NCSES SDR FY2010 DST 15

Table 15-1. Employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and primary or secondary work activity: 2010

Field	All employed		R&D
	Total		Any R&D		Applied research		Basic research		Design		Development		Computer applications		Management, sales, or administration^a		Professional services		Teaching		Other work activity^b
	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE
All fields	692,900	1,750	430,400	2,300	238,400	2,050	157,700	1,900	44,800	1,050	98,600	1,500	57,600	1,200	280,400	2,200	110,800	1,650	208,100	2,150	56,900	1,150
Science	536,200	1,700	320,100	2,150	174,200	1,850	140,300	1,850	22,600	950	56,800	1,200	37,500	950	218,100	2,050	97,500	1,550	174,500	2,000	43,700	1,000
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences	175,700	950	117,200	1,300	64,600	1,150	60,900	1,150	4,100	350	18,500	750	5,600	400	79,600	1,100	25,800	850	47,000	1,000	13,500	650
Agricultural/ food sciences	17,900	500	12,300	550	8,900	500	2,800	300	500	150	3,600	300	400	150	9,100	450	1,200	200	4,200	350	1,800	250
Biochemistry/ biophysics	27,100	750	18,700	650	8,800	500	11,000	550	600	150	3,800	350	1,100	200	12,600	600	3,700	350	6,100	450	2,000	250
Cell/ molecular biology	21,000	700	14,100	650	6,400	450	9,000	550	400	150	2,100	300	500	150	10,200	600	3,300	250	4,800	350	1,200	250
Environmental life sciences	7,300	350	5,000	350	4,200	300	1,100	150	300	100	700	150	400	100	3,000	250	500	150	2,300	300	700	150
Microbiology	12,200	550	7,800	450	4,300	350	4,000	300	400	150	1,300	200	200	100	5,600	400	2,000	250	3,200	300	900	200
Zoology	10,000	500	6,100	400	3,100	300	3,400	350	200	100	700	200	200	100	4,700	400	1,100	200	3,900	350	800	200
Other biological sciences	80,100	1,150	53,200	900	28,900	850	29,600	850	1,600	250	6,300	400	2,700	300	34,500	850	14,000	700	22,400	800	6,000	450
Computer/ information sciences	19,000	300	13,000	400	7,400	400	3,000	300	2,000	250	3,200	300	7,100	450	5,500	300	700	150	5,500	350	1,100	200
Mathematics/ statistics	32,000	450	21,000	500	9,300	400	9,200	400	2,500	300	2,700	350	6,800	450	8,100	500	1,700	200	15,900	550	2,200	250
Physical sciences	120,100	900	81,300	1,000	43,100	950	31,400	800	10,500	600	23,500	800	13,000	550	46,800	950	7,800	500	31,500	950	10,800	550
Astronomy/ astrophysics	4,700	400	3,500	400	900	200	2,400	300	500	150	400	150	1,300	250	1,400	200	D	D	1,500	250	400	100
Chemistry, except biochemistry	60,500	650	39,700	800	23,500	800	12,700	550	3,500	350	15,200	650	2,200	250	26,400	750	4,700	400	15,200	700	5,800	400
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciences^c	19,100	350	13,600	450	7,900	450	6,900	300	1,200	200	1,500	200	2,000	250	6,500	350	800	150	6,200	350	2,100	250
Physics	35,700	500	24,500	550	10,800	500	9,300	400	5,300	400	6,500	450	7,600	450	12,500	500	2,200	250	8,600	550	2,400	250
Psychology	102,400	750	36,100	850	21,900	700	11,800	550	1,800	250	4,800	400	2,200	250	45,500	1,050	52,400	1,000	29,200	850	7,200	450
Social sciences	87,000	750	51,600	900	27,900	750	23,900	750	1,900	250	4,100	350	2,800	250	32,600	800	9,100	550	45,400	900	8,900	450
Economics	23,200	400	15,200	450	10,600	450	5,300	400	700	150	1,100	200	1,300	200	8,500	400	3,100	350	9,800	450	1,800	250
Political sciences	20,100	550	11,100	550	5,200	400	5,800	400	300	150	800	200	400	150	7,900	450	1,600	250	11,100	500	2,300	300
Sociology	14,900	450	8,700	450	4,200	300	4,700	350	200	100	600	150	300	100	5,300	350	1,300	200	8,800	400	1,700	200
Other social sciences	28,800	700	16,500	600	8,000	400	8,000	400	600	150	1,600	250	700	150	10,900	550	3,100	300	15,800	550	3,200	300
Engineering	125,500	800	92,900	1,100	51,300	1,150	13,700	650	21,300	650	39,000	900	19,100	750	49,000	1,000	6,800	450	21,300	800	10,300	550
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineering	5,100	450	4,100	400	2,200	250	800	150	1,100	200	1,600	250	900	200	1,800	250	100	100	500	150	300	100
Chemical engineering	15,700	650	11,100	600	6,200	450	1,500	250	2,300	300	5,500	450	1,500	250	6,700	450	1,200	200	2,000	250	1,600	250
Civil engineering	10,900	550	7,700	450	4,600	350	1,100	200	2,300	250	1,600	250	1,100	200	4,600	400	1,000	200	2,600	300	800	200
Electrical/ computer engineering	36,700	400	27,800	500	14,200	600	2,800	300	6,700	400	13,000	500	8,600	450	12,900	450	1,300	200	6,100	450	3,100	300
Materials/ metallurgical engineering	12,600	650	9,300	500	5,100	350	1,800	250	1,400	250	5,000	400	500	150	5,800	450	500	150	1,400	200	1,400	250
Mechanical engineering	18,000	700	13,500	650	6,700	450	1,900	250	3,900	400	6,100	450	2,800	300	6,900	450	900	200	3,000	300	1,300	250
Other engineering	26,600	850	19,300	750	12,300	650	3,800	350	3,400	350	6,200	450	3,700	400	10,200	550	1,900	300	5,800	450	1,800	300
Health	31,200	350	17,400	500	12,900	500	3,800	300	900	150	2,800	300	1,000	200	13,200	450	6,500	400	12,300	400	2,900	300

D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information.
SE = standard error.

^a Administration includes accounting, finance, contracts, and human resources.

^b Includes production, operations, maintenance, and other activities not broken out separately.

^c Includes other physical sciences.

NOTES: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 100. Standard errors are rounded up to the nearest 50. Detail may exceed total due to multiple responses. Primary and secondary work activities were based on response to the question: "On which two activities...did you work the most hours during a typical week on this job?"

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 2010.