Table 40. Postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by detailed field and primary mechanism of support: 2015
| Field |
Total |
Fellowships |
Research grants |
Traineeships |
Other types of support |
| All surveyed fields |
63,861 |
6,286 |
39,811 |
3,884 |
13,880 |
| Science and engineering |
45,295 |
4,079 |
30,742 |
1,873 |
8,601 |
| Science |
37,639 |
3,555 |
24,996 |
1,762 |
7,326 |
| Agricultural sciences |
1,525 |
56 |
1,133 |
32 |
304 |
| Biological sciences |
19,304 |
1,758 |
12,838 |
1,111 |
3,597 |
| Anatomy |
202 |
12 |
126 |
8 |
56 |
| Biochemistry |
1,874 |
138 |
1,281 |
70 |
385 |
| Biology |
2,131 |
310 |
1,419 |
53 |
349 |
| Biometry and epidemiology |
649 |
47 |
373 |
118 |
111 |
| Biophysics |
144 |
16 |
94 |
2 |
32 |
| Botany and plant biology |
640 |
10 |
482 |
8 |
140 |
| Cell and molecular biology |
2,380 |
379 |
1,510 |
110 |
381 |
| Ecology |
137 |
15 |
81 |
5 |
36 |
| Entomology and parasitology |
289 |
8 |
230 |
3 |
48 |
| Genetics |
1,410 |
108 |
924 |
100 |
278 |
| Microbiology, immunology, and virology |
2,206 |
223 |
1,452 |
163 |
368 |
| Nutrition |
250 |
2 |
181 |
17 |
50 |
| Pathology |
1,407 |
137 |
839 |
111 |
320 |
| Pharmacology and toxicology |
1,253 |
94 |
811 |
136 |
212 |
| Physiology |
1,350 |
103 |
893 |
128 |
226 |
| Zoology |
51 |
5 |
37 |
3 |
6 |
| Biosciences nec |
2,931 |
151 |
2,105 |
76 |
599 |
| Communication |
83 |
18 |
50 |
2 |
13 |
| Computer sciences |
888 |
62 |
678 |
18 |
130 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
2,129 |
282 |
1,468 |
32 |
347 |
| Atmospheric sciences |
180 |
19 |
140 |
1 |
20 |
| Geosciences |
744 |
97 |
483 |
12 |
152 |
| Ocean sciences |
457 |
44 |
350 |
5 |
58 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences nec |
748 |
122 |
495 |
14 |
117 |
| Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
103 |
15 |
51 |
7 |
30 |
| Mathematics and statistics |
1,011 |
104 |
380 |
112 |
415 |
| Mathematics and applied mathematics |
873 |
91 |
285 |
107 |
390 |
| Statistics |
138 |
13 |
95 |
5 |
25 |
| Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
972 |
86 |
652 |
84 |
150 |
| Neurobiology and neuroscience |
1,957 |
233 |
1,249 |
132 |
343 |
| Physical sciences |
7,358 |
590 |
5,309 |
103 |
1,356 |
| Astronomy and astrophysics |
418 |
42 |
325 |
6 |
45 |
| Chemistry |
3,840 |
356 |
2,665 |
70 |
749 |
| Physics |
2,779 |
170 |
2,111 |
27 |
471 |
| Physical sciences nec |
321 |
22 |
208 |
0 |
91 |
| Psychology |
1,130 |
161 |
723 |
60 |
186 |
| Clinical psychology |
93 |
29 |
37 |
8 |
19 |
| Psychology, general |
634 |
65 |
423 |
32 |
114 |
| Psychology nec |
403 |
67 |
263 |
20 |
53 |
| Social sciences |
1,179 |
190 |
465 |
69 |
455 |
| Agricultural economics |
61 |
1 |
40 |
0 |
20 |
| Anthropology |
174 |
22 |
81 |
4 |
67 |
| Economics (except agricultural) |
95 |
13 |
35 |
13 |
34 |
| Geography |
96 |
9 |
67 |
1 |
19 |
| History and philosophy of science |
12 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
| Linguistics |
47 |
10 |
19 |
0 |
18 |
| Political science and government |
313 |
55 |
82 |
24 |
152 |
| Sociology |
104 |
19 |
35 |
14 |
36 |
| Sociology and anthropology |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Social sciences nec |
275 |
60 |
104 |
13 |
98 |
| Engineering |
7,656 |
524 |
5,746 |
111 |
1,275 |
| Aerospace engineering |
217 |
28 |
149 |
0 |
40 |
| Agricultural engineering |
221 |
7 |
171 |
2 |
41 |
| Architecture |
17 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
2 |
| Biomedical engineering |
1,201 |
85 |
862 |
53 |
201 |
| Chemical engineering |
1,283 |
71 |
993 |
26 |
193 |
| Civil engineering |
670 |
45 |
486 |
2 |
137 |
| Electrical engineering |
1,160 |
95 |
879 |
7 |
179 |
| Engineering science, mechanics, and physics |
251 |
34 |
178 |
0 |
39 |
| Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
142 |
9 |
101 |
1 |
31 |
| Mechanical engineering |
1,161 |
62 |
868 |
9 |
222 |
| Metallurgical and materials engineering |
911 |
54 |
728 |
11 |
118 |
| Mining engineering |
15 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
| Nuclear engineering |
107 |
7 |
93 |
0 |
7 |
| Petroleum engineering |
73 |
1 |
59 |
0 |
13 |
| Engineering nec |
227 |
20 |
162 |
0 |
45 |
| Health |
18,566 |
2,207 |
9,069 |
2,011 |
5,279 |
| Clinical medicine |
15,850 |
1,854 |
7,583 |
1,796 |
4,617 |
| Anesthesiology |
433 |
25 |
234 |
44 |
130 |
| Cardiovascular science |
825 |
119 |
387 |
124 |
195 |
| Endocrinology |
414 |
82 |
192 |
52 |
88 |
| Gastroenterology |
299 |
21 |
112 |
52 |
114 |
| Hematology |
356 |
57 |
139 |
36 |
124 |
| Neurology |
1,035 |
120 |
580 |
63 |
272 |
| Obstetrics and gynecology |
287 |
51 |
117 |
30 |
89 |
| Oncology and cancer research |
1,788 |
209 |
853 |
77 |
649 |
| Ophthalmology |
568 |
27 |
397 |
31 |
113 |
| Otorhinolaryngology |
169 |
11 |
120 |
19 |
19 |
| Pediatrics |
1,309 |
256 |
621 |
190 |
242 |
| Preventive medicine and community health |
704 |
78 |
384 |
78 |
164 |
| Psychiatry |
1,084 |
89 |
419 |
255 |
321 |
| Pulmonary disease |
305 |
27 |
117 |
79 |
82 |
| Radiology |
1,012 |
115 |
569 |
41 |
287 |
| Surgery |
1,267 |
108 |
476 |
126 |
557 |
| Clinical medicine nec |
3,995 |
459 |
1,866 |
499 |
1,171 |
| Other health |
2,716 |
353 |
1,486 |
215 |
662 |
| Communication disorders sciences |
77 |
9 |
50 |
8 |
10 |
| Dental sciences |
307 |
8 |
194 |
44 |
61 |
| Nursing science |
75 |
13 |
18 |
28 |
16 |
| Pharmaceutical sciences |
999 |
142 |
527 |
50 |
280 |
| Veterinary sciences |
541 |
92 |
288 |
19 |
142 |
| Other health nec |
717 |
89 |
409 |
66 |
153 |
