Earnings of physicists, 1951

NOV 01, 1952

This is the first of two articles on physicists which have been prepared in the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, in connection with its continuing program of studies of scientific manpower.

DOI: 10.1063/1.3067415

Laure M. Sharp

Helen Wood

In physics, as in professional occupations in general, there has been up to the present time very little information as to the incomes which members of the profession can expect to earn during their working lives, and the influence on their earnings of such factors as educational background, experience, and type of employment.

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Laure M. Sharp, Branch of Occupational Studies, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

Helen Wood, Branch of Occupational Studies, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

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