A survey of students in viticulture and oenology over the last 3 years shows that people come from all over Australia and also overseas to study wine at the University of Adelaide. Half of the students are from South Australia, however at least 10% are from overseas countries.

Past experience finds half the students graduating in wine making and viticulture end up in South Australia which is not surprising considering it is the state in Australia with the most grapevines. Others are employed in Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia and New Zealand. It is also very common for winemakers to undertake some of their vintages overseas in countries such as Europe, the United States, South America and South Africa. Indeed some of them do this so often that they are called the "flying winemakers".

Check out some people who have a career in the Wine Industry

Bruce Henderson	A change in career to viticulture
Sue Bell	Winemaking is her passion
Alison Kellow	Research into Phylloxera

Careers in the Wine Industry

Wine maker
Viticulturist (manager of vineyards)
Marketing Scientist
Technical Officer (winery)
Technical Officer (research institution)
Lecturer (university)
Teacher Journalist

Liklihood of Employment and Pay Scales
Graduates from the Faculty are highly sought after by public organisations and private companies. The high rate of employment enjoyed by graduates from the Faculty is due to the excellent reputation of Adelaide University in Australia and overseas, and because our graduates from this Faculty are multi-skilled and ready to begin work in a wide range of industries.

Starting salaries are highly variable but range from $25,000 to $40,000 for Viticulture/Oenology graduates and for PhD graduates, start at around $37,000 to $40,000.

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