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 | |||||||||
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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. |