NCSES SDR 2013 DST 9

Table 9. Employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and citizenship status: 2013

Field	All employed		U.S. citizen						Non-U.S. citizen
	Total		Total		Native born		Naturalized		Total		Permanent resident		Temporary resident
	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE
All fields	720,800	1,900	622,900	1,950	509,900	1,700	113,000	1,250	97,900	1,150	70,100	950	27,800	750
Science	553,600	1,850	491,400	1,750	419,100	1,700	72,300	1,000	62,200	1,000	45,300	900	16,900	550
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences	183,500	1,000	163,700	1,050	138,100	950	25,600	700	19,800	650	14,000	600	5,800	350
Agricultural/ food sciences	16,800	550	14,600	550	12,100	500	2,500	250	2,100	250	1,700	250	500	150
Biochemistry/ biophysics	27,700	900	24,500	850	19,700	800	4,800	400	3,300	350	2,100	250	1,100	200
Cell/ molecular biology	21,400	600	18,600	600	14,800	500	3,900	350	2,800	300	2,100	250	700	150
Environmental life sciences	7,600	400	6,900	350	6,200	350	700	150	700	150	500	150	200	100
Microbiology	13,100	600	12,200	550	10,500	500	1,700	200	900	200	700	200	200	100
Zoology	9,000	500	8,700	500	8,100	450	600	150	300	100	200	100	S	S
Other biological sciences	87,900	1,350	78,200	1,250	66,700	1,150	11,500	500	9,700	550	6,700	500	3,000	300
Computer/ information sciences	21,900	300	15,800	350	10,700	300	5,100	300	6,100	300	4,500	300	1,600	200
Mathematics/ statistics	32,600	500	25,500	550	19,200	450	6,200	350	7,100	300	5,200	350	1,900	200
Physical sciences	122,200	800	105,600	850	85,700	800	19,800	650	16,600	550	12,100	550	4,500	300
Astronomy/ astrophysics	5,000	350	4,700	350	4,100	350	600	150	300	100	100	100	100	100
Chemistry, except biochemistry	61,200	650	53,100	650	42,900	600	10,200	500	8,100	400	5,900	450	2,200	200
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciences^a	19,400	350	17,200	350	15,200	350	2,000	200	2,200	200	1,700	200	500	100
Physics	36,600	550	30,500	650	23,500	550	7,000	350	6,100	300	4,300	300	1,700	200
Psychology	104,900	700	102,200	750	96,600	750	5,600	350	2,700	300	2,100	250	600	150
Social sciences	88,500	850	78,700	900	68,700	800	10,000	450	9,800	450	7,400	450	2,400	250
Economics	23,800	450	19,100	500	15,200	450	3,900	300	4,800	300	3,300	300	1,400	200
Political sciences	20,400	650	18,800	650	16,900	600	1,900	250	1,600	250	1,200	250	500	100
Sociology	14,300	450	13,600	450	12,400	450	1,200	150	700	100	600	100	100	50
Other social sciences	29,900	800	27,200	800	24,300	750	2,900	300	2,800	250	2,300	300	400	100
Engineering	133,700	850	100,800	950	63,900	750	36,900	800	33,000	700	22,900	650	10,000	450
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineering	5,200	400	4,000	350	2,900	300	1,200	250	1,100	250	700	200	400	150
Chemical engineering	16,500	700	13,300	650	9,100	550	4,300	300	3,200	350	2,300	250	900	200
Civil engineering	11,300	600	8,300	500	4,700	350	3,600	350	3,000	350	2,000	300	1,000	200
Electrical/ computer engineering	39,400	500	27,800	600	15,600	400	12,200	450	11,600	500	8,200	450	3,300	250
Materials/ metallurgical engineering	13,900	600	10,900	500	7,800	450	3,200	250	3,000	350	2,100	300	900	200
Mechanical engineering	19,400	800	14,200	550	9,000	450	5,100	400	5,200	500	3,800	450	1,400	250
Other engineering	28,100	800	22,300	750	14,800	600	7,400	450	5,800	400	3,800	350	2,100	200
Health	33,500	450	30,800	500	27,000	500	3,800	250	2,700	200	1,800	200	900	150

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.