Useful Stats: Employed Doctoral Scientists & Engineers by State, 2001

Last week, the National Science Foundation (NSF) released the latest edition of Characteristics of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers in the United States, which reports characteristics for 2001. Valuable data is presented in the report on the demographic and employment characteristics of doctoral scientists and engineers in the U.S.

NSF has performed this survey every two years since 1973. Current and past reports can be found online at http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/cdse/start.htm

SSTI has prepared a table comparing the percent change from 1999 to 2001 by employer location and broad occupation for doctoral scientists and engineers in the U.S. Each state’s percentage increase or decrease in employment in various occupational categories is calculated. The states are ranked from highest to lowest in percentage increase or decrease for overall employed doctoral scientists and engineers. This data presents a unique geographic view of the distribution of U.S. doctoral scientists and engineers. The SSTI employment table is available at: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/Tables/032103t.htm

A similar table presenting the change from 1997 to 1999 is available in the SSTI Weekly Digest archives at: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/Tables/092002t.htm

SSTI also has prepared a table concerning the median salary of these professionals by location. The table presents the percent change in each state’s median salary from 1999 to 2001 for doctoral scientists and engineers. Again, the states are ranked from highest to lowest in terms of percent increase for overall employed doctoral scientists and engineers. Each broad occupational category is provided as well. (Note this data has not been adjusted for inflation.)

The SSTI median salary table is available at: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/Tables/032103t2.htm

A similar table presenting the change from 1997 to 1999 is available in the SSTI Weekly Digest archives at: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/Tables/092002t2.htm