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Table 32-2. Involuntarily out-of-field rate among doctoral scientists and engineers, by occupation: 2013
 

Occupation              Involuntarily out-of-field
rate
Percent SE
All occupations 3.0 0.15
Science occupations 1.8 0.15
Biological/ agricultural/ other life scientists 1.0 0.15
Agricultural/ food scientists D D
Biochemists/ biophysicists 1.4 0.45
Biological scientists 0.5 0.25
Forestry/ conservation scientists D D
Medical scientists 1.5 0.35
Postsecondary teachers, agricultural/ other natural sciences D D
Postsecondary teachers, biological sciences D D
Other biological/ agricultural/ life scientists 2.6 0.70
Computer/ information scientists 9.2 0.85
Computer/ information scientists 11.3 1.00
Postsecondary teachers, computer science D D
Mathematical scientists 2.9 0.60
Mathematical scientists 6.0 1.25
Postsecondary teachers, mathematics/ statistics D D
Physical scientists 1.4 0.30
Chemists, except biochemists 2.0 0.55
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean scientists 1.9 0.85
Physicists/ astronomers 1.6 0.70
Postsecondary teachers, chemistry D D
Postsecondary teachers, physics D D
Postsecondary teachers, other physical sciences D D
Other physical scientists 5.9 1.90
Psychologists D D
Psychologists D D
Postsecondary teachers, psychology D D
Social scientists 0.5 0.15
Economists 1.4 0.80
Political scientists D D
Postsecondary teachers, economics D D
Postsecondary teachers, political science D D
Postsecondary teachers, sociology D D
Postsecondary teachers, other social sciences D D
Sociologists/ anthropologists D D
Other social scientists 1.3 0.80
Engineering occupations 2.3 0.30
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineers 7.0 1.70
Chemical engineers D D
Civil/ architectural/ sanitary engineers 2.1 1.25
Electrical engineers 2.0 0.65
Industrial engineersa D D
Mechanical engineers 3.2 1.05
Postsecondary teachers, engineering D D
Other engineersa 3.3 0.60
S&E-related occupations 4.3 0.45
Health occupations, except postsecondary teachers and managers 8.0 1.00
Postsecondary teachers, health and related sciences 0.9 0.40
S&E managers, including health 1.8 0.45
S&E precollege teachers 4.7 1.90
S&E technicians and technologists 19.2 4.00
Other S&E-related occupations 33.3 10.95
Non-S&E occupations 6.4 0.40
Arts/ humanities-related occupations 8.7 1.80
Management-related occupations 8.9 1.20
Non-S&E managers 3.3 0.45
Non-S&E postsecondary teachers 2.4 0.65
Non-S&E precollege/ other teachers 10.7 3.20
Sales/ marketing occupations 14.3 2.45
Social service–related occupations 3.2 1.10
Other non-S&E occupations 18.0 2.00

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.
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.
NOTE: Involuntarily-out-of-field rate is the percentage of employed individuals who reported, for their principal job, working in an area not related to the first doctoral degree at least partially because a job in their doctoral degree field was not available.
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.