| Table 3-20 |
| Employed SEH doctorate recipients holding tenure and tenure-track appointments at academic institutions, by years since degree and field: 1993–2008 |
| (Percent) |
| |
| Years since doctorate and field |
1993 |
1995 |
1997 |
1999 |
2001 |
2003 |
2006 |
2008 |
| |
| <3 years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All SEH fields |
18.1 |
16.3 |
15.8 |
13.5 |
16.5 |
18.6 |
17.7 |
16.2 |
| Biological, agricultural, and environmental life sciences |
9.0 |
8.5 |
9.3 |
7.7 |
8.6 |
7.8 |
7.2 |
6.5 |
| Computer/information sciences |
31.5 |
36.5 |
23.4 |
18.2 |
20.7 |
32.5 |
31.2 |
22.0 |
| Mathematics and statistics |
40.9 |
39.8 |
26.9 |
18.9 |
25.2 |
38.4 |
31.6 |
31.3 |
| Physical sciences |
8.8 |
6.9 |
8.5 |
7.8 |
10.0 |
13.3 |
9.8 |
8.8 |
| Psychology |
12.8 |
13.6 |
14.7 |
16.0 |
15.6 |
14.6 |
17.0 |
18.1 |
| Social sciences |
43.5 |
35.9 |
37.4 |
35.4 |
38.5 |
44.8 |
39.3 |
45.4 |
| Engineering |
15.0 |
11.5 |
9.4 |
6.4 |
11.3 |
10.8 |
12.4 |
9.3 |
| Health |
33.9 |
34.2 |
30.1 |
28.1 |
32.1 |
30.3 |
36.2 |
27.7 |
| 3–5 years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All SEH fields |
27.0 |
24.6 |
24.2 |
21.0 |
18.5 |
23.8 |
25.9 |
22.9 |
| Biological, agricultural, and environmental life sciences |
17.3 |
17.0 |
18.1 |
16.4 |
14.3 |
15.5 |
13.7 |
14.3 |
| Computer/information sciences |
55.7 |
37.4 |
40.7 |
25.9 |
17.3 |
32.2 |
45.7 |
37.8 |
| Mathematics and statistics |
54.9 |
45.5 |
48.1 |
41.0 |
28.9 |
45.5 |
50.6 |
40.7 |
| Physical sciences |
18.8 |
15.5 |
14.5 |
11.9 |
15.8 |
18.3 |
19.7 |
16.5 |
| Psychology |
17.0 |
20.7 |
16.8 |
17.6 |
17.5 |
19.9 |
23.8 |
18.3 |
| Social sciences |
54.3 |
52.4 |
50.4 |
46.5 |
38.8 |
46.0 |
50.4 |
48.9 |
| Engineering |
22.7 |
19.3 |
19.4 |
12.6 |
10.8 |
15.9 |
16.3 |
15.5 |
| Health |
47.4 |
40.2 |
41.1 |
39.5 |
25.1 |
40.8 |
43.1 |
34.4 |
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SEH = science, engineering, and health
NOTES: Proportions calculated on basis of all doctorates working in all sectors of economy. Data for 1993–1999, 2001, and 2006 includes graduates from 12 to 60 months prior to survey reference date; 2003 and 2008 data include graduates from 15 to 60 months prior to survey reference date.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients (1993–2008), http://sestat.nsf.gov.
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