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Table 10. Employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and age: 2010
 

Field            All employed Under 35 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-75
Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE
All fields 692,900 1,750 76,400 950 88,900 1,300 91,900 1,300 92,900 1,250 95,500 1,300 92,200 1,650 80,800 1,450 74,200 1,150
Science 536,200 1,700 55,600 800 66,400 1,050 69,500 1,200 70,000 1,100 75,200 1,150 74,400 1,400 65,800 1,350 59,300 1,000
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences 175,700 950 20,800 500 24,700 650 23,700 700 23,300 600 25,600 750 24,000 700 18,700 750 14,900 600
Agricultural/ food sciences 17,900 500 1,100 150 1,600 200 1,700 250 2,600 250 3,400 300 3,500 300 2,200 250 1,700 200
Biochemistry/ biophysics 27,100 750 3,300 300 3,500 300 3,500 350 3,700 300 3,100 300 3,900 300 3,600 350 2,400 300
Cell/ molecular biology 21,000 700 3,200 300 3,900 300 3,900 300 3,600 300 3,300 350 1,700 250 900 200 600 150
Environmental life sciences 7,300 350 600 150 900 150 1,100 200 900 150 1,100 200 1,100 200 1,100 200 500 150
Microbiology 12,200 550 1,800 200 1,400 200 1,400 200 1,400 200 1,900 250 1,600 250 1,100 200 1,500 200
Zoology 10,000 500 500 150 600 150 800 150 1,000 200 1,600 200 1,600 250 1,900 250 2,100 250
Other biological sciences 80,100 1,150 10,300 450 12,800 550 11,200 550 10,100 550 11,300 550 10,600 450 7,800 500 6,000 450
Computer/ information sciences 19,000 300 3,100 200 3,000 250 3,100 250 3,100 250 3,000 250 2,300 300 1,100 200 300 100
Mathematics/ statistics 32,000 450 4,300 250 4,200 300 4,200 300 4,000 350 3,600 300 3,700 300 3,800 350 4,300 300
Physical sciences 120,100 900 14,000 450 14,200 550 15,500 550 17,700 550 17,900 550 13,600 550 12,500 600 14,700 550
Astronomy/ astrophysics 4,700 400 800 150 700 150 700 150 600 150 400 150 600 150 400 100 400 100
Chemistry, except biochemistry 60,500 650 8,100 350 7,100 400 7,800 400 8,700 400 9,600 450 6,900 400 5,900 400 6,500 400
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciencesa 19,100 350 1,600 150 2,000 200 2,100 200 2,900 300 3,200 250 2,800 250 2,200 250 2,200 250
Physics 35,700 500 3,500 250 4,400 300 4,800 300 5,500 400 4,800 300 3,300 300 3,900 300 5,600 350
Psychology 102,400 750 7,200 350 11,800 500 11,100 550 11,800 550 13,200 600 18,000 650 16,300 700 12,900 550
Social sciences 87,000 750 6,100 250 8,400 400 11,900 500 10,100 450 12,000 500 12,900 600 13,400 550 12,200 550
Economics 23,200 400 2,500 200 2,400 200 3,000 250 2,600 250 3,500 300 3,400 300 2,900 300 3,000 300
Political sciences 20,100 550 1,400 200 1,600 200 3,100 250 2,300 250 2,700 300 2,600 300 3,600 350 2,800 300
Sociology 14,900 450 800 100 1,600 200 1,900 200 1,800 250 1,800 250 2,300 250 2,300 200 2,500 250
Other social sciences 28,800 700 1,400 200 2,800 300 4,000 300 3,300 300 3,900 300 4,600 400 4,700 350 4,000 350
Engineering 125,500 800 18,600 550 19,100 700 18,600 550 19,200 600 16,300 600 11,900 500 10,000 550 11,800 550
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineering 5,100 450 700 150 900 200 1,000 150 600 150 600 150 300 100 500 150 600 150
Chemical engineering 15,700 650 2,800 300 2,100 250 2,000 250 2,400 300 2,100 250 1,500 250 1,100 200 1,500 250
Civil engineering 10,900 550 1,000 150 1,900 250 1,400 250 1,600 250 1,500 250 1,000 200 1,100 200 1,300 250
Electrical/ computer engineering 36,700 400 5,400 250 5,900 400 6,000 350 6,100 350 4,300 300 3,400 300 2,500 300 3,200 350
Materials/ metallurgical engineering 12,600 650 1,800 250 2,100 250 1,900 250 2,100 300 1,800 300 1,200 200 800 150 1,000 200
Mechanical engineering 18,000 700 3,000 300 2,500 300 2,800 250 2,500 300 2,500 250 1,500 200 1,700 250 1,500 250
Other engineering 26,600 850 4,000 350 3,700 300 3,500 350 3,900 350 3,500 350 3,000 300 2,300 300 2,800 300
Health 31,200 350 2,200 250 3,400 300 3,900 300 3,700 300 4,000 300 5,900 400 5,000 350 3,100 300

SE = standard error.
a 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.
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.