Astronomy Degree Recipients: Initial Employment. Data from the Degree Recipient Follow-Up Survey for the Classes of 2007, 2008 and 2009. Focus On

Autor/inn/en	Mulvey, Patrick; Shindel, Brandon
Institution	American Institute of Physics, Statistical Research Center
Titel	Astronomy Degree Recipients: Initial Employment. Data from the Degree Recipient Follow-Up Survey for the Classes of 2007, 2008 and 2009. Focus On
Quelle	(2011), (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Astronomy; College Graduates; Employment; Salaries; Private Sector; Colleges; Government Employees; Bachelors Degrees; Masters Degrees; Doctoral Degrees; Job Satisfaction; Scientific Personnel + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Astronomie; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Dienstverhältnis; Entlohnung; Gehalt; Privater Sektor; College; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Doctoral degree; Doktorgrad; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Wissenschaftliches Personal
Abstract	Each fall the Statistical Research Center conducts its Survey of Enrollments and Degrees, which asks all degree-granting physics and astronomy departments in the US to provide information concerning the numbers of students they have enrolled and counts of recent degree recipients. In connection with this survey, the authors ask for the names and contact information for their recent degree recipients. This degree recipient information is used to conduct their Follow-up Survey in the winter following the academic year in which they received their degrees. The post-degree outcome data in this "focus on" come from that survey. Within the private sector, astronomy bachelor's degree recipients employed in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) had a median starting salary that was nearly $25K higher than those employed in non-STEM positions. Virtually all astronomy bachelor's recipients employed in colleges and universities worked in STEM jobs and they too had higher starting salaries than their colleagues in the private sector working in non-STEM fields. Forty-one percent of astronomy bachelor's recipients graduated with a double major. About half of new astronomy bachelor's recipients enter the workforce after earning their degrees. Half of all new astronomy bachelor's recipients employed in the private sector are working in a STEM field. Almost half of exiting astronomy master's degrees were earned by women. Seventy percent of new astronomy master's recipients immediately entered the workforce. U.S. citizens made up 71% of new astronomy PhD recipients. Over three-quarters of new astronomy PhD recipients accepted postdoc positions. The median starting salary for astronomy PhDs in academia and government were $50,000 & $55,300 respectively. (Contains 3 tables and 6 figures.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740. Tel: 301-209-3067; Fax: 301-209-0843; e-mail: stats@aip.org; Web site: http://www.aip.org/statistics
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10