Sector of First Position by Cohort

Cohort Industry HBCU HWCU Government and Other Total 

Note Includes only those employed. Percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding. Source Survey of Earned Doctorates. 

Beginning in Cohort III, most interviewees first positions were nearly as likely to be in industry as in academe. The trend began much earlier for white chemists. Significant more interviewees in this than previous cohorts held first jobs in predominantly white colleges and universities than historically black colleges and universities and industry. These general patterns continued over the remaining cohorts. 

Beyond Small Numbers Voices of African American PhD Chemists 

A Cohort I interviewee made this observation regarding employment opportunities after completing his undergraduate education  

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Table 4.1. Distribution by Sector of First Position by Cohort [Interviewees].

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