Educational and Demographic Characteristics of Energy-Related Scientists and Engineers, 1976

Technical Report · Tue Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1073709· OSTI ID:1073709

Finn, M. G.; Bain, T.

This analysis of the education, training, and age distribution of experienced scientists, engineers, energy-related scientists, and energy-related engineers uses the 1976 National Science Foundation National Sample data on 50,000 scientists and engineers who were in the labor force at the time of the 1970 Census. The energy-related scientists and engineers have characteristics quite similar to those of all scientists and engineers. However, energy-related scientists and engineers report slightly higher educational attainment as well as a higher incidence of supplemental training. Energy-related engineers generally are not much older than their counterparts who did not report energy-related work. Energy-related scientists, however, are older than their counterparts and can be expected to experience losses from death and retirement at a rate about 12 percent higher than the rate for all scientists over the next decade.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Inc., TN (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-05-0033
• OSTI ID: 1073709
• Report Number(s): DOE/IR/00033-T4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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