| Table 6-3 |
| Employment sectors of Ph.D.s with U.S. postgraduation work commitments, by major field of doctorate: 1970–74 and 1995–99 |
| (Percent) |
| |
 |
| Field |
Academe |
Industry and
self-employment
|
Government |
Other |
|
| 1970–74 |
| All fields |
66.7 |
12.2 |
10.3 |
10.7 |
| Science and engineering |
57.6 |
22.1 |
14.4 |
5.8 |
| Agricultural sciences |
56.9 |
23.5 |
17.7 |
1.9 |
| Biological sciences |
69.7 |
10.5 |
14.2 |
5.6 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
51.9 |
23.1 |
22.3 |
2.7 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences |
80.1 |
12.2 |
5.8 |
1.9 |
| Physical sciences |
36.3 |
43.5 |
16.0 |
4.2 |
| Psychology |
56.6 |
5.7 |
21.6 |
16.1 |
| Social sciences |
83.6 |
3.6 |
8.1 |
4.7 |
| Engineering |
26.9 |
51.8 |
17.4 |
3.8 |
| |
| Non-science and engineering |
76.1 |
2.0 |
6.1 |
15.8 |
| Education |
64.0 |
1.5 |
8.7 |
25.8 |
| Health |
65.5 |
10.8 |
15.1 |
8.6 |
| Humanities |
93.5 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
4.3 |
| Professional fields/other |
82.9 |
6.1 |
6.2 |
4.8 |
| |
| 1995–99 |
| All fields |
49.4 |
26.6 |
7.8 |
16.2 |
| Science and engineering |
36.5 |
44.4 |
10.9 |
8.2 |
| Agricultural sciences |
37.5 |
41.8 |
15.8 |
4.8 |
| Biological sciences |
46.8 |
31.5 |
13.6 |
8.0 |
| Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences |
33.9 |
38.4 |
22.4 |
5.3 |
| Mathematics and computer sciences |
47.4 |
44.9 |
4.9 |
2.7 |
| Physical sciences |
21.1 |
67.9 |
7.6 |
3.4 |
| Psychology |
37.2 |
24.3 |
13.4 |
25.2 |
| Social sciences |
65.7 |
14.0 |
10.8 |
9.4 |
| Engineering |
14.3 |
72.7 |
10.6 |
2.4 |
| |
| Non-science and engineering |
62.8 |
8.2 |
4.5 |
24.5 |
| Education |
48.0 |
6.5 |
5.4 |
40.1 |
| Health sciences |
59.3 |
17.5 |
11.1 |
12.1 |
| Humanities |
82.8 |
5.8 |
1.7 |
9.7 |
| Professional fields/other |
74.7 |
13.2 |
3.4 |
8.7 |
|
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| SOURCE: NSF/NIH/USED/NEH/USDA/NASA, Survey of Earned Doctorates and Doctorate Records File. |
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| U.S. Doctorates in the 20th Century |
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