

 

Industry # % Industry # % Industry # %
Public Accounting 66 23.4 Consulting & Professional Services 11 3.9 Non-Profit & Philanthropy 10 3.5
Banking, Insurance & Finance 49 17.4 Travel/Tourism/Hospitality 3 1.1

Restaurant & 

Food Service

5 1.8
Government Agencies & Crowns 23 8.2 Manufacturing 6 2.1 High
Tech/Telecommunication
7 2.5
Retail, Sales & Consumer Goods 16 5.7 Media & Advertising & Marketing 7 2.5 Sports Entertainment & Fitness 6 2.1
Agriculture, Forestry & Environmental Services 4 1.4 Transportation 6 2.1 Other 6 2.1
Medical, Pharma & Health Care 11 3.9 Natural Resources & Oil & Gas 12 4.3 Information Services
Construction, Real Estate & Development 8 2.8 Education & Research 6 2.1 Wholesale Trade 17 6.0

 

Section 9
Mean Salary of Employed B.Comm. Graduates by Industry, and by Industry & Year

 

Industry Salary Industry Salary Industry Salary
Public Accounting $54,671 Consulting & Professional Services $48,500 Travel/Tourism/Hospitality $48,000
Banking, Finance & Insurance $60,345 Wholesale Trade $59,885 Restaurant & Food Service $40,500
Government Agencies & Crowns $62,918 Manufacturing $66,667
Retail, Sales & Consumer Goods $53,688 Media & Advertising & Marketing $45,000 Sports Entertainment & Fitness $40,000
Agriculture, Forestry & Environmental Services $63,750 Transportation $49,445 Non-Profit & Philanthropy $43,525
Medical, Pharma & Health Care $61,125 Natural Resources & Oil & Gas $73,643 High Tech/Telecommunications $61,750
Construction, Real Estate & Development $61,600 Education & Research $62,667 Engineering $60,500

 

Mean Salary of Employed B.Comm. Graduates by Industry and Year
Industry 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Count Salary Count Salary Count Salary Count Salary Count Salary
Agriculture, Forestry & Environmental Services 8 $54,150 9 $53,480 7 $67,857 4 $57,500 4 $63,750
Arts & Entertainment 1 $55,800
Banking, Finance & Insurance 21 $57,500 53 $50,902 19 $56,421 18 $52,061 21 $60,345
Construction & Real Estate 3 $82,667 14 $58,000 6 $68,000 2 $61,000 6 $61,600
Consulting & Professional Services 9 $44,389 6 $47,500 6 $72,333 2 $58,500 4 $48,500
Education & Research 3 $60,917 7 $61,333 3 $92,667 8 $53,700 3 $62,667
Engineering 3 $57,500 5 $43,120 - - 2 $60,500
Golf & Country Clubs 2 $33,100 2 $50,000 - - 1 $45,500
Government Agencies & Crowns 12 $59,017 23 $56,641 17 $58,964 12 $54,753 17 $62,918
High Tech & Telecom 5 $49,000 20 $48,250 5 $54,900 4 $61,750
Information Services 1 $40,000 9 $40,000 - - 4 $51,440 - -
Legal Services - - 2 $60,000 1 $50,000 - -
Manufacturing 3 $53,000 7 $67,5000 3 $53,333 4 $47,500 3 $66,667
Media, Advertising & Marketing 4 $44,250 8 $45,500 4 $47,690 5 $44,800 1 $45,000
Medical,Pharma & Health Care 5 $52,600 7 %55,587 8 $59,954 5 $68,810 8 $61,125
Natural Resources, Mining, Oil & Gas 2 $60,000 8 $51,250 5 $58,820 5 $74,740 7 $73,643
Non-Profit & Philanthropy 5 $44,200 3 $48,000 - - 5 $63,706 6 $43,525
Public Accounting 31 $44,919 77 $45,633 31 $49,355 37 $52,162 35 $54,671
Restaurant & Food Services 2 $37,500 2 - 1 $25,000 1 $45,000 2 $40,500
Retail, Sales & Consumer Goods 8 $49,125 28 $49,500 5 $54,056 8 $57,115 8 $53,688
Sports Entertainment & Fitness 4 $30,500 3 - 2 $38,000 1 $40,000
Transportation 5 $48,280 - - 5 $46,310 3 $47,667 4 $49,445
Travel, Tourism & Hospitality - - 1 $60,000 - - 2 $62,080 3 $48,000
Wholesale Trade 5 $58,800 12 $58,914 4 $74,750 7 $68,357 8 59,885
Other 2 $43,400 6 $45,500 - - 3 54,200

 

Section 10
Comparison of Employed B.Comm. Graduates by Major and Industry

 

Major and Industry of Employed B.Comm. Graduates by Major and Industry
Industry ACC FIN HR MGT MKT OM/SCM Total %
Agriculture/Forestry/Environmental Services 1 1 0 1 1 0 4 1.4%
Arts & Entertainment 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0.7%
Banking, Finance & Insurance 0 30 6 6 6 1 49 17.4%
Medical/Pharma/Health Care 2 0 6 2 1 0 11 3.9%
Construction/Real Estate/Development 0 1 1 4 0 2 8 2.8%
Consulting/Professional Services 4 1 2 1 3 0 11 3.9%
Education & Research 0 0 2 2 1 1 6 2.1%
Engineering 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 1.1%
Golf Courses and Country Clubs 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.4
Government (Municipal, Provincial including Crowns, Federal) 9 4 4 6 0 0 23 8.2%
High Tech / Telecommunications 1 1 2 3 0 0 7 2.5%
Manufacturing 0 1 0 1 1 3 6 2.1%
Media & Advertising & Marketing 0 0 0 2 5 0 7 2.5%
Non-Profit & Philanthropy 1 1 1 2 5 0 10 3.5%
Natural Resources / Oil & Gas 3 1 1 2 0 5 12 4.3%
Public Accounting 64 0 1 0 1 0 66 23.4%
Restaurant / Food Service 2 1 2 0 0 0 5 1.8%
Retail, Sales & Consumer Goods 3 2 2 5 4 0 16 5.7%
Sports Entertainment / Fitness 1 0 0 1 4 0 6 2.1%
Transportation 1 0 1 3 0 1 6 2.1%
Travel/Tourism/Hospitality 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 1.1%
Wholesale Trade 3 5 0 2 2 5 17 6.0%
Other 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 1.1%
Total 95 52 35 46 36 18 282 100.0%

 

Section 11
How Employed B.Comm. Graduates found Employment
  

Breakdown of Location of B.Comm. Graduates by Year
Method Frequency Percent
Through the Co-op Program (Stayed on with co-op employer) 47 25.0%
Through a job search website  46 24.5%
Via Personal Networking 43 22.9%
Self Employed 12 6.4%
Other 12 6.4%
Held the position prior to coming to Edwards 9 4.8%
Through an Edwards networking / Career Services event (Edwards Connect, hallway visits, etc) 9 4.8%
Careerlink 7 3.7%
From the Graduate Resume Book 3 1.5%
Total 188 100%

 

Section 12
For Students not Currently Seeking Employment – Reasons Given