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Table 1. Doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and employment status: 2010
 

Field                Employed     
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.