The ASA Department of Research & Development:
Employment Trends in Sociology
The latest available labor force data on the employment status and work settings of sociologists with Bachelor’s, Masters, and Doctoral degrees are presented below. This information is derived from National Science Foundation tabulations, particularly their publication series Characteristics of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers in the United States and Characteristics of Recent College Graduates.
Faculty
- Median Full-Time Faculty by Type of Institution, AY 2000/01 and 2006/07
- Average Distribution of Full-Time Sociology Faculty by Rank and Institution Type, AY 2000/2001
- Average Distribution of Full-Time Sociology Faculty by Rank and Institution Type, AY 2006/2007
- Average Contingent Faculty in Sociology Programs, AY 2000/01 and AY 2006/07
- Departments in 2007 that Reported More Tenure-Track Faculty than in 2001
Doctorate Social and Behavioral Scientists
- Labor Force Participation Rates for Doctorate Social and Behavioral Scientists, 1993-2006
- Unemployment Rates for Doctorate Social and Behavioral Scientists, 1993 - 2006
- Unemployment Rates in Social and Behavioral Science, 2003 - 2006
- Unemployment Rates in Science and Engineering by Level of Degree, 2003 - 2006
- Retirement Rates for Doctorate Social and Behavioral Scientists, 1993 - 2006
- Involuntarily Out-of-Field Rates for Doctorate Social and Behavioral Scientists, 1993 - 2003
- Replacement in the Social Sciences in Selected Social Science and Behavioral Disciplines, 1993 - 2003
- Employed Doctorate U.S. Social and Other Scientists by Employment Sector, (1997 - 2003)
