Number of Atmospheric and Space Scientists by Employment Sector and Age

  25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-74 Total
Academia 200 300 250 600 200 200 100 200 150 - 2,200
Business / Industry                      
Environmental 50 400 - 100 - 200 - - - - 750
Other - 300 50 150 50 - 50 50 400 - 1,050
Total Industry 50 700 50 250 50 200 50 50 400 - 1,800
Consultants                      
Environmental - - - - - 50 - - - - 50
Other - - - - - - - 50 - - 50
Total Consultants - - - - - 50 - 50 - - 100
Federal Government                      
Environmental 50 300 800 450 400 500 200 - - - 2,700
Other 300 100 250 250 - 250 100 50 - 50 1,350
Total Federal 350 400 1,050 700 400 750 300 50 - 50 4,050
State/Local Government 150 - 50 - 200 - - - - - 400
Total 750 1,400 1,400 1,550 850 1,200 450 350 550 50 8,550

Data is from the NSF National Survey of College Graduates, 1993
Data reflects status as of 15 April 1993
- = Insufficient data

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