A new survey shows around half of the 12 million new graduates in China had found a job by mid April, the Beijing News reported.

Chinese job seeking website 51job.com said 52.11 percent of students graduating from colleges, universities and secondary vocational schools this year have found a job in companies, institutions, government authorities, or started their own business.

According to the survey, traditional job absorbing industries such as mechanical equipment and building materials are contracting, while the market in service industries is expanding. Talents in information technology are most needed.

Encouraged majors- majors that must be controlled- majors that must be shrunk

Shanghai is the most popular destination for new job seekers, followed by Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Beijing. Provincial capitals cities in central and western regions are also among the top choices for the new graduates.

Education data consultation and evaluation institute MyCos said in their report that the average monthly income of the 2015 graduates is 4,978 yuan, or 764 US dollars.

Students in computer science and technology majors enjoy the highest income, while the employment rate of law majors is the lowest.

However, the result also shows though the law major's employment rate is low, its monthly income after working for three years is among the top.

Top 10 majors in terms of monthly income

Employers are also gradually changing their focus more towards those graduates from colleges other than China's top schools. Many employers say they pay more attention on the internship and professional skills of the new graduates, rather than whether they graduated from elite universities.

More than half of graduates in 2015 intended to start business in the following three years, but only very few of them have transformed the plan into reality, and most of their initial capital comes from their family members.