| Table 3-4 |
Individuals with highest degree in S&E employed in non-S&E occupations, by highest degree and relation of degree to job: 2003
|
| (Percent) |
|
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
Degree related to job |
| Highest degree |
|
n (thousands) |
|
Closely |
|
Somewhat |
|
Not |
| |
| All degree levelsa |
|
6,022 |
|
33.3 |
|
32.9 |
|
33.8 |
| Bachelor's |
|
4,868 |
|
29.8 |
|
33.6 |
|
36.7 |
| Master's |
|
972 |
|
48.3 |
|
30.0 |
|
21.6 |
| Doctorate |
|
165 |
|
42.3 |
|
36.6 |
|
21.2 |
| |
| aIncludes professional degrees.
NOTES: Non-S&E occupations include Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) categories "non-S&E" and "S&E related." Detail may not add to total because of rounding.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, SESTAT database, 2003, http://sestat.nsf.gov. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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