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Research out today shows people with postgraduate qualifications are doing better in the job market than those with bachelor's degrees.

About 86 per cent of postgraduate degree or diploma holders found full-time work last year, compared with 76 per cent of bachelor's degree holders, a survey by Graduate Careers Australia has found.

Senior researcher Graeme Bryant said the statistics showed the ''added value'' of postgraduate study.

That value was reflected in the salaries of workers who have postgraduate qualifications, with their median salary $70,000 last year.

The survey also found that many students completing postgraduate studies were doing so to gain specialised qualifications to help them at work.

More than 60 per cent said their qualification was required, or important, for work in their chosen field.

The survey questioned domestic graduates four months after they completed their studies, with almost 100,000 responding last year.