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 | |||||||
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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. |