Table:
sex and field
postdoctoral appointees
nonfaculty researchers

2017
2018
change
percent change
2017
2018
change
percent change

all surveyed fields
64733
64783
50
0.1
28180
29284
1104
3.9

male
38870
38661
-209
-0.5
16580
17468
888
5.4

female
25863
26122
259
1
11600
11816
216
1.9

science and engineering
46080
45478
-602
-1.3
20542
21848
1306
6.4

science
38241
37564
-677
-1.8
17268
18278
1010
5.8

agricultural sciences
1024
1072
48
4.7
496
565
69
13.9

biological and biomedical sciences
21781
21533
-248
-1.1
8203
8250
47
0.6

computer and information sciences
854
879
25
2.9
476
515
39
8.2

geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences
2089
1726
-363
-17.4
1794
2106
312
17.4

mathematics and statistics
991
982
-9
-0.9
240
266
26
10.8

multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies
1131
980
-151
-13.4
806
832
26
3.2

natural resources and conservation
731
764
33
4.5
364
580
216
59.3

physical sciences
7211
6976
-235
-3.3
2871
3056
185
6.4

psychology
1082
1145
63
5.8
494
507
13
2.6

social sciences
1347
1507
160
11.9
1524
1601
77
5.1

engineering
7839
7914
75
1
3274
3570
296
9

bioengineering and biomedical engineering
1398
1433
35
2.5
415
440
25
6

chemical engineering
1197
1142
-55
-4.6
281
257
-24
-8.5

civil engineering
804
739
-65
-8.1
422
414
-8
-1.9

electrical, electronics, and communications engineering
1170
1197
27
2.3
557
588
31
5.6

engineering mechanics, physics, and science
316
354
38
12
200
220
20
10

industrial and manufacturing engineering
127
156
29
22.8
119
105
-14
-11.8

mechanical engineering
1089
1069
-20
-1.8
458
489
31
6.8

metallurgical and materials engineering
550
549
-1
-0.2
181
215
34
18.8

other engineering a
1188
1275
87
7.3
641
842
201
31.4

health
18653
19305
652
3.5
7638
7436
-202
-2.6

clinical medicine
16100
16563
463
2.9
6448
6159
-289
-4.5

other health
2553
2742
189
7.4
1190
1277
87
7.3

Statement: geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences saw the largest decrease in the number of postdocs decline of 363 students.
Question: how many students did geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences see the largest decrease in the number of postdocs?
Answer: [363]