Survey of Doctorate Recipients Information Card

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2021 Survey of Doctorate Recipients
Why is your participation important?
The Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR) is the only comprehensive source of data on the
education and training, work experience, and career development of science, engineering,
and health (SEH) doctorate holders trained in the U.S. Data from the SDR help Government,
business, and academic leaders to forecast labor supply and demand in many fields.

Complete the 2021 SDR
online survey by visiting
https://www.NSFsdr.org
and entering your
unique and case-sensitive
PIN provided in the
enclosed letter.

For 2021 SDR survey info:
https://www.NSFsdr.org

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For information about
the results of past survey
rounds, visit:
NSF’s National Center
for Science and
Engineering Statistics
www.nsf.gov/statistics/
srvydoctoratework

U.S. – Trained Science, Engineering, and Health Research Doctorate Holders:
Global Reach in Diverse Sectors

Canada/Mexico
N=12,200

Europe
N=24,200

U.S.
N=920,050

Asia
N=68,000

Africa
N=4,750

Central America
N=4,800
South America
N=8,000

Educational Institution

Oceania
N=4,300

Government

Business or Industry

SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 2019

Please Respond! Your completed survey speaks for many other PhDs like yourself.

U.S. – Trained Science, Engineering, and Health Doctorates by Sector of
Employment: 2006 – 2019
1M

YOU can
help the NSF
measure
progress
accurately.

800k
600k

Please
participate in
the 2021 SDR.

400k
200k

2006

2008

2010

2013

2015

2017

2019

2021

SEH Doctorate Population Residing in the U.S.
Educational
Institution

Government

Business or
Industry

Not working
(retired or other reason)

SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019

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