NCSES SDR 2013 DST 15

Table 15-2. Employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and primary 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	290,700	2,250	135,700	1,900	86,300	1,450	18,900	750	49,900	1,250	29,600	950	137,100	2,150	89,400	1,400	140,800	1,800	33,200	900
Science	553,600	1,850	209,300	1,900	96,500	1,650	78,100	1,350	7,800	600	26,900	900	19,600	700	100,000	1,850	80,100	1,350	118,700	1,600	25,900	800
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences	183,500	1,000	85,800	1,300	36,800	1,050	38,700	950	1,000	200	9,300	550	2,700	350	35,300	1,050	20,700	850	29,800	950	9,200	450
Agricultural/ food sciences	16,800	550	7,400	400	5,000	400	1,000	150	200	100	1,200	200	200	100	4,900	350	700	150	2,500	250	1,200	200
Biochemistry/ biophysics	27,700	900	14,400	650	4,700	400	7,600	500	100	100	2,000	300	600	200	5,000	450	3,100	350	3,200	350	1,400	200
Cell/ molecular biology	21,400	600	10,300	550	2,800	300	6,400	450	D	D	1,000	200	300	100	4,000	350	2,600	250	3,100	300	1,100	200
Environmental life sciences	7,600	400	3,500	300	2,800	300	300	100	D	D	400	100	200	100	1,600	200	300	100	1,500	200	400	100
Microbiology	13,100	600	5,700	400	2,500	300	2,400	250	D	D	800	200	100	100	2,600	300	1,700	250	2,200	300	800	150
Zoology	9,000	500	3,500	300	1,800	250	1,300	200	D	D	300	100	200	100	2,000	250	700	150	2,200	300	400	150
Other biological sciences	87,900	1,350	41,000	900	17,200	750	19,600	750	400	150	3,800	400	1,000	200	15,300	700	11,600	600	15,100	700	3,900	300
Computer/ information sciences	21,900	300	8,200	450	3,900	350	2,200	300	800	200	1,300	200	5,200	400	3,200	300	300	100	4,300	350	700	200
Mathematics/ statistics	32,600	500	10,700	500	4,600	350	4,100	300	900	150	1,100	200	3,900	400	4,100	400	700	150	12,300	550	1,000	200
Physical sciences	122,200	800	58,200	1,100	24,200	800	17,800	700	3,800	400	12,300	650	5,800	400	23,800	850	5,600	350	22,200	800	6,600	450
Astronomy/ astrophysics	5,000	350	2,700	300	600	150	1,700	200	300	100	100	100	400	150	700	150	D	D	1,000	200	200	100
Chemistry, except biochemistry	61,200	650	28,200	750	12,600	600	6,100	450	1,100	200	8,300	550	1,000	200	13,800	650	3,400	300	11,100	550	3,700	300
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciences^c	19,400	350	9,500	400	4,400	300	3,900	300	400	100	800	150	700	150	3,200	300	800	200	4,100	300	1,100	200
Physics	36,600	550	17,900	550	6,600	450	6,100	400	2,000	300	3,100	300	3,600	350	6,000	400	1,400	200	5,900	500	1,700	250
Psychology	104,900	700	19,000	600	11,800	550	5,000	350	700	200	1,500	250	900	200	16,700	750	47,100	1,050	17,200	650	3,900	300
Social sciences	88,500	850	27,500	750	15,200	600	10,300	550	600	150	1,400	200	1,200	200	16,800	650	5,700	400	32,800	800	4,600	350
Economics	23,800	450	9,900	450	6,400	400	3,100	350	200	100	200	100	400	150	4,100	350	2,200	300	6,200	450	1,000	200
Political sciences	20,400	650	4,800	350	1,900	250	2,400	250	D	D	400	150	300	100	4,200	400	1,300	250	8,600	450	1,300	200
Sociology	14,300	450	4,400	350	2,300	250	1,900	250	D	D	200	100	D	D	2,300	250	400	150	6,500	400	700	150
Other social sciences	29,900	800	8,400	450	4,700	350	2,900	300	200	100	600	150	400	150	6,100	350	1,800	250	11,600	500	1,700	250
Engineering	133,700	850	69,800	1,100	31,000	850	6,300	450	10,800	550	21,700	850	9,600	600	30,000	800	4,900	450	13,500	650	5,900	450
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineering	5,200	400	2,700	350	1,300	200	300	100	500	150	700	200	500	200	1,200	200	D	D	400	150	200	100
Chemical engineering	16,500	700	8,200	500	3,900	350	500	150	900	200	2,900	300	1,000	200	4,300	350	700	200	1,200	200	1,100	200
Civil engineering	11,300	600	5,200	500	2,200	300	500	150	1,800	300	600	200	500	150	2,500	300	900	200	1,700	250	500	150
Electrical/ computer engineering	39,400	500	21,200	650	8,400	450	1,300	250	3,300	300	8,200	550	4,600	350	7,300	400	900	200	3,800	350	1,500	250
Materials/ metallurgical engineering	13,900	600	7,500	500	3,700	350	600	150	300	150	3,000	350	400	150	3,900	400	400	150	900	200	700	200
Mechanical engineering	19,400	800	10,300	600	4,100	350	1,100	200	1,900	250	3,200	350	1,400	250	4,700	400	500	150	1,900	250	700	150
Other engineering	28,100	800	14,600	650	7,400	450	2,100	250	2,100	300	3,000	350	1,300	250	6,000	400	1,400	200	3,500	350	1,200	200
Health	33,500	450	11,500	500	8,200	450	1,800	250	200	100	1,300	200	300	100	7,200	400	4,400	350	8,700	450	1,300	200

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. 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.

Data from survey cycle 2013, as of 18 February 2014.