The study indicates that jobs in astronomy have become severely limited in the last few years, with a near balance between supply and demand of astronomers. The following issues are assessed in this study: the current supply of astronomers in the United States, and its change as a function of time; the background and make-up of astronomers in the…

Although academic employment of full-time scientists and engineers increased by three percent in 1977, more than one-fourth of public and private institutions reported a reduction in employment levels. There appeared to be a shift in emphasis toward applied rather than basic research. The employment of women as full-time scientists and engineers…

Private industry is gradually replacing the Federal Government in peaceful atomic energy activities. As a consequence, employment in the field of atomic energy is increasing in private industry and decreasing in government-owned establishments. (AG)

This is the second of three reports on the 1974 National Survey of Scientists and Engineers conducted by the Bureau of the Census. It presents employment data for those respondees included in one of eight fields of science or engineering. The data are presented in detailed statistical tables; notes on the sample, questionnaire, and procedures used…

This is the third of three reports on the 1974 National Survey of Scientists and Engineers conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the National Science Foundation. It covers geographic characteristics of the almost 1.1 million persons in the National Sample. The data are reported in detailed statistical tables, with additional information…

This survey was conducted by the Census Bureau under a contract with the National Science Foundation to measure the number of persons working as scientists, engineers, and technicians in the private business sector. A sample was drawn from all active employer establishments in the United States excluding colleges, universities, and governments.…

Presented is the first of three reports by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on the 1974 National Survey of Scientists and Engineers conducted by the Bureau of Census. The survey was designed to measure the changes, every two years, in the demographic, educational, and employment characteristics of the scientists and engineers identified in…

The rationale behind postdoctoral work for PhD chemists is discussed. Speculations concerning the decline in postdoctoral appointments since 1976 are advanced. (CP)

The results of the annual survey, conducted by the American Chemical Society of the salaries and employment status of its members in March 1977, are presented. The findings indicate that unemployment is dropping and salary increases are merely in step with the cost of living. (BT)

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)

The pattern of who conducts university research is likely to change as universities cope with stabilizing undergraduate and graduate enrollments and tighter research budgets. Universities will hire an increasing number of scientists and engineers in temporary research appointments that are neither part of the regular tenure track nor postdoctoral…

Reports survey findings on the current status of employment and salaries of members of the American Chemical Society. The 1987 survey indicated that unemployment among chemists is about a third lower than it was last year, but that there was little change in the median salary. (ML)

Scientific techniques are applied to the age-old search for abundant and healthful food. (Editor)

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)