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Table 4-9b. Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences postdoctoral appointee and doctorate-holding nonfaculty researcher demographics and funding: 2017

Characteristic Postdoctoral appointees Doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers
Number Percent Number Percent
Institutions 137 19.5 101 14.4
Schools 137 16.8 101 12.4
Units 251 1.3 198 1.1
All individuals 2,089 100.0 1,794 100.0
Male 1,304 62.4 1,238 69.0
Female 785 37.6 556 31.0
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa 1,180 56.5 na na
Hispanic or Latino 57 2.7 na na
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 3 0.1 na na
Asian 125 6.0 na na
Black or African American 10 0.5 na na
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 5 0.2 na na
White 778 37.2 na na
More than one race 40 1.9 na na
Unknown ethnicity and race 162 7.8 na na
Temporary visa holders 909 43.5 na na
Primary source of support
Federal 1,110 53.1 na na
Nonfederalb 873 41.8 na na
Personal resources 24 1.1 na na
Unknown or not stated 82 3.9 na na
Primary mechanism of support
Fellowships 235 11.2 na na
Research grants 1,453 69.6 na na
Traineeships 19 0.9 na na
Other types of support 382 18.3 na na
Degree typec
Doctoral degree 1,506 72.1 1,324 73.8
Professional degree 25 1.2 22 1.2
Dual degree 3 0.1 2 0.1
Unknown 555 26.6 446 24.9
Degree origin
United States 825 39.5 na na
Foreign country 502 24.0 na na
Unknown 762 36.5 na na
na = not applicable; citizenship, race and ethnicity, source of support, mechanism of support, and degree origin data are not collected for doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers.
a Ethnicity and race data are available only for U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
b Nonfederal includes foreign support.
c Doctoral degree includes PhD, ScD, DEng, etc.; professional degree includes MD, DVM, DO, DDS, etc.; dual degree includes both professional and doctoral degrees (MD-PhD, DVM-PhD, etc.).
NOTES: "Field" refers to the field of the unit that reports postdoctorates and doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers to the Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering. Percentages may not add to total because of rounding.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 2017.