Table 48. Postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by detailed field and origin of doctoral degree: 2016
| Field |
Total |
United Statesa |
Foreign country |
Degree origin unknown |
| All surveyed fields |
64,712 |
23,899 |
19,598 |
21,215 |
| Science and engineering |
45,737 |
17,027 |
13,289 |
15,421 |
| Science |
37,941 |
14,126 |
11,213 |
12,602 |
| Agricultural sciences |
1,484 |
481 |
257 |
746 |
| Biological sciences |
19,427 |
6,949 |
6,461 |
6,017 |
| Anatomy |
184 |
54 |
64 |
66 |
| Biochemistry |
1,776 |
606 |
633 |
537 |
| Biology |
2,094 |
959 |
651 |
484 |
| Biometry and epidemiology |
676 |
340 |
160 |
176 |
| Biophysics |
148 |
59 |
55 |
34 |
| Botany and plant biology |
648 |
196 |
146 |
306 |
| Cell and molecular biology |
2,310 |
830 |
765 |
715 |
| Ecology |
154 |
45 |
14 |
95 |
| Entomology and parasitology |
254 |
83 |
45 |
126 |
| Genetics |
1,566 |
686 |
522 |
358 |
| Microbiology, immunology, and virology |
2,139 |
839 |
741 |
559 |
| Nutrition |
265 |
109 |
65 |
91 |
| Pathology |
1,264 |
379 |
545 |
340 |
| Pharmacology and toxicology |
1,193 |
435 |
437 |
321 |
| Physiology |
1,494 |
452 |
477 |
565 |
| Zoology |
46 |
19 |
2 |
25 |
| Biosciences nec |
3,216 |
858 |
1,139 |
1,219 |
| Communication |
86 |
44 |
22 |
20 |
| Computer sciences |
914 |
273 |
274 |
367 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
2,104 |
842 |
494 |
768 |
| Atmospheric sciences |
254 |
77 |
79 |
98 |
| Geosciences |
688 |
275 |
176 |
237 |
| Ocean sciences |
429 |
247 |
122 |
60 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences nec |
733 |
243 |
117 |
373 |
| Family and consumer sciences and human sciences |
116 |
51 |
6 |
59 |
| Mathematics and statistics |
1,005 |
496 |
258 |
251 |
| Mathematics and applied mathematics |
887 |
448 |
228 |
211 |
| Statistics |
118 |
48 |
30 |
40 |
| Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies |
1,095 |
422 |
200 |
473 |
| Neurobiology and neuroscience |
2,071 |
833 |
656 |
582 |
| Physical sciences |
7,269 |
2,486 |
2,192 |
2,591 |
| Astronomy and astrophysics |
440 |
141 |
108 |
191 |
| Chemistry |
3,742 |
1,290 |
1,173 |
1,279 |
| Physics |
2,819 |
999 |
878 |
942 |
| Physical sciences nec |
268 |
56 |
33 |
179 |
| Psychology |
1,177 |
660 |
220 |
297 |
| Clinical psychology |
76 |
44 |
3 |
29 |
| Psychology, general |
721 |
410 |
150 |
161 |
| Psychology nec |
380 |
206 |
67 |
107 |
| Social sciences |
1,193 |
589 |
173 |
431 |
| Agricultural economics |
64 |
16 |
4 |
44 |
| Anthropology |
152 |
68 |
20 |
64 |
| Economics (except agricultural) |
89 |
47 |
13 |
29 |
| Geography |
99 |
38 |
22 |
39 |
| History and philosophy of science |
11 |
6 |
4 |
1 |
| Linguistics |
38 |
18 |
10 |
10 |
| Political science and government |
319 |
182 |
52 |
85 |
| Sociology |
112 |
69 |
11 |
32 |
| Sociology and anthropology |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Social sciences nec |
306 |
142 |
37 |
127 |
| Engineering |
7,796 |
2,901 |
2,076 |
2,819 |
| Aerospace engineering |
201 |
83 |
36 |
82 |
| Agricultural engineering |
165 |
62 |
32 |
71 |
| Architecture |
16 |
6 |
0 |
10 |
| Biomedical engineering |
1,278 |
519 |
343 |
416 |
| Chemical engineering |
1,218 |
426 |
356 |
436 |
| Civil engineering |
706 |
314 |
122 |
270 |
| Electrical engineering |
1,186 |
385 |
355 |
446 |
| Engineering science, mechanics, and physics |
284 |
90 |
101 |
93 |
| Industrial and manufacturing engineering |
130 |
59 |
38 |
33 |
| Mechanical engineering |
1,080 |
410 |
259 |
411 |
| Metallurgical and materials engineering |
882 |
267 |
234 |
381 |
| Mining engineering |
10 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
| Nuclear engineering |
100 |
46 |
33 |
21 |
| Petroleum engineering |
72 |
44 |
13 |
15 |
| Engineering nec |
468 |
184 |
153 |
131 |
| Health |
18,975 |
6,872 |
6,309 |
5,794 |
| Clinical medicine |
16,165 |
5,974 |
5,666 |
4,525 |
| Anesthesiology |
424 |
106 |
148 |
170 |
| Cardiovascular science |
716 |
249 |
318 |
149 |
| Endocrinology |
355 |
149 |
165 |
41 |
| Gastroenterology |
304 |
119 |
151 |
34 |
| Hematology |
316 |
122 |
155 |
39 |
| Neurology |
1,027 |
353 |
287 |
387 |
| Obstetrics and gynecology |
297 |
116 |
124 |
57 |
| Oncology and cancer research |
2,206 |
870 |
923 |
413 |
| Ophthalmology |
567 |
166 |
300 |
101 |
| Otorhinolaryngology |
207 |
82 |
88 |
37 |
| Pediatrics |
1,191 |
563 |
404 |
224 |
| Preventive medicine and community health |
796 |
414 |
214 |
168 |
| Psychiatry |
1,060 |
495 |
188 |
377 |
| Pulmonary disease |
299 |
163 |
96 |
40 |
| Radiology |
1,011 |
301 |
342 |
368 |
| Surgery |
1,287 |
345 |
428 |
514 |
| Clinical medicine nec |
4,102 |
1,361 |
1,335 |
1,406 |
| Other health |
2,810 |
898 |
643 |
1,269 |
| Communication disorders sciences |
77 |
35 |
6 |
36 |
| Dental sciences |
287 |
83 |
117 |
87 |
| Nursing science |
107 |
79 |
9 |
19 |
| Pharmaceutical sciences |
1,007 |
276 |
296 |
435 |
| Veterinary sciences |
600 |
165 |
94 |
341 |
| Other health nec |
732 |
260 |
121 |
351 |
