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Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System Surveys
Survey Year 2013

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All data tables Excel.zip zip file. (1.59 MB)
TableData Tables
Labor force status
1degree background
2level of highest degree
Occupations
by occupational category
3-0all degrees and level of highest degree
by field of highest degree
3-1all degrees
3-2bachelor's degree
3-3master's degree
3-4doctorate degree
respondents with disabilities
4-0all degrees and level of highest degree
by broad field of highest degree and broad occupational category
4-1all degrees
4-2bachelor's degree
4-3master's degree
4-4doctorate degree
Selected characteristics
U.S. scientists and engineers
5by field and level of highest degree
by ethnicity and race
6-0all degrees and level of highest degree
by field of highest degree and sex
6-1all degrees
6-2bachelor's degree
6-3master's degree
6-4doctorate degree
Employment
by primary or secondary work activity
7-0all degrees and level of highest degree
by field of highest degree and employment sector
7-1all degrees
7-2bachelor's degree
7-3master's degree
7-4doctorate degree
by sex, ethnicity, race
8-0all degrees and level of highest degree
by field of highest degree
8-1all degrees
8-2bachelor's degree
8-3master's degree
8-4doctorate degree
by employment sector
9-0all degrees and level of highest degree
by occupation and citizenship status
9-1all degrees
9-2bachelor's degree
9-3master's degree
9-4doctorate degree
by primary or secondary work activity
10-0all degrees and level of highest degree
by occupation and age
10-1all degrees
10-2bachelor's degree
10-3master's degree
10-4doctorate degree
by years since highest degree
11-0all degrees and level of highest degree
by occupation, ethnicity, and race
11-1all degrees
11-2bachelor's degree
11-3master's degree
11-4doctorate degree
Median annual salary
by primary or secondary work activity
12-0all degrees and level of highest degree
by broad field of highest degree and employment sector
12-1all degrees
12-2bachelor's degree
12-3master's degree
12-4doctorate degree
by sex, ethnicity, race
13-0all degrees and level of highest degree
by field of highest degree
13-1all degrees
13-2bachelor's degree
13-3master's degree
13-4doctorate degree
by employment sector
14-0all degrees and level of highest degree
by occupation and citizenship status
14-1all degrees
14-2bachelor's degree
14-3master's degree
14-4doctorate degree
by primary and secondary work activity
15-0all degrees and level of highest degree
by occupation and age
15-1all degrees
15-2bachelor's degree
15-3master's degree
15-4doctorate degree
by years since highest degree
16-0all degrees and level of highest degree
by occupation, ethnicity, and race
16-1all degrees
16-2bachelor's degree
16-3master's degree
16-4doctorate degree
September 2015

Data from survey cycle 2013
(finalized 24 February 2015)

National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. 2015. Characteristics of Scientists and Engineers in the United States: 2013. http://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/us-workforce/2013/.


 

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All data tables Excel.zip zip file. (1.59 MB)
TableTechnical Tables
A-12013 SESTAT Education Codes and Groups
A-22013 SESTAT Occupation Codes and Groups
September 2015

Data from survey cycle 2013
(finalized 24 February 2015)

 

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