TABLE 39. Postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by detailed field and primary source of support: 2010
Federal
Field
Total
Total
DOD
DOE
Nonfederal
HHS- HHSNIH Other NASA
Not
NSF USDA Other reported
Total
Institutional Domestic
Not
Foreign reported
Self- Unknown/
support not reported
All surveyed fields
63,415
32,804 2,374 1,913 19,309
687
614 3,907
629 2,894
477
17,862
8,840
7,302
1,463
257
396
12,353
Science and engineering
44,051
24,367 2,034 1,893 12,270
437
593 3,859
592 2,232
457
12,040
5,988
4,686
1,125
241
263
7,381
Science
Agricultural sciences
37,095
1,195
20,766 1,197 1,236 11,542
631
15
34
49
388
8
495 3,154
1
108
556 1,741
278
138
457
0
10,019
514
5,004
301
3,925
189
849
24
241
0
205
17
6,105
33
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
21,537
437
2,533
2,555
466
240
603
2,796
238
233
1,389
2,374
219
1,797
1,656
1,448
76
2,477
12,578
228
1,507
1,420
312
160
308
1,474
107
136
751
1,557
127
968
1,053
884
57
1,529
415
2
34
38
8
3
2
37
1
5
14
55
4
37
64
33
4
74
203
0
24
34
0
3
32
6
1
3
6
29
1
0
2
0
2
60
9,336
202
1,112
914
260
126
28
1,168
16
29
554
1,270
83
821
880
776
20
1,077
226
10
46
20
23
0
4
9
0
7
4
36
1
6
20
23
0
17
46
0
6
7
0
0
6
7
1
0
0
0
0
9
1
3
2
4
900
6
75
314
8
6
141
62
58
18
33
43
1
2
8
10
15
100
236
0
7
17
0
0
80
6
5
58
9
8
27
1
0
4
6
8
759
8
72
76
13
22
15
78
25
16
69
43
10
54
78
35
8
137
457
0
131
0
0
0
0
101
0
0
62
73
0
38
0
0
0
52
5,386
59
627
799
103
63
160
808
80
71
397
516
70
412
330
332
17
542
2,445
32
282
377
46
24
112
324
62
45
176
236
47
194
145
109
9
225
2,273
17
235
313
43
39
46
376
18
20
147
229
22
143
155
196
7
267
427
10
38
109
14
0
2
54
0
6
36
36
1
45
30
27
1
18
241
0
72
0
0
0
0
54
0
0
38
15
0
30
0
0
0
32
83
0
6
4
3
0
7
10
3
4
7
6
3
8
4
2
2
14
3,490
150
393
332
48
17
128
504
48
22
234
295
19
409
269
230
0
392
60
20
6
0
11
1
0
2
0
0
0
31
17
9
5
0
0
9
748
448
106
24
54
6
10
195
2
51
0
204
90
90
24
0
7
89
1,760
806
59
55
19
3
141
316
14
199
0
541
326
163
52
0
9
404
184
601
332
127
328
201
5
9
25
12
35
1
2
0
12
0
0
2
17
73
9
43
151
90
1
5
3
47
55
59
0
0
0
56
203
125
20
123
45
27
60
62
9
20
18
0
0
0
0
6
1
1
64
5
643
150
20
7
5
1
42
32
5
38
0
157
138
14
5
0
2
334
30
12
1
0
5
4
0
1
0
1
0
8
6
2
0
0
0
10
756
680
76
300
259
41
51
46
5
17
17
0
49
23
26
2
2
0
2
2
0
162
154
8
1
1
0
16
14
2
0
0
0
319
307
12
253
245
8
51
50
1
15
12
3
0
0
0
7
7
0
130
107
23
Communicationa
Computer sciences
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean
sciences
Atmospheric sciences
Geosciences
Oceanography
Earth/atmospheric/
ocean sciences, nec
Family and consumer sciences/
human sciencesa
Mathematical sciences
Mathematics/applied mathematics
Statistics
TABLE 39. Postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by detailed field and primary source of support: 2010
Federal
Field
Nonfederal
HHS- HHSNIH Other NASA
Not
NSF USDA Other reported
DOD
DOE
765
332
38
46
127
3
1
62
2
53
0
181
94
76
11
0
8
244
818
465
58
0
352
13
0
11
0
31
0
197
59
115
23
0
1
155
Physical sciences
Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
Physical sciences, nec
7,703
532
4,241
2,628
302
4,348
319
2,280
1,631
118
408
8
202
182
16
853
15
286
535
17
1,060
0
950
102
8
78
0
75
3
0
282 1,291
123
114
19
598
131
516
9
63
10
0
6
4
0
366
59
144
158
5
0
0
0
0
0
2,015
113
1,277
592
33
1,048
50
616
369
13
762
55
521
168
18
205
8
140
55
2
0
0
0
0
0
38
6
20
12
0
1,302
94
664
393
151
Psychology
Clinical psychology
Psychology, general
Psychology, nec
1,077
123
634
320
633
69
360
204
33
0
15
18
0
0
0
0
424
48
244
132
33
2
18
13
2
0
0
2
58
0
42
16
0
0
0
0
83
19
41
23
0
0
0
0
297
20
181
96
147
15
79
53
98
5
66
27
52
0
36
16
0
0
0
0
20
13
5
2
127
21
88
18
646
44
83
47
62
13
27
85
81
0
204
193
18
15
1
33
2
10
19
37
0
58
7
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
0
0
1
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
56
0
1
1
1
0
3
3
23
0
24
11
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
9
10
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
1
0
1
48
0
8
0
13
0
6
3
10
0
8
13
10
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
44
7
6
0
7
2
0
8
1
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
326
18
44
28
17
5
9
56
34
0
115
218
12
33
17
10
4
8
34
27
0
73
97
6
9
11
6
1
0
21
5
0
38
11
0
2
0
1
0
1
1
2
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
1
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
112
7
17
17
12
6
8
10
10
0
25
6,956
191
119
10
1,036
1,092
570
1,097
243
163
1,009
835
6
107
46
432
3,601
111
66
2
555
497
214
537
162
72
573
467
1
74
7
263
837
47
5
0
48
79
26
224
42
10
162
131
0
4
0
59
657
13
5
0
16
137
32
53
35
10
95
112
1
50
