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The Big Payoff: Educational Attainment and Synthetic Estimates of Work-Life Earnings
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US Census, July, 2002. " This report illustrates the economic value of an education, that is, the added value of a high school diploma or college degree. It explores the relationship between educational attainment and earnings and demonstrates how the relationship has changed over the last 25 years. Additionally, it provides, by level of education, synthetic estimates of average total earnings adults are likely to accumulate over the course of their working lives. "
The Real Science Crisis: Bleak Prospects for Young Researchers
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Chronicle of Higher Education , September 2007. "[F]or many of today's graduate students, the future could not look much bleaker. They see long periods of training, a shortage of academic jobs, and intense competition for research grants looming ahead of them. 'They get a sense that this is a really frustrating career path,' says Thomas R. Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health. So although the operating assumption among many academic leaders is that the nation needs more scientists, some of brightest students in the country are demoralized and bypassing scientific careers."
Salaries for new CalTech PhDs
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Salaries offered to and accepted by CalTech PhDs in academia and industry by discipline. Very interesting info.
UCSD Graduate Student Data
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Detailed information on how UCSD Ph.D.s have fared in the labor force, including breakdowns by department. An example that should be followed by all institutions!
Mathematicians and the Market
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The stats are all for mathematicians, but the trends and ideas apply to all the sciences. A comprehensive overview of the job market for mathematicians, plus ideas on steps toward a solution. From the November 1997 issue of the Notices of the AMS.
Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering
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National Science Foundation: "This site provides data on the participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering education and employment. The data are organized by topic and are presented in tables, graphics, and spreadsheets for downloading."
Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook
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Projections for prospects in a wide variety of careers.
How and Why Government, Universities, and Industry Create Domestic Labor Shortages of Scientists and High-Tech Workers
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by Eric Weinstein, Project on the Economics of Advanced Training, Harvard University / National Bureau for Economic Research. Working Draft.
S&E Ph.D. Unemployment Trends: Cause for Alarm?
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1997 NSF Issue Brief. " Over the last two decades, the Ph.D. unemployment rate has remained below the general population rate and has exhibited less fluctuation than the rates for other educational levels. "
Uncertainty of short-term contracts is turning talent away from science
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The proper balance between fixed-term employment and permanent positions has yet to be determined...
Addressing the Nation's Changing Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists (2000)
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The National Academy's report on the need for more biomedical and behavioral science Ph.D.s. In brief, no increase in Ph.D. production is seen as needed.
Doctoral Student Enrollment Trends in Science and Engineering at Selected AAU Institutions, 1991-1995
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by Rocco Russo, ETS. Detailed enrollment data show substantial drops in first-year enrollments in programs surveyed in biochemistry (down 29%), economics (down 41%), mathematics (down 34%), and mechanical engineering (down 41%). (Requires Adobe Acrobat)
The Science Education Myth
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BusinessWeek, October 26, 2007. "Forget the conventional wisdom. U.S. schools are turning out more capable science and engineering grads than the job market can support."
Roach College, USA: What Ph.D. students really have to fear.
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Slate Magazine, May 29, 2006. "Graduate students tend to be paranoid about aspects of their careers that are largely under their control: Will I ever finish my studies? Will I sufficiently impress my adviser? But if new research for academic economists holds up, students should also be freaked out by a factor they can do nothing about: the strength of the job market at the precise time they enter it."
Voices: Foreign Graduate Students
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symmetry - March 2005 - "Should the United States be concerned with the drop in applications and enrollment of foreign science graduate students? If so, why?"
International grad student applications on the rise
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Engineering Science blog, August 2007.
Who Is Unemployed? Factors Affecting Unemployment Among Individuals with Doctoral Degrees in Science and Engineering
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A 1998 special report from the NSF Division of Science Resource Studies.
The Best and Brightest for Science: Is There a Policy Problem Here?
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by William Zumeta, College of Education, University of Washington. The number of students applying to graduate school has decreased substantially over the last 5 years, with particularly large declines in the number of students with high GRE scores. Moreover, the GRE scores of grad school applicants are dropping across most disciplines.
New Database Reveals State Variations in the U.S. Science and Engineering Labor Force -
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A new database created by the Population Reference Bureau reveals geographic differences in characteristics of people working in the science and engineering (S ) labor force. The data, from the Census Bureau's 2005 American Community Survey, highlight state-level variations in earnings, education, and the participation of minorities, women, and foreign-born workers in the high-tech economy.
Coping with Conflicting Data: The Employment Status of Recent Science and Engineering Ph.D.s
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Peter D. Syverson, Council of Graduate Schools. " [P]rofessional societies are reporting double-digit unemployment figures at the same time that the NSF is reporting rates of less than 3 percent.... how can there be such a discrepancy? "
Changing Career Paths of Young Scholars in the United States: Example of the Life Sciences
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An interesting presentation by economist Paula Stephan showing a restructuring of careers for young life scientists.
Ph.D.s - Ten Years Later: Outcomes Assessment in Graduate Education
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" The Ten Year's Later study was designed to assess doctoral programs in terms of the career outcomes of their graduates. This study compares employment paths of doctorates across institutions, and in that process serves to advance the capability of U.S. doctorate-granting institutions to collect employment information about their alumni and to relate this information back to their doctoral programs. "
What's Happening in the Labor Market for Recent Science and Engineering Ph.D. Recipients?
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1997 NSF issue brief revealing low unemployment rates for Ph.D.s but high " Involuntary Out of Field " rates.
The Computing Research Association's Taulbee Survey
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" A principal source of information on the production and employment of Ph.D.s and faculty in computer science and computer engineering in North America. Includes data on degree production, student enrollment and faculty with gender and ethnic breakdowns and salary information.
Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Employment Projections
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