Most Foreign-Born S&E Doctorate Recipients Who Stay in the United States after Graduation Work in S&E Occupations
Employment of early career stayers, by degree field at graduation (2006–15) and occupation: 2017
S&E = science and engineering.
Note(s):
Numbers are rounded to the nearest 50. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.
Source(s):
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 2017; Survey of Earned Doctorates, 2006–15.
Most employed early career stayers (86%) were working in a science and engineering (S&E) occupation in 2017. Early career stayers are S&E doctorate recipients who were on temporary visas at the time of graduation from a U.S. academic institution (graduated during 2006–15), were at the early stage of their career, and were living in the United States in 2017. Another 7% of these employed early career stayers with S&E doctorates worked in S&E-related occupations (e.g., healthcare practitioners). In addition, most (66%) employed early career stayers worked in the same field as their doctorate, but this varied across S&E degree field (see NSF 21-336).
Suggested Citation: Okrent A, Burke A; National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES). 2021. Most Foreign-Born S&E Doctorate Recipients Who Stay in the United States after Graduation Work in S&E Occupations. NSF 22-306. Alexandria, VA: National Science Foundation. Available at https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsf22306.