TABLE 39. Postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by detailed field and primary source of support: 2011
Federal
Field
Total
Total DOD DOE
HHS- HHSNIH Other NASA
Not
NSF USDA Other reported
Nonfederal
Not
Total Institutional Domestic Foreign reported
SelfUnknown/
support not reported
All surveyed fields
62,947
32,671 2,184 1,737 19,669
826
596 3,963
683 3,013
0
19,213
9,792
8,000
1,421
0
406
10,657
Science and engineering
44,249
23,812 1,872 1,717 12,117
559
579 3,921
638 2,409
0
13,064
6,626
5,371
1,067
0
220
7,153
Science
Agricultural sciences
37,485
1,257
20,517 1,098 1,160 11,427
615
32
26
33
498
7
498 3,270
8 104
588 1,978
286 119
0
0
10,969
533
5,643
278
4,507
217
819
38
0
0
153
17
5,846
92
Biological sciences
Anatomy
Biochemistry
Biology
Biometry/epidemiology
Biophysics
Botany
Cell biology
Ecology
Entomology/parasitology
Genetics
Microbiology/immunology/virology
Nutrition
Pathology
Pharmacology
Physiology
Zoology
Biological sciences, nec
21,342
392
2,312
2,408
521
198
559
2,678
200
261
1,460
2,551
244
1,747
1,628
1,534
85
2,564
12,243
213
1,368
1,289
304
112
277
1,390
105
146
840
1,714
116
965
991
973
51
1,389
335
13
38
39
9
0
1
26
0
3
16
28
2
25
47
38
3
47
178
0
41
29
1
0
24
8
3
1
3
30
1
1
0
1
3
32
9,179
183
974
802
253
74
18
1,090
13
34
601
1,400
67
898
839
846
16
1,071
282
0
71
26
16
0
2
34
0
0
11
39
6
6
31
27
0
13
36
0
1
4
0
0
5
6
3
1
3
2
0
3
0
1
1
6
943
4
69
302
9
6
133
74
64
23
44
55
7
0
11
20
16
106
251 1,039
0
13
2 172
18
69
1
15
0
32
87
7
3 149
5
17
74
10
10 152
12 148
22
11
2
30
1
62
2
38
4
8
8 106
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5,834
71
630
810
109
59
140
810
80
75
439
596
76
491
398
422
20
608
2,697
40
302
389
61
38
87
292
59
41
183
245
52
264
174
164
16
290
2,758
26
299
322
42
21
49
469
21
28
233
314
17
194
195
233
4
291
379
5
29
99
6
0
4
49
0
6
23
37
7
33
29
25
0
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
51
0
5
2
4
0
3
0
0
3
0
1
2
9
1
1
5
15
3,214
108
309
307
104
27
139
478
15
37
181
240
50
282
238
138
9
552
65
17
5
0
10
0
0
2
0
0
0
40
17
14
9
0
0
8
769
437
124
19
49
3
2
190
2
48
0
217
93
97
27
0
4
111
1,771
816
37
52
17
9
142
377
13
169
0
578
385
144
49
0
10
367
161
583
408
114
309
251
5
5
19
16
26
3
1
0
8
0
2
6
29
74
10
35
172
134
1
3
2
27
27
69
0
0
0
44
213
128
20
139
77
22
53
42
2
21
9
0
0
0
1
6
0
2
55
29
619
142
8
7
8
1
29
36
7
46
0
193
149
27
17
0
3
281
54
22
0
0
11
2
0
2
2
5
0
25
14
11
0
0
0
7
Mathematical sciences
Mathematics/applied mathematics
Statistics
805
706
99
353
303
50
46
39
7
13
13
0
50
26
24
8
7
1
4
4
0
208
195
13
0
0
0
24
19
5
0
0
0
316
293
23
246
229
17
51
47
4
19
17
2
0
0
0
3
3
0
133
107
26
Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary
studiesa
697
279
45
40
105
5
4
51
3
26
0
227
152
68
7
0
9
182
1,362
790
23
3
629
48
0
13
1
73
0
418
165
217
36
0
2
152
Communicationa
Computer sciences
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean
sciences
Atmospheric sciences
Geosciences
Oceanography
Earth/atmospheric/
ocean sciences, nec
Family and consumer sciences/
human sciencesa
Neurosciencea
TABLE 39. Postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by detailed field and primary source of support: 2011
Federal
HHS- HHSNIH Other NASA
Field
Total
Total DOD DOE
Physical sciences
Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
Physical sciences, nec
7,511
529
4,018
2,704
260
4,109
289
2,080
1,638
102
392
6
222
160
4
826
19
273
520
14
882
2
791
80
9
90
0
76
14
0
Psychology
Clinical psychology
Psychology, general
