Table 1. Doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and employment status: 2010 |
Field | Employed | |||||||||||||
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Total |
Total |
Full time |
Part time |
Unemployeda | Retired |
Not employed or not seeking workb | ||||||||
Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | |
All fields | 805,500 | 950 | 692,900 | 1,750 | 613,300 | 2,000 | 79,600 | 1,500 | 16,800 | 650 | 80,500 | 1,350 | 15,300 | 700 |
Science | 626,200 | 950 | 536,200 | 1,700 | 469,200 | 1,850 | 67,000 | 1,350 | 12,600 | 550 | 64,400 | 1,150 | 12,900 | 650 |
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences | 201,800 | 550 | 175,700 | 950 | 160,600 | 950 | 15,100 | 650 | 4,000 | 300 | 17,000 | 700 | 5,200 | 450 |
Agricultural/ food sciences | 20,600 | 500 | 17,900 | 500 | 16,200 | 500 | 1,600 | 150 | 300 | 100 | 2,100 | 250 | 300 | 100 |
Biochemistry/ biophysics | 31,100 | 750 | 27,100 | 750 | 24,900 | 750 | 2,200 | 250 | 700 | 150 | 2,700 | 300 | 600 | 150 |
Cell/ molecular biology | 22,800 | 750 | 21,000 | 700 | 19,600 | 700 | 1,400 | 200 | 600 | 150 | 500 | 150 | 700 | 150 |
Environmental life sciences | 8,600 | 400 | 7,300 | 350 | 6,400 | 350 | 900 | 150 | 200 | 100 | 1,100 | 200 | D | D |
Microbiology | 14,400 | 600 | 12,200 | 550 | 10,800 | 500 | 1,400 | 250 | 400 | 150 | 1,500 | 250 | 300 | 100 |
Zoology | 12,600 | 550 | 10,000 | 500 | 9,000 | 450 | 1,100 | 200 | 200 | 100 | 2,200 | 250 | 200 | 100 |
Other biological sciences | 91,700 | 1,100 | 80,100 | 1,150 | 73,700 | 1,100 | 6,500 | 500 | 1,600 | 200 | 6,900 | 450 | 3,000 | 350 |
Computer/ information sciences | 20,000 | 250 | 19,000 | 300 | 17,700 | 300 | 1,300 | 200 | 400 | 100 | 400 | 150 | 200 | 100 |
Mathematics/ statistics | 38,200 | 350 | 32,000 | 450 | 28,800 | 450 | 3,100 | 350 | 500 | 150 | 5,000 | 350 | 700 | 200 |
Physical sciences | 145,900 | 550 | 120,100 | 900 | 108,900 | 850 | 11,200 | 550 | 4,300 | 400 | 19,300 | 600 | 2,200 | 250 |
Astronomy/ astrophysics | 5,400 | 450 | 4,700 | 400 | 4,400 | 400 | 300 | 150 | 200 | 100 | 300 | 150 | D | D |
Chemistry, except biochemistry | 75,300 | 400 | 60,500 | 650 | 55,300 | 650 | 5,200 | 400 | 2,400 | 300 | 10,900 | 450 | 1,500 | 250 |
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciencesc | 22,100 | 250 | 19,100 | 350 | 17,200 | 350 | 2,000 | 250 | 500 | 100 | 2,200 | 250 | 300 | 100 |
Physics | 43,100 | 450 | 35,700 | 500 | 32,100 | 550 | 3,700 | 350 | 1,200 | 200 | 5,800 | 350 | 400 | 100 |
Psychology | 116,700 | 400 | 102,400 | 750 | 77,200 | 900 | 25,200 | 800 | 1,800 | 200 | 9,700 | 550 | 2,800 | 300 |
Social sciences | 103,600 | 550 | 87,000 | 750 | 75,900 | 750 | 11,100 | 600 | 1,700 | 250 | 13,100 | 600 | 1,800 | 250 |
Economics | 27,000 | 300 | 23,200 | 400 | 20,700 | 350 | 2,600 | 300 | 200 | 100 | 3,300 | 300 | 300 | 100 |
Political sciences | 23,900 | 550 | 20,100 | 550 | 17,800 | 500 | 2,200 | 250 | 400 | 150 | 3,100 | 300 | 300 | 100 |
Sociology | 17,900 | 500 | 14,900 | 450 | 12,600 | 450 | 2,300 | 250 | 400 | 100 | 2,300 | 250 | 300 | 150 |
Other social sciences | 34,800 | 700 | 28,800 | 700 | 24,800 | 650 | 4,000 | 350 | 700 | 150 | 4,300 | 400 | 900 | 200 |
Engineering | 143,800 | 550 | 125,500 | 800 | 116,900 | 900 | 8,700 | 500 | 3,600 | 350 | 13,000 | 600 | 1,700 | 250 |
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineering | 5,800 | 450 | 5,100 | 450 | 4,700 | 400 | 400 | 150 | 200 | 100 | 500 | 150 | D | D |
Chemical engineering | 18,800 | 750 | 15,700 | 650 | 14,400 | 600 | 1,300 | 250 | 700 | 150 | 2,300 | 300 | 200 | 100 |
Civil engineering | 12,300 | 600 | 10,900 | 550 | 10,100 | 500 | 800 | 200 | 200 | 100 | 1,100 | 200 | D | D |
Electrical/ computer engineering | 41,400 | 300 | 36,700 | 400 | 34,900 | 450 | 1,800 | 250 | 800 | 150 | 3,400 | 250 | 500 | 150 |
Materials/ metallurgical engineering | 14,200 | 700 | 12,600 | 650 | 11,900 | 600 | 800 | 200 | 400 | 100 | 1,000 | 200 | 200 | 100 |
Mechanical engineering | 20,200 | 750 | 18,000 | 700 | 16,900 | 700 | 1,100 | 250 | 500 | 150 | 1,400 | 250 | 300 | 150 |
Other engineering | 31,100 | 850 | 26,600 | 850 | 24,200 | 850 | 2,400 | 300 | 800 | 200 | 3,200 | 400 | 500 | 150 |
Health | 35,500 | 250 | 31,200 | 350 | 27,300 | 500 | 4,000 | 350 | 600 | 150 | 3,000 | 300 | 600 | 150 |
D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. SE = standard error. |
a Includes individuals who were not working during the survey reference week but had been seeking work in the prior 4 weeks or who were on layoff from their job. |
b Includes individuals who were not working during the survey reference week and had not been seeking work in the prior 4 weeks because of family responsibilities, chronic illness, or other reasons. |
c Includes other physical sciences. |
NOTES: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 100. Standard errors are rounded up to the nearest 50. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Designation of full-time and part-time employment status is based on principal job only, not on all jobs held in labor force. For example, an individual could work part time in his or her principal job but full time in labor force. |
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 2010. |
Data from survey cycle 2010, as of August 21, 2013. |