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| Table 33. Employment sector of recent graduates with bachelor's degrees in science, engineering, or health, by major field of degree: October 2010 |
| Major field | All employed | Educational institutiona | Governmentb | Private industry and businessc | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | |
| All fields | 922,000 | 7,500 | 193,000 | 7,500 | 89,000 | 5,000 | 640,000 | 9,500 |
| Science | 604,000 | 6,500 | 150,000 | 6,000 | 57,000 | 4,500 | 397,000 | 7,500 |
| Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences | 120,000 | 4,000 | 36,000 | 3,000 | 10,000 | 1,500 | 73,000 | 3,500 |
| Agricultural/ food sciences | 11,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 | 8,000 | 1,000 |
| Biological sciences | 98,000 | 4,000 | 32,000 | 3,000 | 7,000 | 1,500 | 59,000 | 3,500 |
| Environmental life sciences | 10,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 500 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 6,000 | 1,000 |
| Computer/ information sciences | 64,000 | 1,500 | 9,000 | 1,500 | 4,000 | 1,000 | 52,000 | 2,000 |
| Mathematics/ statistics | 24,000 | 1,000 | 11,000 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 11,000 | 1,000 |
| Physical and related sciences | 35,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 18,000 | 1,500 |
| Chemistry, except biochemistry | 19,000 | 1,000 | 9,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 | 9,000 | 1,000 |
| Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciencesd | 9,000 | 500 | 3,000 | 500 | 1,000 | 500 | 5,000 | 500 |
| Physics/astronomy | 8,000 | 500 | 3,000 | 500 | * | * | 4,000 | 500 |
| Psychology | 140,000 | 3,000 | 37,000 | 3,500 | 11,000 | 2,000 | 92,000 | 4,000 |
| Social and related sciences | 221,000 | 4,000 | 43,000 | 3,500 | 28,000 | 3,000 | 150,000 | 4,500 |
| Economics | 38,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 4,000 | 1,000 | 31,000 | 2,000 |
| Political and related sciences | 69,000 | 2,500 | 13,000 | 2,000 | 11,000 | 2,000 | 45,000 | 3,500 |
| Sociology/ anthropology | 69,000 | 2,500 | 15,000 | 2,500 | 8,000 | 1,500 | 46,000 | 3,000 |
| Other social sciences | 45,000 | 2,000 | 11,000 | 2,000 | 5,000 | 1,500 | 28,000 | 2,000 |
| Engineering | 113,000 | 2,000 | 14,000 | 1,500 | 15,000 | 2,000 | 83,000 | 2,500 |
| Chemical engineering | 8,000 | 500 | 1,000 | 500 | 1,000 | 500 | 6,000 | 500 |
| Civil/ architectural engineering | 20,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 | 4,000 | 1,000 | 14,000 | 1,000 |
| Electrical/ computer engineering | 28,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 22,000 | 1,500 |
| Industrial engineering | 5,000 | 500 | * | * | 1,000 | 500 | 4,000 | 500 |
| Mechanical engineering | 29,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 21,000 | 1,500 |
| Other engineering | 23,000 | 1,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 1,000 |
| Health | 205,000 | 4,000 | 29,000 | 4,000 | 17,000 | 2,500 | 160,000 | 5,500 |
| * = value < 500. SE = standard error. |
| a Educational institution includes elementary and secondary schools, 2-year and 4-year colleges and universities, medical schools, university-affiliated research organizations, and all other educational institutions. |
| b Government includes local, state, and federal government; military; and commissioned corps. However, it does not include those reported as educational institutions. |
| c Private industry and business includes all private for-profit and private not-for-profit companies, businesses, and organizations, except those reported as educational institutions. It also includes persons reporting they were self-employed. |
| d Other physical sciences is included in earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences. |
| NOTES: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 1,000. Standard errors for numbers are rounded up to the nearest 500. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Estimates are from recent college graduates who received bachelor's or master's degrees in science, engineering, or health fields in the 2008 and 2009 academic years; estimates may differ from degree counts published elsewhere. |
| SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Survey of Recent College Graduates, 2010. |
| Data from survey cycle 2010, as of September 19, 2012. |