Psychology, nec
1,079
93
601
385
638
53
337
248
46
2
22
22
1
0
0
1
404
30
216
158
36
3
21
12
0
0
0
0
773
47
81
38
57
9
31
220
91
2
197
198
23
25
2
30
1
9
30
30
0
48
13
0
1
0
1
0
1
8
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
58
0
3
1
2
0
4
7
16
0
25
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
3
6,764
195
129
17
1,076
1,137
551
1,062
233
121
896
861
4
109
35
338
3,295
105
72
8
547
474
237
512
148
35
407
462
0
53
7
228
774
48
7
1
60
74
30
212
39
10
115
132
0
2
0
44
557
11
11
0
11
130
33
32
25
2
75
105
0
34
7
81
690
3
5
0
386
79
14
66
28
3
47
30
0
8
0
21
18,698
16,279
405
702
416
341
339
8,859
7,636
149
341
206
142
170
312
261
2
1
5
5
7
20
15
0
0
0
0
0
7,552
6,587
138
307
189
129
157
Social sciences
Agricultural economics
Anthropology (cultural/social)
Economics (except agricultural)
Geography
History and philosophy of science
Linguistics
Political science
Sociology
Sociology/anthropology
Social sciences, nec
Engineering
Aerospace engineering
Agricultural engineering
Architecturea
Biomedical engineering
Chemical engineering
Civil engineeringa
Electrical engineering
Engineering science
Industrial engineering
Mechanical engineering
Metallurgical/materials engineering
Mining engineering
Nuclear engineering
Petroleum engineering
Engineering, nec
Health
Clinical medicine
Anesthesiology
Cardiology
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Hematology
Not
NSF USDA Other reported
299 1,250
129 108
15 567
144 517
11
58
Nonfederal
Not
Total Institutional Domestic Foreign reported
SelfUnknown/
support not reported
11
0
5
5
1
359
25
131
198
5
0
0
0
0
0
2,087
128
1,265
660
34
1,156
81
650
403
22
737
42
495
191
9
194
5
120
66
3
0
0
0
0
0
36
9
17
8
2
1,279
103
656
398
122
75
1
47
27
0
0
0
0
76
17
31
28
0
0
0
0
311
37
172
102
175
31
89
55
92
4
52
36
44
2
31
11
0
0
0
0
14
0
12
2
116
3
80
33
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
55
0
14
0
17
1
4
5
8
0
6
19
15
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
7
7
1
2
0
0
10
1
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
383
19
44
19
19
2
15
111
52
2
100
265
15
36
12
12
2
9
66
41
2
70
101
4
5
6
4
0
6
42
9
0
25
17
0
3
1
3
0
0
3
2
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
185
5
11
17
7
6
6
77
7
0
49
61
15
0
0
5
3
8
9
2
0
13
4
0
0
0
2
81
9
3
0
2
5
10
9
12
1
20
6
0
0
0
4
651
3
7
3
52
139
52
124
27
11
96
102
0
3
0
32
50
0
26
4
2
6
5
1
1
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
431
16
13
0
29
38
85
59
14
8
41
78
0
6
0
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,095
59
45
6
270
415
208
279
77
47
254
281
4
35
28
87
983
24
25
5
154
181
129
114
46
29
117
91
3
10
8
47
864
23
16
1
91
177
56
138
18
14
97
158
1
24
18
32
248
12
4
0
25
57
23
27
13
4
40
32
0
1
2
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
67
3
1
0
7
0
3
16
2
11
14
2
0
0
0
8
1,307
28
11
3
252
248
103
255
6
28
221
116
0
21
0
15
267
216
0
23
1
3
4
17
16
1
2
0
0
0
42
29
0
1
1
0
1
45
17
0
0
0
0
0
604
495
8
7
10
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6,149
5,363
152
273
158
105
134
3,166
2,764
82
138
45
58
51
2,629
2,276
51
105
89
35
73
354
323
19
30
24
12
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
186
167
0
1
10
4
0
3,504
3,113
104
87
42
90
35
TABLE 39. Postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by detailed field and primary source of support: 2011
Federal
Field
Total
Total DOD DOE
Neurologya
Obstetrics/gynecology
Oncology/cancer research
Ophthalmology
Otorhinolaryngology
Pediatrics
Preventive medicine/community
health
