Table 5-7: Average annual growth rates for S&E doctorate holders, by academic position: 1975

Table 5-7

Average annual growth rates for S&E doctorate holders, by academic position: 1975–2001

(Percent)

Academic position	1975–2001	1975–81	1981–91	1991–2001

All positions	2.4	3.7	2.3	1.5
Full-time faculty	1.8	3.4	2.0	0.8
Professors	2.2	5.1	2.5	0.3
Associate professors	1.4	2.8	1.6	0.3
Junior faculty^a	1.8	1.3	1.5	2.3
Full-time nonfaculty^b	5.3	7.2	4.8	4.6
Postdocs	4.1	5.4	1.5	5.8
Part-time	4.0	3.8	6.3	1.9

^aAssistant professors or instructors.
^bPositions such as research associates, adjunct positions, lecturers, and administrative positions.

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, special tabulations. See appendix table 5-18.

Science & Engineering Indicators — 2004

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