In 2002, a widely publicized report projected an anatomy educator shortage based on department chairpersons' perceptions. Now, 17 years later, the question lingers: "Does an anatomy educator shortage persist and, if so, how severe is the shortage?" Trends in the number, type, and fill rate of anatomy educator job openings were explored…

Green is often used as a synonym for environmental or ecological, especially as it relates to products and activities aimed at minimizing damage to the planet. Scientists and engineers have long had important roles in the environmental movement. Their expertise is focused on a variety of issues, including increasing energy efficiency, improving…

This document provides statistical data concerning the national human resources of scientists and engineers. It presents an integrated overview of current utilization and supply patterns for U.S. scientists and engineers in 1978, continues with a detailed examination of the status of doctoral scientists and engineers, and concludes with an…

Presents the initial analytical results of 1973 survey data obtained from over 52,500 respondents in the physics and astronomy community. Indicates a decrease in unemployment and a continuous salary increase from 1970 to 1973. Included are descriptions of subfield employment, work activities, and situations of minority groups. (CC)

Discusses assistance offered to professionals by the Technology Mobilization and Reemployment Program and the Technology Utilization Program. Indicates most of such job help programs have been terminated under present job situations and their chances of recovery are slight. (CC)

Cites statistics of a National Science Foundation report on scientists and engineers in 1974. Reports that chemists are better educated, older, have a better chance of being employed, and do more work for industry, than other scientific personnel. (MLH)

This report focuses primarily on the 1975 employment status of 1930-1974 recipients of doctorates in science and engineering residing in the United States. Approximately 63,400 persons of the 314,000 individuals on the 1975 Roster of Doctoral Scientists and Engineers compiled by the National Research Council were sampled. A variable sampling ratio…

Provides an analysis of 13 job layoffs, each of which involved the job termination of three or more chemists or chemical engineers. (SL)

Discusses the reasons for the current shortage of jobs for physicists in the United States. Data showing the supply and demand for physicists, and the past as well as projected enrollments of graduate and undergraduate physics students are presented. (LC)

Discussed is research about trends in the pool of Ph.D. scientists in the United States. A position is presented that the expansion of the pool has bred a decline in the quality of the pool. (CW)

This document discusses and attempts to project scientific and engineering manpower supply and demand trends. Provided are detailed graphical and tabular data relating to science and engineering degrees awarded, enrollment trends, average annual openings for scientific and technical occupations, and projected supply/demand imbalances for…

Discusses the employment outlook for scientists and engineers as reported by manpower experts speaking at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The demand for scientists and engineers is increasing while the supply of graduates is decreasing, however, academic and BS level jobs remain scarce. (JR)

This article reviews the status of employment, market conditions and the education pipeline for women, racial minorities and Hispanics in science and engineering in the United States. Employment growth, women's representation in careers, intended undergraduate major, selected characteristics, and SAT score comparisons are graphically displayed.…