Psychiatry
Pulmonary disease
Radiology
Surgery
Clinical medicine, nec
1,044
327
1,875
466
160
1,434
414
128
927
185
100
686
658
347
8
995
301
987
1,259
4,570
608
161
463
522
2,087
11
0
13
47
67
9
7
56
6
0
17
0
0
2
0
0
0
HHS- HHSNIH Other NASA
0
0
6
0
0
1
Not
NSF USDA Other reported
0
1
1
0
0
3
0
2
0
0
0
12
35
4
39
11
2
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
Nonfederal
Not
Total Institutional Domestic Foreign reported
341
121
773
190
53
584
162
72
352
109
23
356
151
44
382
78
20
205
28
5
39
3
10
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
SelfUnknown/
support not reported
369
113
801
163
98
556
1
1
22
5
0
68
0
1
29
16
0
5
289
77
146
75
7
159
4
277
20
2
5
2
29
0
158
93
62
3
0
3
150
0
0
7
1
1
467
138
433
433
1,819
6
7
0
4
51
2
1
0
1
0
4
0
1
1
10
0
0
0
0
1
118
15
9
35
138
0
0
0
0
0
242
102
359
480
1,138
111
72
183
274
583
122
20
157
173
509
9
10
19
33
46
0
0
0
0
0
21
0
12
14
51
124
38
153
243
1,294
Other health
2,419
1,223
51
5
965
51
1
13
28 109
0
786
402
353
31
0
19
Dental sciences
377
231
7
0
202
5
0
0
0
17
0
95
49
36
10
0
7
Nursing
78
49
2
0
32
6
0
0
0
9
0
21
16
5
0
0
1
Pharmaceutical sciences
1,059
461
27
5
358
19
0
4
1
47
0
306
148
145
13
0
10
Speech pathology/audiology
47
30
1
0
23
2
0
0
0
4
0
12
5
6
1
0
0
Veterinary sciences
444
208
2
0
150
11
0
6
26
13
0
200
137
57
6
0
1
Other health, nec
414
244
12
0
200
8
1
3
1
19
0
152
47
104
1
0
0
DOD = Department of Defense; DOE = Department of Energy; HHS = Department of Health and Human Services; NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration; nec = not elsewhere classified;
NIH = National Institutes of Health; NSF = National Science Foundation; USDA = U.S. Department of Agriculture.
391
44
7
282
5
35
18
a In 2007, eligible fields were reclassified, newly eligible fields were added, and survey was redesigned to improve coverage and coding of eligible units. "2007new" presents data as collected in 2007; "2007old" shows
data as they would have been collected in prior years. Science fields "communication" and "family and consumer sciences/human sciences" are newly eligible; data for these two fields are only in 2007new. Science field
"multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies" is also newly eligible; data may have been reported under other fields before 2007. "Neuroscience" is reported as a separate field of science in 2007new; data were reported
under health field "neurology" in 2007old and previous years. "Architecture" is reported as a separate field of engineering in 2007new; data were reported under "civil engineering" in 2007old and previous years. See
appendix A in http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10307/ for more detail.
NOTES: In 2010, the postdoc section of the survey was expanded, and significant effort was made to ensure that appropriate personnel were providing postdoc data (see appendix A for more information). Thus, for
increases in 2010 or 2011 over 2009 and prior-year data, it is unclear how much is from growth in postdoctoral appointment and how much is from improved data collection. More information on changes in postdoc data
will be available in forthcoming InfoBrief at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/gradpostdoc/. For graduate students, “field” refers to the field of the reporting unit in which the student is enrolled. For postdocs, “field” refers to the
field of the unit that reports postdocs to the GSS.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 2011.