(The faculty gender gap is particularly noticeable in the geosciences: Women make up 40 % of doctoral degree holders but less than 10 % of the faculty.) (sciencemag.org)
Statistics show that 25.5 percent of SEH doctoral degree holders in the labor force held a doctorate in the biological, agricultural or environmental life sciences; 18.5 percent held doctorates in engineering; 17.1 percent in physical sciences; 14.5 percent in psychology; 12.3 percent in social sciences; 4.6 percent in health; 4.5 percent in mathematics and statistics and 3 percent in computer and information sciences. (sciencedaily.com)
Interestingly, the NORDP salary survey showed that the majority of RD professionals» salaries are similarly distributed, even though the highest degree earned is significantly higher — 37 % of RAs are Bachelor degree holders vs. 9 % of RD professionals; 46 % of RAs are Masters degree holders vs. ~ 52 % of RD professionals; and 9 % of RAs are Doctoral degree holders vs. 37 % of RD professionals. (nordpnews.org)