| Table 3-20 |
| Postdoc estimates from two NSF surveys, by place of employment and citizen/visa status: Fall 2005 |
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SDR |
|
GSS |
| Place of employment and citizen/visa status |
|
Estimate |
|
Percent |
|
Estimate |
|
Percent |
| |
| All places of employment |
|
| All postdocs |
|
43,400 |
|
100.0 |
|
43,100 |
|
100.0 |
| U.S. citizens/permanent residents |
|
33,400 |
|
77.0 |
|
16,200 |
|
37.5 |
| Temporary visa |
|
10,000 |
|
23.0 |
|
27,000 |
|
62.5 |
| Higher education institutionsa |
|
| All postdocs |
|
30,500 |
|
100.0 |
|
43,100 |
|
100.0 |
| U.S. citizens/permanent residents |
|
22,900 |
|
74.8 |
|
16,200 |
|
37.5 |
| Temporary visa |
|
7,700 |
|
25.2 |
|
27,000 |
|
62.5 |
| All other educational institutions |
|
| All postdocs |
|
1,900 |
|
100.0 |
|
NA |
|
NA |
| U.S. citizens/permanent residents |
|
1,600 |
|
85.5 |
|
NA |
|
NA |
| Temporary visa |
|
300 |
|
14.5 |
|
NA |
|
NA |
| Nonprofits/government/industry/all other institutions |
|
| All postdocs |
|
11,100 |
|
100.0 |
|
NA |
|
NA |
| U.S. citizens/permanent residents |
|
9,000 |
|
81.2 |
|
NA |
|
NA |
| Temporary visa |
|
2,100 |
|
18.8 |
|
NA |
|
NA |
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NA = not available
GSS = Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering; NSF = National Science Foundation; SDR = Survey of Doctorate Recipients
aFor SDR, individuals reporting postdoc in 4-year U.S. educational institutions/medical schools/affiliated research institutes (includes those whose institution type in fall 2005 unknown); for GSS, postdocs in graduate S&E/health departments in U.S. graduate schools (excludes holders of medical and other professional degrees, some of whom may also hold doctorates).
NOTES: SDR gathers information from individuals with research doctorate in S&E/health field from U.S. educational institution. GSS gathers information from institutional coordinators at U.S. educational institutions with programs leading to graduate degrees in S&E/health fields, i.e., GSS includes postdocs with doctorates/equivalent degrees from foreign institutions. Estimates of postdoc status from 2006 SDR constructed from postdoc history module; fall 2005 used rather than April 2006 for comparability with GSS data and to capture those who may have left a postdoc position early. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.
SOURCES: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, SDR, 2006 (preliminary data); and GSS, 2005. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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