NSF generates a variety of publications that are based on data from SESTAT and related to the Science and Engineering (S&E) Workforce in the United States.

Detailed Statistical Tables

• Characteristics of College Graduates
• Characteristics of Recent College Graduates
• Characteristics of Scientists and Engineers with U.S. Doctorates
• Doctoral Scientists and Engineers Profiles
• Science and Engineering State Profiles
• SESTAT: Characteristics of Scientists and Engineers in the United States

Special Report

• The State of U.S. Science and Engineering 2020 (NSB-2020-1)
• Chapter 8: State Indicators (NSF 00-000)
• Chapter 4: Research and Development: National Trends and International Linkages (NSF 00-000)
• Characteristics of Scientists and Engineers in the United States: 2006 (NSF 11-318)
• Characteristics of Scientists and Engineers in the United States: 2006 (NSF 11-318)
• Characteristics of Scientists and Engineers in the United States: 2003 (SESTAT) (NSF 11-315)
• Characteristics of Scientists and Engineers in the United States: 2003 (SESTAT) (NSF 11-315)
• Characteristics of Recent Science and Engineering Graduates: 2006 (NSF 10-318)
• Science and Engineering Indicators 2008: Chapter 8. State Indicators
• Science and Engineering Indicators 2008: Chapter 3. S&E Labor Force
• Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities: Employment
• Science and Engineering Indicators 2006: Chapter 8. State Indicators
• Science and Engineering Indicators 2006: Chapter 3. S&E Labor Force
• Interstate Migration Patterns of Recent Recipients of Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in S&E (NSF 05-318)
• Science and Engineering Indicators 2004: Chapter 8. State Indicators
• Science and Engineering Indicators 2004: Chapter 3. S&E Labor Force
• Science and Engineering Indicators 2002: Chapter 3. S&E Workforce
• Science and Engineering Indicators 2000: Chapter 3. S&E Workforce
• Gender Differences in the Careers of Academic Scientists and Engineers (NSF 04-323)
• Characteristics of Scientists and Engineers in the United States: 1999 (SRS 03-407)
• Older Doctoral Scientists and Engineers: Selected Labor Force Characteristics (NSF 02-324)
• Characteristics of Scientists and Engineers in the United States: 1997 (SRS 00-413)
• SESTAT: A Tool for Studying Scientists and Engineers in the US (NSF 99-337)
• SESTAT: A Tool for Studying Scientists and Engineers in the US (NSF 99-337)
• Will Small Business Become the Nation's Leading Employer of Graduates with Bachelor's Degrees in S&E? (NSF 99-322)
• Retention of the Best S&E Graduates in S&E (NSF 99-321)
• Characteristics of Scientists and Engineers in the United States: 1995 (SRS 99-417)
• Characteristics of Scientists and Engineers in the United States: 1993 (SRS 99-416)
• Who Is Unemployed? Factors Affecting Unemployment Among Individuals with Doctoral Degrees in S&E (NSF 97-336)

