About 70,000 S&E early career doctorate holders are employed in postdoctoral positions at academic institutions, FFRDCs, or the NIH IRP. The vast majority are employed in academic institutions (93%). Just under 60% of postdoctoral appointees are temporary visa holders.
Over 60% of all employed postdoctoral appointees are men. The proportion of men is higher among temporary visa holders than among U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
Postdoc positions among early career doctorate holders with a science and engineering degree: 2014
