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| Table 27. Relation of occupation to field of degree among recent graduates with bachelor's degrees in science, engineering, or health, by major field of degree: October 2010 |
| Major field | S&E occupationa | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All employed |
In same broad field as degree |
In different broad S&E or S&E-related field than degree | Non-S&E occupation | |||||
| Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | |
| All fields | 922,000 | 7,500 | 355,000 | 9,000 | 102,000 | 5,000 | 465,000 | 9,000 |
| Science | 604,000 | 6,500 | 103,000 | 4,500 | 85,000 | 5,000 | 415,000 | 8,000 |
| Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences | 120,000 | 4,000 | 24,000 | 3,000 | 36,000 | 3,500 | 61,000 | 4,000 |
| Agricultural/ food sciences | 11,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 500 | 2,000 | 500 | 7,000 | 1,000 |
| Biological sciences | 98,000 | 4,000 | 20,000 | 3,000 | 30,000 | 3,000 | 48,000 | 3,500 |
| Environmental life sciences | 10,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 500 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 6,000 | 1,000 |
| Computer/ information sciences | 64,000 | 1,500 | 41,000 | 3,000 | S | S | 22,000 | 3,000 |
| Mathematics/ statistics | 24,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 18,000 | 1,500 |
| Physical and related sciences | 35,000 | 1,000 | 15,000 | 1,500 | 8,000 | 1,000 | 12,000 | 1,500 |
| Chemistry, except biochemistry | 19,000 | 1,000 | 8,000 | 1,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 6,000 | 1,000 |
| Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciencesb | 9,000 | 500 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 | 3,000 | 500 |
| Physics/ astronomy | 8,000 | 500 | 3,000 | 500 | 3,000 | 500 | 2,000 | 500 |
| Psychology | 140,000 | 3,000 | 7,000 | 2,000 | 20,000 | 2,500 | 113,000 | 4,000 |
| Social and related sciences | 221,000 | 4,000 | 14,000 | 2,000 | 18,000 | 2,500 | 189,000 | 4,500 |
| Economics | 38,000 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 32,000 | 2,000 |
| Political and related sciences | 69,000 | 2,500 | 4,000 | 1,000 | 5,000 | 1,500 | 60,000 | 3,000 |
| Sociology/ anthropology | 69,000 | 2,500 | 4,000 | 1,500 | 5,000 | 1,500 | 60,000 | 2,500 |
| Other social sciences | 45,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 6,000 | 1,500 | 38,000 | 2,000 |
| Engineering | 113,000 | 2,000 | 76,000 | 2,500 | 14,000 | 1,500 | 23,000 | 2,000 |
| Chemical engineering | 8,000 | 500 | 5,000 | 500 | 1,000 | 500 | 2,000 | 500 |
| Civil/ architectural engineering | 20,000 | 1,000 | 16,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 | 3,000 | 1,000 |
| Electrical/ computer engineering | 28,000 | 1,000 | 16,000 | 1,500 | 7,000 | 1,500 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Industrial engineering | 5,000 | 500 | 3,000 | 500 | * | * | 2,000 | 500 |
| Mechanical engineering | 29,000 | 1,000 | 23,000 | 1,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 5,000 | 1,000 |
| Other engineering | 23,000 | 1,000 | 13,000 | 1,000 | 4,000 | 1,000 | 6,000 | 1,000 |
| Health | 205,000 | 4,000 | 175,000 | 7,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 27,000 | 4,500 |
| * = value < 500. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards. |
| S&E = science and engineering; SE = standard error. |
| a S&E occupations include S&E postsecondary teachers. S&E-related occupations include health occupations. For details, see technical notes. |
| b Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences includes other physical sciences. |
| NOTES: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 1,000. Standard errors for numbers are rounded up to the nearest 500. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Estimates are from recent college graduates who received bachelor's or master's degrees in science, engineering, or health fields in the 2008 and 2009 academic years; estimates may differ from degree counts published elsewhere. Comparisons of field of occupation and major field of degree were done at the broad level only. For example, an individual with a physics bachelor's degree working in chemistry is considered to have an occupation and degree in the same broad field; an individual with a computer sciences bachelor's degree working in an engineering occupation is considered to have an occupation in a broad field that differs from that of the degree. |
| SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Survey of Recent College Graduates, 2010. |
| Data from survey cycle 2010, as of September 19, 2012. |
