Doctoral degrees are valuable, not just for employment in research and higher education, but also outside of academia. Academic hiring freezes during the pandemic has resulted in a tough job market for recent PhD graduates, that has sparked a renewed interest in jobs outside of academia for the highly-educated.
Below are the companies that employ the highest numbers of doctoral degree holders. Tech companies lead the way, hiring high numbers of PhDs from engineering and computer science. Pharmaceutical companies are a top destination for natural sciences, whereas the World Bank and IMF lead the way in hiring PhDs with degrees in Economics and Business. Among private sector companies, Amazon leads the way in hiring PhD Economists.
Among the companies above, the most common roles are concentrated in software engineering and scientist.
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