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Table 10. Employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and age: 2013
 

Field            All employed Under 35 35–39 40–44 45–49 50–54 55–59 60–64 65–75
Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE
All fields 720,800 1,900 76,600 1,100 96,000 1,250 98,100 1,250 91,700 1,550 92,300 1,400 94,200 1,350 83,600 1,400 88,200 1,400
Science 553,600 1,850 54,500 900 71,100 1,200 74,900 1,200 69,400 1,300 69,500 1,300 75,100 1,200 68,300 1,350 70,600 1,250
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences 183,500 1,000 21,000 600 26,700 750 25,900 700 24,000 750 22,100 750 25,100 700 20,700 700 18,000 600
Agricultural/ food sciences 16,800 550 900 150 1,600 200 1,400 200 2,400 300 2,400 300 3,700 300 2,400 250 1,900 250
Biochemistry/ biophysics 27,700 900 3,800 300 3,400 300 3,900 350 3,700 350 2,800 400 3,500 350 3,300 300 3,300 350
Cell/ molecular biology 21,400 600 2,600 250 3,900 400 4,000 350 3,800 350 2,900 350 2,300 300 900 200 900 200
Environmental life sciences 7,600 400 600 150 1,200 200 1,100 200 1,000 200 800 150 1,000 200 1,100 200 900 200
Microbiology 13,100 600 1,900 250 1,700 250 1,500 250 1,500 200 1,800 300 1,500 250 1,500 200 1,600 250
Zoology 9,000 500 300 100 800 150 600 150 800 150 1,200 200 1,500 250 1,500 200 2,200 250
Other biological sciences 87,900 1,350 10,900 550 14,200 650 13,400 550 10,800 550 10,200 550 11,400 450 10,000 550 7,200 450
Computer/ information sciences 21,900 300 3,100 250 4,500 300 3,300 300 3,000 300 2,800 250 2,900 300 1,700 250 700 150
Mathematics/ statistics 32,600 500 4,100 300 4,500 300 4,400 300 4,300 350 3,800 350 3,300 300 3,600 300 4,600 300
Physical sciences 122,200 800 13,100 400 15,400 600 16,500 550 16,500 550 17,100 600 15,900 650 11,800 550 16,000 550
Astronomy/ astrophysics 5,000 350 700 150 800 200 900 200 600 150 500 150 500 150 400 150 500 150
Chemistry, except biochemistry 61,200 650 7,100 250 8,300 400 8,400 450 8,100 400 8,500 400 8,100 450 5,700 400 7,000 450
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciencesa 19,400 350 1,600 200 2,000 250 2,400 250 2,200 250 3,200 250 3,000 300 2,400 250 2,600 250
Physics 36,600 550 3,600 250 4,300 350 4,700 350 5,500 350 4,900 350 4,300 300 3,300 300 5,800 350
Psychology 104,900 700 7,800 400 10,700 450 13,000 500 11,500 550 12,500 550 15,400 650 17,300 600 16,700 600
Social sciences 88,500 850 5,500 300 9,200 400 11,900 500 10,200 500 11,300 550 12,600 650 13,200 650 14,600 600
Economics 23,800 450 1,900 200 2,700 250 2,900 250 2,500 250 3,300 300 3,800 350 2,600 350 4,100 350
Political sciences 20,400 650 1,300 200 2,100 200 2,900 300 2,300 250 2,700 250 2,400 250 2,900 350 3,700 350
Sociology 14,300 450 1,000 150 1,500 200 1,800 200 1,700 200 1,600 200 2,000 250 2,500 300 2,200 250
Other social sciences 29,900 800 1,300 200 2,900 250 4,200 350 3,700 350 3,700 350 4,300 400 5,300 400 4,700 400
Engineering 133,700 850 19,600 500 21,000 600 19,000 700 18,900 650 18,800 650 13,500 600 9,700 500 13,300 550
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineering 5,200 400 800 200 600 150 1,000 250 800 150 700 150 300 150 500 150 400 150
Chemical engineering 16,500 700 2,800 350 2,400 250 2,200 300 2,200 250 2,500 300 2,000 300 900 200 1,500 250
Civil engineering 11,300 600 1,000 200 1,800 250 1,600 250 1,800 250 1,600 250 1,000 200 1,000 200 1,500 250
Electrical/ computer engineering 39,400 500 5,400 300 6,400 350 6,100 350 5,700 400 5,400 400 4,400 350 2,300 300 3,700 300
Materials/ metallurgical engineering 13,900 600 2,300 250 2,000 250 1,800 250 2,200 300 2,400 300 1,100 200 1,100 200 1,100 200
Mechanical engineering 19,400 800 2,800 300 3,100 350 2,800 350 2,600 300 2,800 350 1,900 300 1,400 200 1,900 250
Other engineering 28,100 800 4,500 300 4,600 350 3,600 350 3,600 350 3,400 300 2,800 350 2,500 300 3,200 350
Health 33,500 450 2,400 250 4,000 300 4,200 350 3,300 300 4,000 350 5,600 350 5,600 400 4,300 300

Codes used in data tables: * = suppressed when population estimate < 50. D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards.
SE = standard error.
a Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 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, 2013.
Data from survey cycle 2013, as of 18 February 2014.