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Table 29. Doctoral scientists and engineers, by occupation and employment status: 2010

Occupation	All occupations		Employed
	Total		Total		Full time		Part time		Unemployed^a		Retired		Not employed or not seeking work^b
	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE
All occupations	805,100	950	692,900	1,750	613,300	2,000	79,600	1,500	16,700	650	80,500	1,350	15,000	700
Science occupations	463,000	2,050	399,800	2,250	352,100	2,100	47,700	1,250	8,800	500	44,800	1,050	9,600	500
Biological/ agricultural/ other life scientists	142,400	1,400	124,800	1,450	115,700	1,300	9,100	550	2,500	300	11,400	600	3,700	350
Agricultural/ food scientists	10,500	550	9,000	500	8,000	450	1,000	200	100	100	1,200	200	200	100
Biochemists/ biophysicists	15,400	650	13,400	650	12,800	650	600	150	400	150	1,000	200	500	150
Biological scientists	23,100	750	19,700	700	18,300	700	1,400	200	400	100	2,100	250	800	150
Forestry/ conservation scientists	2,000	250	1,700	250	1,500	200	200	100	D	D	200	100	D	D
Medical scientists	41,100	1,050	36,600	1,000	34,100	950	2,500	300	1,000	200	2,400	300	1,100	200
Postsecondary teachers, agricultural/ other natural sciences	7,500	450	6,600	400	6,300	400	300	100	D	D	800	200	D	D
Postsecondary teachers, biological sciences	36,900	950	32,500	900	29,700	850	2,800	300	200	100	3,400	300	700	150
Other biological/ agricultural/ life scientists	6,100	400	5,300	350	5,000	350	400	100	200	100	200	100	300	100
Computer/ information scientists	45,600	900	38,800	850	36,200	800	2,600	300	1,600	200	4,500	400	600	150
Computer/ information scientists	36,600	900	31,100	850	29,000	750	2,100	300	1,400	200	3,500	400	600	150
Postsecondary teachers, computer science	9,000	450	7,700	450	7,300	400	400	150	200	100	1,000	200	D	D
Mathematical scientists	34,000	800	29,700	700	26,800	700	3,000	350	600	150	3,100	300	600	150
Mathematical scientists	14,800	600	13,200	600	12,000	550	1,200	200	500	150	1,000	200	200	100
Postsecondary teachers, mathematics/ statistics	19,100	600	16,600	550	14,800	550	1,800	250	S	S	2,100	250	400	150
Physical scientists	94,600	1,250	79,600	1,150	72,700	1,200	6,900	450	2,400	300	11,200	500	1,400	250
Chemists, except biochemists	27,700	800	21,800	800	20,400	800	1,400	250	1,000	200	4,200	350	700	150
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean scientists	12,700	500	10,800	500	9,500	450	1,300	200	300	100	1,400	200	200	100
Physicists/ astronomers	15,200	550	12,900	500	11,700	500	1,200	200	600	150	1,600	200	S	S
Postsecondary teachers, chemistry	16,900	650	14,700	650	13,300	650	1,400	250	D	D	1,800	250	300	100
Postsecondary teachers, physics	10,400	550	9,000	500	8,300	450	800	150	D	D	1,300	250	D	D
Postsecondary teachers, other physical sciences	8,700	450	7,700	450	7,100	400	600	150	D	D	800	150	D	D
Other physical scientists	3,100	300	2,500	300	2,300	250	200	100	200	100	300	150	100	50
Psychologists	78,700	850	69,700	900	50,000	950	19,700	750	700	150	6,500	500	1,900	250
Psychologists	57,600	950	51,200	950	33,700	950	17,600	650	400	100	4,500	400	1,500	200
Postsecondary teachers, psychology	21,100	800	18,400	650	16,300	650	2,100	250	400	100	2,000	300	400	100
Social scientists	67,700	950	57,200	950	50,800	850	6,400	500	1,000	200	8,100	500	1,400	200
Economists	8,900	450	7,400	450	6,400	400	1,000	200	D	D	1,100	200	200	100
Political scientists	1,700	250	1,000	200	800	200	100	100	D	D	700	200	D	D
Postsecondary teachers, economics	10,100	500	8,900	500	8,000	450	900	200	D	D	1,100	200	100	50
Postsecondary teachers, political science	10,500	500	9,300	450	8,600	400	800	150	D	D	1,000	200	100	50
Postsecondary teachers, sociology	9,000	450	7,500	400	6,900	350	700	150	D	D	1,300	200	100	100
Postsecondary teachers, other social sciences	14,900	550	12,800	550	11,500	500	1,300	250	100	100	1,600	250	300	100
