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Table 11. Employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and years since doctorate: 2010
 

Field            All employed ≤ 5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 > 25
Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE
All fields 692,900 1,750 136,400 650 108,100 800 106,400 800 92,100 800 75,000 800 175,000 1,500
Science 536,200 1,700 98,600 550 80,900 700 80,200 700 71,300 700 60,200 700 144,900 1,300
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences 175,700 950 35,200 350 27,900 400 26,500 400 22,600 400 19,100 400 44,400 700
Agricultural/ food sciences 17,900 500 2,300 200 2,200 200 2,500 200 3,000 200 2,600 200 5,300 300
Biochemistry/ biophysics 27,100 750 4,800 350 3,400 300 3,900 300 3,700 300 2,500 200 8,800 450
Cell/ molecular biology 21,000 700 4,900 350 4,700 350 4,100 350 2,900 250 2,100 200 2,400 250
Environmental life sciences 7,300 350 1,800 200 1,500 150 1,000 150 600 150 700 150 1,600 250
Microbiology 12,200 550 2,600 250 1,400 200 1,800 200 1,600 200 1,200 150 3,500 350
Zoology 10,000 500 1,100 200 1,000 150 1,200 250 1,000 200 1,200 200 4,600 400
Other biological sciences 80,100 1,150 17,700 500 13,600 500 12,100 500 9,800 500 8,800 350 18,200 600
Computer/ information sciences 19,000 300 6,200 150 3,400 150 3,500 150 3,100 150 1,600 150 1,200 150
Mathematics/ statistics 32,000 450 6,200 150 4,300 200 4,500 200 4,000 200 3,200 200 9,800 350
Physical sciences 120,100 900 19,400 300 16,100 350 17,600 350 17,000 300 14,100 300 35,900 650
Astronomy/ astrophysics 4,700 400 1,100 200 700 150 800 150 500 150 300 100 1,300 200
Chemistry, except biochemistry 60,500 650 9,500 200 8,400 300 8,600 300 8,700 200 7,600 250 17,900 500
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciencesa 19,100 350 3,200 150 2,600 150 2,900 150 2,800 150 2,300 150 5,300 250
Physics 35,700 500 5,600 250 4,300 250 5,300 250 5,100 250 3,900 200 11,400 400
Psychology 102,400 750 16,000 300 15,500 300 15,300 300 13,700 300 12,400 350 29,500 550
Social sciences 87,000 750 15,500 250 13,800 300 12,900 300 10,800 300 9,900 350 24,100 600
Economics 23,200 400 3,800 150 3,000 150 3,100 150 2,800 150 3,100 150 7,400 300
Political sciences 20,100 550 3,400 250 3,300 250 3,300 200 2,900 200 2,000 200 5,300 350
Sociology 14,900 450 2,500 200 2,600 200 2,200 250 1,400 150 1,600 150 4,500 300
Other social sciences 28,800 700 5,700 300 5,000 300 4,300 250 3,700 300 3,200 250 6,900 450
Engineering 125,500 800 29,200 300 20,600 350 21,100 350 16,900 350 12,100 350 25,600 600
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineering 5,100 450 1,100 200 900 150 1,000 150 500 150 500 150 1,100 250
Chemical engineering 15,700 650 3,100 300 2,300 300 2,600 250 1,900 250 2,200 250 3,700 400
Civil engineering 10,900 550 2,400 250 1,800 250 1,700 250 1,500 250 1,100 200 2,300 300
Electrical/ computer engineering 36,700 400 9,000 200 6,400 250 6,200 200 5,000 200 3,400 200 6,700 300
Materials/ metallurgical engineering 12,600 650 2,400 300 2,000 250 2,800 250 1,700 250 1,300 200 2,400 300
Mechanical engineering 18,000 700 4,800 350 3,000 300 2,800 300 2,600 300 1,400 200 3,400 350
Other engineering 26,600 850 6,400 400 4,300 300 3,900 350 3,800 350 2,300 250 5,900 450
Health 31,200 350 8,600 200 6,500 200 5,100 200 3,900 200 2,700 150 4,400 200

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.