NCSES SDR 2013 DST 15

Table 15-1. Employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and primary or secondary work activity: 2013

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	720,800	1,900	441,600	2,200	242,900	2,200	159,100	1,700	47,300	1,050	102,200	1,600	61,200	1,250	296,100	2,550	111,600	1,650	211,100	2,050	65,200	1,300
Science	553,600	1,850	324,400	1,900	174,900	2,000	140,600	1,600	23,100	900	58,100	1,200	40,300	950	228,200	2,050	97,600	1,550	176,000	1,800	51,900	1,150
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences	183,500	1,000	119,600	1,250	65,700	1,200	60,700	1,000	4,100	350	19,400	800	7,100	500	83,700	1,300	26,000	950	47,200	1,050	17,400	600
Agricultural/ food sciences	16,800	550	10,800	450	7,900	400	2,800	250	500	150	2,600	250	400	150	8,900	500	900	200	3,800	350	2,100	200
Biochemistry/ biophysics	27,700	900	19,000	750	8,800	550	10,700	550	700	150	3,600	350	1,400	250	12,500	650	4,100	400	5,800	450	2,400	300
Cell/ molecular biology	21,400	600	14,100	600	6,200	450	8,900	450	400	150	2,100	250	900	200	10,100	550	3,100	300	5,200	400	2,300	300
Environmental life sciences	7,600	400	5,300	350	4,300	350	1,100	150	300	100	700	150	600	150	3,400	350	400	150	2,200	250	900	200
Microbiology	13,100	600	7,600	450	4,300	350	3,700	350	300	100	1,700	250	300	100	6,000	400	2,200	250	3,200	300	1,400	200
Zoology	9,000	500	5,500	400	2,800	300	2,900	300	200	100	700	150	300	100	4,300	350	900	200	3,000	350	800	200
Other biological sciences	87,900	1,350	57,300	1,150	31,400	950	30,600	900	1,800	250	8,100	500	3,300	350	38,400	1,000	14,300	700	24,100	800	7,500	450
Computer/ information sciences	21,900	300	15,000	450	8,400	450	3,600	350	2,500	300	3,500	300	8,600	400	6,400	400	600	150	5,900	400	1,500	200
Mathematics/ statistics	32,600	500	20,600	550	9,300	500	9,300	400	2,500	300	2,000	250	6,900	450	8,700	500	1,100	200	16,500	600	2,700	300
Physical sciences	122,200	800	82,100	1,100	41,900	1,000	31,500	850	10,000	550	24,400	850	12,900	600	49,900	1,100	7,900	450	31,300	1,000	12,400	600
Astronomy/ astrophysics	5,000	350	3,600	300	1,000	200	2,500	300	500	150	300	100	1,000	150	1,600	200	D	D	1,600	250	400	150
Chemistry, except biochemistry	61,200	650	39,400	750	22,000	700	12,300	600	3,400	350	15,400	650	2,400	300	28,400	800	4,600	350	14,800	650	6,900	450
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciences^c	19,400	350	13,800	450	7,600	350	7,000	400	1,100	200	1,700	250	2,100	250	7,000	400	1,200	200	6,200	400	2,000	300
Physics	36,600	550	25,300	600	11,300	550	9,600	500	4,900	350	6,900	450	7,400	450	12,900	550	2,100	250	8,700	600	3,100	350
Psychology	104,900	700	35,500	750	22,400	700	10,800	500	2,200	300	4,500	350	2,000	300	46,400	900	53,200	1,100	29,100	750	8,200	400
Social sciences	88,500	850	51,600	800	27,100	800	24,700	750	1,800	250	4,300	400	2,800	350	33,200	850	8,600	500	46,000	850	9,600	450
Economics	23,800	450	16,000	500	10,900	500	5,700	450	800	150	900	200	1,300	200	8,600	500	3,300	350	9,900	500	1,700	250
Political sciences	20,400	650	10,500	500	4,300	400	6,100	400	200	100	900	200	400	150	8,200	500	2,000	300	11,500	550	2,700	250
Sociology	14,300	450	8,400	450	3,600	350	4,800	350	100	100	700	150	200	100	4,900	350	800	150	8,700	400	1,700	250
Other social sciences	29,900	800	16,800	600	8,200	450	8,100	450	700	200	1,900	250	800	200	11,600	550	2,600	300	15,800	600	3,600	300
Engineering	133,700	850	98,600	1,100	53,800	1,200	14,600	700	23,300	800	41,100	1,000	20,000	850	53,500	1,100	7,400	500	21,500	800	10,500	500
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineering	5,200	400	4,100	400	2,100	300	700	150	900	200	1,800	300	1,000	250	1,900	200	200	100	600	150	500	150
Chemical engineering	16,500	700	11,600	600	6,600	450	1,600	250	2,700	300	5,400	400	1,800	250	7,100	450	1,000	200	2,000	250	1,600	250
Civil engineering	11,300	600	7,700	550	4,300	400	1,000	200	2,700	350	1,400	250	1,000	200	5,100	400	1,200	250	3,000	350	900	200
Electrical/ computer engineering	39,400	500	30,200	600	15,000	650	3,500	350	7,100	450	15,000	650	8,800	500	13,600	650	1,200	250	5,900	450	2,800	300
Materials/ metallurgical engineering	13,900	600	10,200	550	5,900	450	1,400	200	1,600	250	5,500	450	800	200	6,700	450	600	150	1,600	250	1,200	250
Mechanical engineering	19,400	800	14,200	700	7,100	450	2,200	300	4,000	350	6,100	500	2,500	350	8,200	500	1,000	200	3,200	350	1,300	200
Other engineering	28,100	800	20,500	750	12,800	650	4,300	400	4,300	400	5,900	450	4,000	400	10,900	600	2,100	250	5,200	400	2,200	250
Health	33,500	450	18,600	550	14,200	500	3,900	300	900	200	3,000	350	900	200	14,400	500	6,600	450	13,700	500	2,800	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 Administration includes accounting, finance, contracts, and human resources.

^b Other work activity includes production, operations, maintenance, and other activities not broken out separately.

^c 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 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, 2013.