| Table 3-15 |
| Labor market indicators for recent S&E degree recipients 1–5 years after receiving degree, by field: 2003 |
| (Percent) |
| |
| Indicator |
|
All S&E fields |
|
Computer/
mathematical
sciences |
|
Life sciences |
|
Physical sciences |
|
Social sciences |
|
Engineering |
| |
| Unemployment rate |
|
| Bachelor's |
|
4.7 |
|
4.5 |
|
4.1 |
|
4.0 |
|
5.1 |
|
4.4 |
| Master's |
|
4.4 |
|
5.4 |
|
2.9 |
|
2.6 |
|
4.6 |
|
4.5 |
| Doctorate |
|
2.8 |
|
2.1 |
|
4.6 |
|
1.1 |
|
1.9 |
|
3.3 |
| Involuntary out-of-field rate |
|
| Bachelor's |
|
11.5 |
|
9.2 |
|
10.9 |
|
9.4 |
|
15.7 |
|
3.6 |
| Master's |
|
5.5 |
|
3.4 |
|
3.0 |
|
6.4 |
|
9.5 |
|
2.9 |
| Doctorate |
|
2.9 |
|
3.0 |
|
1.4 |
|
4.1 |
|
4.0 |
|
2.5 |
| Average salary ($) |
|
| Bachelor's |
|
40,900 |
|
49,600 |
|
34,300 |
|
37,500 |
|
35,400 |
|
53,500 |
| Master's |
|
55,200 |
|
65,100 |
|
45,000 |
|
45,900 |
|
43,600 |
|
67,600 |
| Doctorate |
|
60,300 |
|
65,200 |
|
48,500 |
|
61,800 |
|
59,600 |
|
74,100 |
| |
NOTE: Average salary rounded to nearest $100.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT), 2003, http://sestat.nsf.gov. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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