InfoBriefs

• The Increasing Role of Community Colleges among Bachelor's Degree Recipients: Findings from the 2019 National Survey of College Graduates (NSF 21-309)
• International Collaborations of Scientists and Engineers in the United States (NSF 12-323)
• International Collaborations of Scientists and Engineers in the United States (NSF 12-323)
• Diversity in Science and Engineering Employment in Industry (NSF 12-311)
• Diversity in Science and Engineering Employment in Industry (NSF 12-311)
• Unemployment Among Doctoral Scientists and Engineers Remained Below the National Average in 2008 (NSF 11-308)
• The End of Mandatory Retirement for Doctoral Scientists and Engineers in Postsecondary Institutions: Retirement Patterns 10 Years Later (NSF 11-302)
• Postdoc Participation of Science, Engineering, and Health Doctorate Recipients (NSF 08-307)
• Unemployment Rate of U.S. Scientists and Engineers Drops to Record Low 2.5% in 2006 (NSF 08-305)
• Unemployment Rate of U.S. Scientists and Engineers Drops to Record Low 2.5% in 2006 (NSF 08-305)
• An Overview of Science, Engineering, and Health Graduates: 2006 (NSF 08-304)
• Why Did They Come to the United States? A Profile of Immigrant Scientists and Engineers (NSF 07-324)
• Why Did They Come to the United States? A Profile of Immigrant Scientists and Engineers (NSF 07-324)
• 2003 College Graduates in the U.S. Workforce: A Profile (NSF 06-304)
• 2003 College Graduates in the U.S. Workforce: A Profile (NSF 06-304)
• Recent Engineering and Computer Science Graduates Continue to Earn the Highest Salaries (NSF 06-303)
• All In a Week's Work: Workweeks of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers (NSF 06-302)
• Employment Sector, Salaries, Publishing, and Patenting Activities of S&E Doctorate Holders (NSF 04-328)
• Employment Outcomes of Recent S&E Graduates Vary by Field of Degree and Sector of Employment (NSF 04-316)
• The Role of Community Colleges in the Education of Recent S&E Graduates (NSF 04-315)
• How Large is the US S&E Workforce? (NSF 02-325)
• How Large is the US S&E Workforce? (NSF 02-325)
• Employment Preferences and Outcomes of Recent S&E Doctorate Holders in the Labor Market (NSF 02-304)
• Academic Employment of Recent S&E Doctorate Holders (NSF 01-332)
• Doubling Up: A Profile of US Scientists and Engineers Who Hold Second Jobs (NSF 01-322)
• Doubling Up: A Profile of US Scientists and Engineers Who Hold Second Jobs (NSF 01-322)
• Human Resource Contributions to US S&E From China (NSF 01-311)
• How Large is the Gap in Salaries of Male and Female Engineers? (NSF 99-352)
• SESTAT and NIOEM: Two Federal Databases Provide Complementary Information on the Science and Technology Labor Force (NSF 99-349)
• SESTAT and NIOEM: Two Federal Databases Provide Complementary Information on the Science and Technology Labor Force (NSF 99-349)
• Counting the S&E Workforce -- It's Not that Easy (NSF 99-344)
• Counting the S&E Workforce -- It's Not that Easy (NSF 99-344)
• Healthy Economy Yields Even Lower Unemployment Rate for Doctoral Scientists and Engineers (NSF 99-340)
• How Much Does the US Rely on Immigrant Engineers? (NSF 99-327)
• Degrees and Occupations in Engineering: How Much Do They Diverge? (NSF 99-318)
• Degrees and Occupations in Engineering: How Much Do They Diverge? (NSF 99-318)
• Has the Use of Postdocs Changed? (NSF 99-310)
• What Follows the Postdoctorate Experience? Employment Patterns of 1993 Postdocs in 1995 (NSF 99-307)
• Are Forms of Financial Support and Employment Choices of Recent S&E Ph.D.s Related? (NSF 98-320)
• International Mobility of Scientists and Engineers to the US - Brain Drain or Brain Circulation? (NSF 98-316)
• What is Happening to Academic Employment of Scientists and Engineers? (NSF 98-312)
• What's Happening in the Labor Market for Recent S&E Ph.D. Recipients? (NSF 97-321)
• S&E Ph.D. Unemployment Trends: Cause For Alarm? (NSF 97-318)
• Number of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers Grows by 6 percent between 1993 and 1995 (NSF 97-305)
• Recent Engineering Graduates Out-Earn Their Science Counterparts (NSF 96-327)
• Immigrants Are 23 Percent of US Residents With S&E Doctorates (NSF 95-339)
• More Than 10.3 Million US Residents Have Science or Engineering Degrees (NSF 95-340)
• Employment Status of Recent S&E Graduates Varies by Level and Field of Degree (NSF 95-308)
• For 1993, Doctoral Scientists & Engineers Report 1.6 Percent Unemployment Rate But 4.3 Percent Underemployment (NSF 95-307)

Working Papers

• Using the American Community Survey as the Sampling Frame for the National Survey of College Graduates (NCSES 12-201)
• Using the American Community Survey as the Sampling Frame for the National Survey of College Graduates (NCSES 12-201)
• Incentive Experiments: NSF Experiences (SRS 11-200)
• Comparison of the National Science Foundation's Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) with the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Current Population Survey (CPS) (SRS 07-205)
• Comparison of the National Science Foundation's Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) with the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Current Population Survey (CPS) (SRS 07-205)
• Research Issues in the International Migration of Highly Skilled Workers: A Perspective with Data from the United States (SRS 07-203)
• Design Options for SESTAT for the Current Decade: Statistical Issues (SRS 07-201)
• Design Options for SESTAT for the Current Decade: Statistical Issues (SRS 07-201)
• Current and Alternative Sources of Data on the Science and Engineering Workforce (SRS 07-202)
• Current and Alternative Sources of Data on the Science and Engineering Workforce (SRS 07-202)