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Table 32-3. Selected employment characteristics of doctoral scientists and engineers, by occupation: 2010
 

Occupation               Labor force participation
rate
Percent SE
All occupations 88.2 0.20
Science occupations 88.3 0.30
Biological/ agricultural/ other life scientists 89.4 0.50
Agricultural/ food scientists 86.7 1.60
Biochemists/ biophysicists 90.3 1.30
Biological scientists 87.0 1.05
Forestry/ conservation scientists 90.0 4.05
Medical scientists 91.5 0.75
Postsecondary teachers, agricultural/ other natural sciences 88.0 2.10
Postsecondary teachers, biological sciences 88.9 0.90
Other biological/ agricultural/ life scientists 90.2 2.05
Computer/ information scientists 88.6 0.90
Computer/ information scientists 88.9 0.95
Postsecondary teachers, computer science 87.8 1.80
S&E technicians and technologists 100.0 7.15
Mathematical scientists 89.1 0.85
Mathematical scientists 92.6 1.20
Postsecondary teachers, mathematics/ statistics 87.4 1.30
Physical scientists 86.7 0.55
Chemists, except biochemists 82.7 1.30
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean scientists 88.2 1.45
Physicists/ astronomers 88.8 1.25
Postsecondary teachers, chemistry 87.6 1.50
Postsecondary teachers, physics 87.5 1.85
Postsecondary teachers, other physical sciences 89.7 1.65
Other physical scientists 87.1 3.45
Psychologists 89.5 0.70
Psychologists 89.6 0.75
Postsecondary teachers, psychology 89.1 1.30
Social scientists 86.0 0.75
Economists 84.3 2.05
Political scientists 58.8 7.40
Postsecondary teachers, economics 88.1 1.85
Postsecondary teachers, political science 89.5 1.65
Postsecondary teachers, sociology 84.4 1.75
Postsecondary teachers, other social sciences 87.2 1.65
Sociologists/ anthropologists 81.0 3.25
Other social scientists 88.1 1.95
Engineering occupations 89.0 0.60
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineers 88.1 2.10
Chemical engineers 87.2 1.90
Civil/ architectural/ sanitary engineers 87.0 2.55
Electrical engineers 90.3 1.15
Industrial engineersa 83.3 6.20
Mechanical engineers 88.7 1.80
Postsecondary teachers, engineering 90.7 0.95
Other engineersa 88.1 1.20
S&E-related occupations 89.2 0.55
Health occupations, except postsecondary teachers and managers 89.6 1.00
Postsecondary teachers, health and related sciences 86.9 1.10
S&E managers, including health 92.7 0.85
S&E precollege teachers 83.0 2.70
S&E technicians and technologists 84.8 2.90
Other S&E-related occupations 80.0 8.15
Non-S&E occupations 86.5 0.55
Arts/ humanities-related occupations 84.6 2.35
Management-related occupations 86.5 1.25
Non-S&E managers 88.2 0.70
Non-S&E postsecondary teachers 88.1 1.30
Non-S&E precollege/ other teachers 78.9 5.20
Sales/ marketing occupations 84.0 2.25
Social service–related occupations 87.5 2.45
Other non-S&E occupations 80.4 1.85

D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards.
S&E = science and engineering; SE = standard error.
a From 1999 to 2008, data for Industrial engineers were mislabeled as "Materials/metallurgical engineers. "For all years, data in this category have included only industrial engineers. For all years, data on Materials/metallurgical engineers have been included only in Other engineers.
NOTES: Labor force is defined as those employed (E) plus those unemployed and seeking work (U). Population (P) is defined as all science, engineering, or health doctorate holders under age 76, residing in the United States during the week of 1 October 2010, who earned doctorates from U.S. institutions. Unemployment rate (RU) = U/(E+U). If respondent was not employed during survey reference period, occupation when last employed was reported. Excludes 400 individuals who reported never having worked so could not be classified by occupation.
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.