The national register looks at manpower
OCT 01, 1969
The 1968 statistics revealed that physicists and astronomers as a group earned more than other physical scientists, had relatively more PhD’s and worked principally in research and development.
DOI: 10.1063/1.3035192
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• earned a median salary of $14 000, the highest in the physical sciences and $800 higher than the median for all scientists.
• had the largest proportion of PhD’s (447%) in the physical sciences and had 33% at a master’s-degree level.
• was chiefly employed by educational institutions (48%) but only 21% were primarily teachers. 50% worked in research and development.
• had 56% receiving support for federal programs. This group did not include government employees.
© 1969 American Institute of Physics
