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Table 15-2. Employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and primary work activity: 2010
 

Field            All employed R&D  
Total
Any R&D Applied research
Basic research
Design
Development
Computer applications
Management, sales, or administrationa Professional services
Teaching
Other work activityb
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 1,750 284,500 2,150 132,600 1,750 86,700 1,550 17,700 750 47,500 1,250 27,300 850 128,600 1,800 87,700 1,600 136,300 1,700 28,600 750
Science 536,200 1,700 206,900 1,900 96,000 1,450 78,100 1,450 7,000 500 25,900 950 18,200 650 95,500 1,600 78,500 1,500 115,500 1,600 21,500 650
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences 175,700 950 85,800 1,200 37,300 950 39,300 1,000 800 200 8,400 500 2,600 300 32,000 950 19,800 750 28,200 750 7,300 450
Agricultural/ food sciences 17,900 500 8,800 500 5,800 450 1,300 200 D D 1,700 200 200 100 4,500 400 900 200 2,600 250 900 200
Biochemistry/ biophysics 27,100 750 14,200 650 4,700 400 7,500 450 D D 1,900 250 700 150 5,300 400 2,800 300 3,000 300 1,200 200
Cell/ molecular biology 21,000 700 10,700 550 3,400 350 6,400 500 D D 800 200 200 100 3,900 350 2,800 250 2,700 300 700 150
Environmental life sciences 7,300 350 3,400 300 2,500 250 600 150 100 100 200 100 200 100 1,300 200 300 100 1,800 250 400 100
Microbiology 12,200 550 5,800 400 2,400 300 2,700 250 D D 600 150 D D 2,300 250 1,500 250 2,000 250 500 150
Zoology 10,000 500 3,900 350 1,900 250 1,500 200 D D 400 150 200 100 1,800 250 800 200 2,800 300 500 150
Other biological sciences 80,100 1,150 39,000 950 16,600 650 19,200 750 400 150 2,800 350 1,000 200 13,000 600 10,600 600 13,300 600 3,200 300
Computer/ information sciences 19,000 300 7,100 350 3,700 300 1,600 200 600 150 1,300 200 4,400 350 2,600 250 400 100 4,100 300 400 100
Mathematics/ statistics 32,000 450 11,300 500 4,900 350 4,100 350 900 200 1,400 250 3,500 350 3,800 350 1,000 200 11,400 550 1,000 200
Physical sciences 120,100 900 56,900 950 24,500 700 17,100 650 3,500 350 11,800 650 5,800 400 23,800 750 5,800 450 22,300 900 5,500 400
Astronomy/ astrophysics 4,700 400 2,500 350 500 150 1,600 250 200 100 200 100 300 100 500 150 D D 1,100 200 300 100
Chemistry, except biochemistry 60,500 650 28,400 750 13,600 650 6,300 400 800 200 7,600 550 1,000 200 14,000 600 3,400 350 11,200 650 2,500 300
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciencesc 19,100 350 9,100 400 4,300 350 3,600 300 500 150 700 150 700 150 3,200 350 600 150 4,200 300 1,400 200
Physics 35,700 500 16,900 500 6,100 350 5,600 350 1,900 300 3,300 350 3,700 350 6,100 400 1,700 250 5,900 450 1,400 200
Psychology 102,400 750 19,300 700 11,400 600 5,500 350 600 150 1,900 250 900 150 16,100 700 45,600 1,000 17,200 650 3,400 300
Social sciences 87,000 750 26,400 700 14,200 550 10,500 550 700 200 1,100 200 1,100 200 17,300 700 6,100 450 32,300 750 3,900 350
Economics 23,200 400 9,400 400 6,200 400 2,700 300 200 100 300 100 400 150 4,100 350 2,200 300 6,200 400 1,000 200
Political sciences 20,100 550 5,100 400 2,500 300 2,300 250 200 100 100 100 200 100 4,300 350 1,200 200 8,300 450 1,000 200
Sociology 14,900 450 4,500 350 2,100 250 2,200 250 D D 100 100 D D 2,700 250 600 150 6,400 350 600 150
Other social sciences 28,800 700 7,300 500 3,400 300 3,300 350 D D 500 150 400 150 6,100 450 2,100 250 11,500 500 1,400 200
Engineering 125,500 800 66,000 1,000 28,600 950 6,600 450 10,400 600 20,400 700 8,700 500 26,900 800 5,100 400 13,400 600 5,400 400
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineering 5,100 450 2,900 350 1,200 200 400 150 600 150 700 200 400 150 1,200 250 100 100 300 100 200 100
Chemical engineering 15,700 650 8,200 500 3,700 350 700 150 1,100 200 2,700 250 700 200 3,700 350 800 200 1,100 200 1,100 200
Civil engineering 10,900 550 5,200 350 2,500 250 400 100 1,600 200 700 200 500 150 2,400 300 600 150 1,600 250 500 150
Electrical/ computer engineering 36,700 400 19,400 550 8,000 450 1,300 200 3,000 300 7,100 400 4,000 400 6,900 400 1,000 200 3,900 350 1,400 250
Materials/ metallurgical engineering 12,600 650 7,100 450 2,900 300 700 200 500 150 3,000 350 300 100 3,300 350 400 150 800 150 800 200
Mechanical engineering 18,000 700 9,600 550 3,200 350 1,000 200 2,000 300 3,400 300 1,200 200 3,900 350 600 150 1,900 300 700 200
Other engineering 26,600 850 13,600 600 7,200 450 2,000 250 1,600 250 2,900 300 1,600 250 5,400 450 1,400 250 3,700 350 800 200
Health 31,200 350 11,500 450 8,000 450 2,000 200 400 150 1,200 200 400 150 6,200 350 4,100 300 7,400 400 1,700 250

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. 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.
Data from survey cycle 2010, as of August 21, 2013.