Sociologists/ anthropologists	4,200	350	3,100	300	2,700	250	500	150	200	100	600	150	200	100
Other social scientists	8,400	500	7,100	500	5,900	400	1,200	200	300	100	700	150	300	100
Engineering occupations	102,900	1,300	89,000	1,200	83,500	1,150	5,500	400	2,500	300	10,400	650	1,000	200
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineers	6,700	500	5,600	450	5,300	450	300	100	300	100	700	150	D	D
Chemical engineers	9,400	500	7,900	450	7,600	450	300	100	300	100	1,100	200	D	D
Civil/ architectural/ sanitary engineers	5,400	400	4,500	400	4,000	350	500	150	200	100	700	150	D	D
Electrical engineers	21,700	700	19,000	700	18,100	650	900	200	500	200	2,000	250	D	D
Industrial engineers^c	1,200	200	1,000	200	900	200	D	D	D	D	200	100	D	D
Mechanical engineers	10,600	650	9,100	600	8,400	550	800	200	300	100	1,000	200	200	100
Postsecondary teachers, engineering	22,600	800	20,400	700	19,500	700	800	200	100	100	2,000	250	100	100
Other engineers^c	25,300	800	21,400	700	19,700	700	1,800	250	900	200	2,600	350	300	100
S&E-related occupations	90,200	1,350	78,900	1,250	72,600	1,200	6,300	450	1,600	200	8,100	500	1,600	250
Health occupations, except postsecondary teachers and managers	25,900	850	22,900	800	19,200	750	3,800	400	300	100	2,200	300	500	150
Postsecondary teachers, health and related sciences	21,400	750	18,300	700	17,000	700	1,200	200	300	100	2,500	250	300	100
S&E managers, including health	31,300	950	28,400	850	28,000	850	500	150	500	150	2,200	300	S	S
S&E precollege teachers	5,300	400	4,300	350	3,800	350	500	150	100	100	400	150	400	150
S&E technicians and technologists	5,800	400	4,600	350	4,200	350	300	100	300	100	700	150	200	100
Other S&E-related occupations	500	150	400	150	400	150	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Non-S&E occupations	149,100	1,900	125,200	1,800	105,000	1,700	20,200	700	3,800	350	17,200	750	2,900	350
Arts/ humanities-related occupations	7,800	450	6,300	400	3,800	350	2,600	250	200	100	800	200	300	150
Management-related occupations	28,200	1,000	23,500	900	19,600	800	3,800	350	900	200	3,300	350	500	200
Non-S&E managers	61,200	1,400	53,100	1,250	49,100	1,200	4,000	350	900	200	6,800	500	400	100
Non-S&E postsecondary teachers	19,300	750	16,700	650	14,500	650	2,200	250	200	100	2,100	300	200	100
Non-S&E precollege/ other teachers	4,000	350	3,100	300	1,500	250	1,600	200	D	D	600	150	200	100
Sales/ marketing occupations	9,400	600	7,500	450	5,700	450	1,800	300	400	150	1,100	250	400	150
Social service–related occupations	5,600	400	4,600	350	3,200	300	1,400	200	200	100	500	150	200	100
Other non-S&E occupations	13,800	750	10,300	600	7,500	500	2,800	350	800	150	2,100	300	600	150

D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards.

S&E = science and engineering; 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 From 1999 to 2008, data for Industrial engineers were mislabeled as "Materials/metallurgical engineers." For all years, data in this category have included only Industrial engineers. For all years, data on Materials/metallurgical engineers have been included only in Other engineers.

NOTES: Numbers are rounded to nearest 100. Standard errors are rounded up to the nearest 50. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. If respondent was not employed during survey reference period, occupation when last employed was reported. Excludes 400 individuals who reported never having worked so could not be classified by occupation. 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/her principal job but full time in labor force. Prior to 2006 SDR, designation of full time and part time status was for all jobs held; thus data for 2003 and earlier are not comparable to data for 2006 and later.

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.