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| Physical sciences/engineering (n = 40,564) | Life sciences (n = 40,975) | Mathematics (n = 5,050) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent in sector (%) | Length of postdoc (yr) | Percent in sector (%) | Length of postdoc (yr) | Percent in sector (%) | |
| Academic | 71.8 | 2.40 | 79.9 | 3.31 | 71.8 |
| Government | 12.0 | 2.16 | 8.0 | 2.67 | 3.9 |
| Industry | 3.3 | 1.28 | 2.1 | 1.63 | 1.0 |
| Non-U.S. | 10.5 | 3.06 | 5.2 | 3.58 | 21.8 |
| Non-profit | 2.4 | 2.38 | 4.8 | 3.20 | 1.6 |
