Table 40. Postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by detailed field and primary mechanism of support: 2014
| Field |
Total |
Fellowships |
Research grants |
Traineeships |
Other types of support |
| All surveyed fields |
63,593 |
6,535 |
39,478 |
4,221 |
13,359 |
| Science and engineering |
44,623 |
4,180 |
30,150 |
1,928 |
8,365 |
| Science |
37,316 |
3,639 |
24,656 |
1,818 |
7,203 |
| Agricultural sciences |
1,402 |
68 |
1,036 |
41 |
257 |
| Biological sciences |
19,554 |
1,907 |
12,829 |
1,159 |
3,659 |
| Anatomy |
235 |
32 |
153 |
11 |
39 |
| Biochemistry |
1,885 |
131 |
1,218 |
90 |
446 |
| Biology |
2,392 |
360 |
1,650 |
92 |
290 |
| Biometry and epidemiology |
652 |
57 |
336 |
114 |
145 |
| Biophysics |
156 |
7 |
95 |
2 |
52 |
| Botany and plant biology |
626 |
8 |
475 |
8 |
135 |
| Cell and molecular biology |
2,270 |
364 |
1,356 |
88 |
462 |
| Ecology |
102 |
16 |
65 |
4 |
17 |
| Entomology and parasitology |
279 |
18 |
218 |
7 |
36 |
| Genetics |
1,385 |
118 |
882 |
80 |
305 |
| Microbiology, immunology, and virology |
2,187 |
216 |
1,411 |
176 |
384 |
| Nutrition |
236 |
26 |
148 |
24 |
38 |
| Pathology |
1,469 |
153 |
830 |
122 |
364 |
| Pharmacology and toxicology |
1,226 |
112 |
779 |
114 |
221 |
| Physiology |
1,380 |
144 |
887 |
143 |
206 |
| Zoology |
75 |
7 |
58 |
1 |
9 |
| Biosciences nec |
2,999 |
138 |
2,268 |
83 |
510 |
| Communication |
75 |
21 |
38 |
2 |
14 |
| Computer sciences |
834 |
54 |
655 |
5 |
120 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
2,061 |
272 |
1,359 |
16 |
414 |
| Atmospheric sciences |
212 |
30 |
143 |
1 |
38 |
| Geosciences |
725 |
71 |
490 |
7 |
157 |
| Ocean sciences |
423 |
46 |
343 |
5 |
29 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences nec |
701 |
125 |
383 |
3 |
190 |
| Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
114 |
3 |
51 |
13 |
47 |
| Mathematics and statistics |
959 |
118 |
386 |
116 |
339 |
| Mathematics and applied mathematics |
840 |
108 |
311 |
105 |
316 |
| Statistics |
119 |
10 |
75 |
11 |
23 |
| Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
1,045 |
98 |
694 |
63 |
190 |
| Neurobiology and neuroscience |
1,878 |
217 |
1,180 |
133 |
348 |
| Physical sciences |
7,277 |
584 |
5,309 |
112 |
1,272 |
| Astronomy and astrophysics |
390 |
47 |
289 |
5 |
49 |
| Chemistry |
3,891 |
352 |
2,693 |
83 |
763 |
| Physics |
2,738 |
180 |
2,102 |
24 |
432 |
| Physical sciences nec |
258 |
5 |
225 |
0 |
28 |
| Psychology |
1,066 |
137 |
701 |
81 |
147 |
| Clinical psychology |
85 |
31 |
36 |
6 |
12 |
| Psychology, general |
584 |
58 |
407 |
40 |
79 |
| Psychology nec |
397 |
48 |
258 |
35 |
56 |
| Social sciences |
1,051 |
160 |
418 |
77 |
396 |
| Agricultural economics |
65 |
2 |
46 |
1 |
16 |
| Anthropology |
142 |
18 |
62 |
5 |
57 |
| Economics (except agricultural) |
86 |
17 |
23 |
11 |
35 |
| Geography |
104 |
6 |
70 |
1 |
27 |
| History and philosophy of science |
9 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| Linguistics |
36 |
7 |
20 |
0 |
9 |
| Political science and government |
258 |
42 |
82 |
26 |
108 |
| Sociology |
91 |
17 |
31 |
18 |
25 |
| Sociology and anthropology |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Social sciences nec |
257 |
46 |
81 |
15 |
115 |
| Engineering |
7,307 |
541 |
5,494 |
110 |
1,162 |
| Aerospace engineering |
220 |
31 |
155 |
0 |
34 |
| Agricultural engineering |
150 |
0 |
108 |
4 |
38 |
| Architecture |
14 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
| Biomedical engineering |
1,198 |
102 |
874 |
57 |
165 |
| Chemical engineering |
1,244 |
64 |
937 |
17 |
226 |
| Civil engineering |
629 |
45 |
474 |
6 |
104 |
| Electrical engineering |
1,179 |
112 |
914 |
7 |
146 |
| Engineering science, mechanics, and physics |
270 |
33 |
205 |
0 |
32 |
| Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
131 |
9 |
84 |
0 |
38 |
| Mechanical engineering |
1,058 |
78 |
759 |
9 |
212 |
| Metallurgical and materials engineering |
780 |
38 |
634 |
9 |
99 |
| Mining engineering |
15 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
10 |
| Nuclear engineering |
112 |
6 |
95 |
1 |
10 |
| Petroleum engineering |
66 |
3 |
56 |
0 |
7 |
| Engineering nec |
241 |
12 |
190 |
0 |
39 |
| Health |
18,970 |
2,355 |
9,328 |
2,293 |
4,994 |
| Clinical medicine |
16,216 |
1,976 |
7,786 |
1,999 |
4,455 |
| Anesthesiology |
434 |
44 |
276 |
37 |
77 |
| Cardiovascular science |
742 |
107 |
362 |
149 |
124 |
| Endocrinology |
435 |
81 |
181 |
64 |
109 |
| Gastroenterology |
318 |
27 |
135 |
60 |
96 |
| Hematology |
378 |
46 |
163 |
54 |
115 |
| Neurology |
1,124 |
121 |
677 |
93 |
233 |
| Obstetrics and gynecology |
325 |
47 |
128 |
30 |
120 |
| Oncology and cancer research |
1,840 |
241 |
927 |
114 |
558 |
| Ophthalmology |
574 |
35 |
406 |
28 |
105 |
| Otorhinolaryngology |
164 |
15 |
107 |
14 |
28 |
| Pediatrics |
1,512 |
303 |
646 |
174 |
389 |
| Preventive medicine and community health |
658 |
86 |
314 |
115 |
143 |
| Psychiatry |
1,095 |
109 |
414 |
268 |
304 |
| Pulmonary disease |
287 |
44 |
107 |
57 |
79 |
| Radiology |
990 |
151 |
523 |
55 |
261 |
| Surgery |
1,360 |
139 |
592 |
157 |
472 |
| Clinical medicine nec |
3,980 |
380 |
1,828 |
530 |
1,242 |
| Other health |
2,754 |
379 |
1,542 |
294 |
539 |
| Communication disorders sciences |
61 |
8 |
44 |
2 |
7 |
| Dental sciences |
328 |
7 |
209 |
52 |
60 |
| Nursing science |
82 |
15 |
17 |
35 |
15 |
| Pharmaceutical sciences |
1,016 |
120 |
607 |
53 |
236 |
| Veterinary sciences |
513 |
104 |
282 |
39 |
88 |
| Other health nec |
754 |
125 |
383 |
113 |
133 |
