NCSES SDR 2013 DST 11

Table 11. Employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and years since doctorate: 2013

Field	All employed		≤ 5		6–10		11–15		16–20		21–25		> 25
Field	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE
All fields	720,800	1,900	117,400	450	120,000	500	107,000	700	99,600	650	83,000	750	193,800	1,700
Science	553,600	1,850	85,000	400	87,700	500	80,700	650	75,300	650	64,400	700	160,500	1,500
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences	183,500	1,000	30,700	300	30,900	350	27,200	400	24,900	400	20,300	400	49,500	750
Agricultural/ food sciences	16,800	550	1,700	200	2,200	200	2,300	200	2,200	200	2,700	200	5,700	300
Biochemistry/ biophysics	27,700	900	4,500	350	3,900	350	3,600	350	3,900	350	2,700	300	9,100	550
Cell/ molecular biology	21,400	600	3,900	300	4,100	350	4,500	350	3,600	300	2,200	250	3,200	300
Environmental life sciences	7,600	400	1,500	150	1,700	200	1,200	200	800	150	700	150	1,600	200
Microbiology	13,100	600	2,300	250	1,800	200	1,800	250	1,900	250	1,400	200	3,800	350
Zoology	9,000	500	700	150	900	200	1,100	200	1,000	200	1,200	200	4,100	300
Other biological sciences	87,900	1,350	16,100	550	16,300	550	12,700	500	11,400	500	9,400	350	21,900	700
Computer/ information sciences	21,900	300	5,700	150	4,900	150	3,100	150	3,400	150	2,500	150	2,100	200
Mathematics/ statistics	32,600	500	5,200	150	5,300	150	4,400	200	4,200	200	3,600	200	9,800	350
Physical sciences	122,200	800	16,400	200	17,000	300	17,100	300	17,200	300	15,600	300	38,800	600
Astronomy/ astrophysics	5,000	350	900	150	800	200	900	200	700	200	300	100	1,400	200
Chemistry, except biochemistry	61,200	650	8,000	150	8,800	250	8,600	250	8,400	200	8,000	250	19,400	450
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciences^a	19,400	350	2,600	100	2,800	100	2,800	150	2,700	150	2,600	150	5,900	250
Physics	36,600	550	4,900	200	4,600	200	4,800	250	5,400	200	4,700	200	12,100	350
Psychology	104,900	700	13,500	200	15,600	200	15,600	300	13,700	300	12,300	300	34,200	600
Social sciences	88,500	850	13,300	200	13,900	300	13,300	300	11,800	300	10,000	350	26,100	700
Economics	23,800	450	3,100	150	3,300	150	3,200	200	2,700	150	2,900	150	8,600	400
Political sciences	20,400	650	3,200	200	3,300	250	3,200	250	3,100	250	2,300	250	5,300	400
Sociology	14,300	450	2,200	200	2,300	200	2,300	200	1,800	200	1,400	200	4,300	300
Other social sciences	29,900	800	4,800	250	5,000	300	4,600	350	4,200	300	3,400	300	8,000	500
Engineering	133,700	850	25,200	300	24,700	350	20,600	400	19,800	400	15,500	300	28,000	600
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineering	5,200	400	900	200	900	200	900	200	800	200	500	150	1,200	200
Chemical engineering	16,500	700	2,800	350	2,800	300	2,400	300	2,000	250	2,600	300	3,900	400
Civil engineering	11,300	600	2,000	250	2,000	250	1,800	250	1,500	250	1,500	250	2,400	300
Electrical/ computer engineering	39,400	500	7,400	200	7,600	200	6,000	250	6,300	250	4,300	150	7,700	300
Materials/ metallurgical engineering	13,900	600	2,600	300	2,100	250	2,000	250	2,600	300	1,800	250	2,700	300
Mechanical engineering	19,400	800	3,500	300	3,900	350	3,100	300	3,100	300	1,900	250	4,000	350
Other engineering	28,100	800	5,800	300	5,400	400	4,300	350	3,400	300	3,000	300	6,100	450
Health	33,500	450	7,200	150	7,600	150	5,700	200	4,500	200	3,200	150	5,300	250

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.