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Table 4-16b. Engineering postdoctoral appointee and doctorate-holding nonfaculty researcher demographics and funding: 2018

Characteristic Postdoctoral appointees Doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers
Number Percent Number Percent
Institutions 204 28.5 164 22.9
Schools 218 26.7 169 20.7
Units 1,011 5.2 751 3.8
All individuals 7,914 100.0 3,570 100.0
Male 6,046 76.4 2,749 77.0
Female 1,868 23.6 821 23.0
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa 2,656 33.6 na na
Hispanic or Latino 127 1.6 na na
Not Hispanic or Latino
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 0.1 na na
Asian 690 8.7 na na
Black or African American 77 1.0 na na
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 * na na
White 1,415 17.9 na na
More than one race 35 0.4 na na
Unknown ethnicity and race 307 3.9 na na
Temporary visa holders 5,258 66.4 na na
Primary source of support
Federal 3,709 46.9 na na
Nonfederalb 3,609 45.6 na na
Personal resources 98 1.2 na na
Unknown or not stated 498 6.3 na na
Primary mechanism of support
Fellowships 755 9.5 na na
Research grants 5,698 72.0 na na
Traineeships 106 1.3 na na
Other types of support 1,355 17.1 na na
Degree typec
Doctoral degree 6,265 79.2 3,008 84.3
Professional degree 87 1.1 88 2.5
Dual degree 44 0.6 28 0.8
Unknown 1,518 19.2 446 12.5
Degree origin
United States 3,005 38.0 na na
Foreign country 2,151 27.2 na na
Unknown 2,758 34.8 na na
* = value < 0.05%; 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 Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 2018.