7
91
728
3
8
0
397
85
10
74
21
14
57
39
0
6
0
14
49
0
1
0
13
11
1
3
0
6
6
2
0
0
0
6
98
10
0
0
2
8
14
8
10
2
29
8
0
1
0
6
705
10
9
2
49
115
50
119
37
17
127
112
0
4
0
54
36
0
24
0
0
3
4
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
2
491
28
14
0
30
59
77
56
17
13
95
62
0
9
0
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2,021
46
48
7
191
381
266
298
70
39
252
268
1
20
36
98
984
19
33
5
100
164
157
151
34
22
124
103
1
6
13
52
761
19
15
0
72
156
73
114
20
10
95
130
0
13
18
26
276
8
0
2
19
61
36
33
16
7
33
35
0
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
58
6
4
0
7
0
5
6
2
17
2
4
0
0
0
5
1,276
28
1
1
283
214
85
256
9
35
182
96
4
13
3
66
19,364
8,437
340
20
7,039
250
21
48
37
662
20
5,822
2,852
2,616
338
16
133
4,972
Neuroscience
a
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
Institutional Domestic
Self- Unknown/
support not reported
Total
Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary
studiesa
Total
Not
Foreign reported
Total
TABLE 39. Postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by detailed field and primary source of support: 2010
Federal
Field
Clinical medicine
Anesthesiology
Cardiology
Endocrinology
Gastroenterology
Hematology
Neurologya
Obstetrics/gynecology
Oncology/cancer research
Ophthalmology
Otorhinolaryngology
Pediatrics
Preventive medicine/community health
Psychiatry
Pulmonary disease
Radiology
Surgery
Clinical medicine, nec
Total
Total
DOD
DOE
16,610
477
700
457
320
352
1,328
333
1,903
523
140
1,209
580
1,066
287
1,034
1,257
4,644
7,104
182
292
214
161
156
505
110
1,014
181
83
577
307
549
150
455
478
1,690
303
3
1
4
1
9
9
3
79
6
2
7
5
5
0
17
58
94
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
15
0
1
Nonfederal
HHS- HHSNIH Other NASA
5,972
167
270
205
134
143
454
97
849
160
79
475
240
410
140
385
390
1,374
195
1
17
3
0
1
5
0
8
0
0
30
31
5
1
20
3
70
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
2
1
1
0
2
0
2
Not
NSF USDA Other reported
24
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
2
1
0
1
5
0
1
1
1
6
12
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
8
2
0
0
0
0
0
561
11
3
2
26
3
31
9
68
14
2
54
18
128
8
15
26
143
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
Total
5,148
120
258
174
74
142
417
124
738
140
34
480
152
221
80
310
469
1,215
Institutional Domestic
2,493
49
161
42
57
73
182
67
304
61
20
249
82
119
41
116
207
663
2,352
66
54
97
9
62
208
51
398
73
7
215
68
88
33
182
235
506
Not
Foreign reported
303
5
43
35
8
7
27
6
36
6
7
16
2
14
6
12
27
46
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Self- Unknown/
support not reported
113
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
33
13
2
3
8
7
0
3
11
29
Other health
2,754
1,333
37
0 1,067
55
7
24
25
101
17
674
359
264
35
16
20
Dental sciences
358
242
9
0
186
7
0
0
0
23
17
75
35
14
12
14
0
Nursing
55
29
0
0
21
3
0
0
0
5
0
9
7
2
0
0
4
Pharmaceutical sciences
1,102
469
14
0
394
15
0
13
1
32
0
240
133
95
12
0
6
Speech pathology/audiology
54
37
0
0
29
0
0
3
0
5
0
12
6
4
2
0
0
Veterinary sciences
464
243
3
0
179
11
6
5
24
15
0
188
124
61
3
0
4
Other health, nec
721
313
11
0
258
19
1
3
0
21
0
150
54
88
6
2
6
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.
4,245
174
150
68
85
54
404
99
118
189
21
149
113
289
57
266
299
1,710
727
41
13
387
5
29
252
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. "Communication" and "family and consumer sciences/human sciences" are newly eligible; data for these two fields are only in 2007new. "Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies" is also newly eligible;
data may have been reported under other fields before 2007. "Neuroscience" is reported as separate field of science in 2007new; data were reported under health field "neurology" in 2007old and previous years. "Architecture" is reported
as 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, postdoc section of survey was expanded, and significant effort was made to ensure that appropriate personnel were providing postdoc data (see appendix A for more information). Thus it is unclear how much of
increase reported in 2010 represents growth in postdoctoral appointments and how much results from improved data collection. More information on changes in postdoc data will be available in forthcoming InfoBrief at
http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/gradpostdoc. Details on primary mechanism and source of support for postdocs were collected for first time in 2010, and any missing data in this item were not imputed in 2010 because of lack of historical
data.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering, 2010.