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Table 11-2. Non-U.S. residing employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and years since doctorate: 2015

Field All employed ≤ 5 6–10 11–15 16–20 21–25 > 25
Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE
All fields 119,200 1,300 18,900 475 21,050 600 18,150 625 17,150 600 19,550 600 24,350 775
Science 84,600 1,100 13,400 425 15,350 500 12,850 525 11,600 500 13,600 550 17,800 600
Biological/agricultural/environmental life sciences 24,000 625 3,500 200 4,250 275 3,800 275 3,550 275 3,900 325 5,000 350
Agricultural/food sciences 5,950 325 600 100 750 100 950 125 950 100 950 125 1,750 200
Biochemistry/biophysics 2,650 250 500 125 450 100 250 100 400 100 450 100 650 150
Cell/molecular biology 1,950 225 250 100 450 100 450 150 300 100 250 100 250 100
Environmental life sciences 1,650 125 200 50 400 50 350 50 250 50 300 75 150 75
Microbiology 1,350 175 150 50 200 75 250 100 150 50 350 100 150 75
Zoology 1,150 150 250 100 100 50 200 75 150 50 100 50 350 100
Other biological sciences 9,300 375 1,550 150 1,900 200 1,350 200 1,350 200 1,450 200 1,700 200
Computer/information sciences 4,350 275 1,100 175 950 125 650 125 500 100 850 150 350 100
Mathematics/statistics 8,050 350 1,250 175 1,250 150 1,400 200 1,050 150 1,200 175 1,850 200
Physical sciences 18,200 600 2,950 200 3,650 275 2,250 225 2,500 250 3,250 250 3,650 250
Astronomy/astrophysics 800 100 250 50 150 50 S S S S 150 50 150 50
Chemistry, except biochemistry 7,200 350 1,100 125 1,000 150 1,200 175 1,100 150 1,400 175 1,350 200
Earth/atmospheric/ocean sciencesa 3,450 175 600 75 700 100 450 75 500 75 450 75 750 100
Physics 6,800 425 1,050 150 1,750 225 600 125 800 150 1,200 175 1,400 175
Psychology 4,800 275 700 125 900 175 650 100 800 150 500 100 1,150 125
Social sciences 25,200 600 3,850 225 4,350 300 4,100 275 3,200 275 3,900 250 5,800 400
Economics 11,250 400 1,600 125 1,850 175 1,750 200 1,350 150 1,750 175 2,850 300
Political sciences 4,800 350 750 125 950 150 850 175 700 175 600 125 950 200
Sociology 2,300 225 300 75 450 100 300 100 350 75 400 100 550 125
Other social sciences 6,900 325 1,200 150 1,100 125 1,200 150 850 125 1,150 150 1,450 175
Engineering 30,300 775 4,750 250 4,700 325 4,250 275 4,750 275 5,550 325 6,250 425
Aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering 1,000 125 200 75 150 50 200 75 100 50 200 75 200 50
Chemical engineering 3,400 325 450 125 600 150 200 100 500 125 700 125 850 175
Civil engineering 4,450 350 750 100 600 125 550 125 800 150 700 125 1,050 200
Electrical/computer engineering 7,900 400 1,300 125 1,350 150 1,300 150 1,050 125 1,500 175 1,350 200
Materials and metallurgical engineering 2,900 225 550 125 300 75 450 100 450 100 500 125 650 100
Mechanical engineering 3,850 325 550 125 600 150 450 150 650 125 850 175 750 175
Other engineering 6,850 300 950 125 1,100 125 1,100 125 1,200 150 1,100 125 1,400 150
Health 4,350 275 700 100 1,000 150 1,050 175 800 150 450 100 300 100
Codes used in data tables: * = suppressed when population estimate < 25. D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards.
SE = standard error.
a Includes other physical sciences.
NOTES: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 50. Standard errors are rounded up to the nearest 25. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Residence location is based on reported living location on 1 February 2015. Years since doctorate were calculated as academic years since doctorate attainment.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 2015.