| Table 3-16 |
| Labor market indicators for recent S&E degree recipients 1–5 years after receiving degree, by field: 2006 |
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| |
|
Highest degree field |
| Indicator and degree |
All S&E fields |
Computer/
mathematical
sciences |
Life sciences |
Physical
sciences |
Social
sciences |
Engineering |
| |
| |
Percent |
| Unemployment rate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bachelor's |
3.8 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
4.0 |
5.1 |
1.9 |
| Master's |
2.5 |
3.1 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
2.5 |
| Doctorate |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
| Involuntary out-of-field rate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bachelor's |
11.0 |
8.5 |
9.9 |
9.4 |
15.7 |
3.6 |
| Master's |
4.2 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
6.4 |
9.5 |
2.9 |
| Doctorate |
1.8 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
4.1 |
4.0 |
2.5 |
| |
|
| |
Dollars |
| Average salary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Bachelor's |
39,500 |
48,600 |
31,700 |
35,900 |
34,400 |
54,000 |
| Master's |
55,000 |
65,000 |
45,500 |
44,700 |
42,100 |
67,300 |
| Doctorate |
56,000 |
72,700 |
54,700 |
63,300 |
57,800 |
75,000 |
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NOTES: Average salary rounded to nearest $100. Unemployment rate for recent S&E degree recipients differs from rate for entire S&E labor force.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) (2006), http://sestat.nsf.gov.
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