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Employed US Social Scientists with Bachelors Degrees by Sector
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| Employed U.S. Social and Other Scientists |
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Employment Sector |
| Undergraduate Major |
Business/Industry |
Educational Institutions |
Government |
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| Economics |
83.7% |
7.7% |
9.6% |
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(284,900) |
(22,800) |
(32,600) |
| Political Science |
72.5 |
9.9 |
17.6 |
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(350,100) |
(47,800) |
(85,000) |
| Psychology |
66.1 |
19.4 |
14.5 |
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(525,400) |
(154,000) |
(115,200) |
| Sociology/Anthropology |
60.9 |
18.1 |
21 |
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(319,600) |
(95,100) |
(110,500) |
| Other Social Sciences |
60 |
23.4 |
16.7 |
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(163,600) |
(63,700) |
(45,400) |
| All Social Sciences |
68 |
15.9 |
16.1 |
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(1,643,600) |
(383,300) |
(388,600) |
| All Sciences |
70.2 |
16 |
13.8 |
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(3,148,800) |
(718,000) |
(619,400) |
| All Degree Fields |
73.9 |
12.7 |
13.4 |
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(4,694,100) |
(806,800) |
(849,300) |
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Source: ASA tabulation derived from: National Science Foundation, Division of Resources Studies, Characteristics of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers in the United States: 1997, NSF 00-308, Project Officer, Kelly H. Knag (Arlington, VA, 1999, Table 17).
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| Sociologists and anthropologists with bachelors' degrees are among the least likely of the disciplinary fields to be employed in business or industry and the most likely to be employed in federal, state or local government. |
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