Survey on Human Resources in Science and Technology Employment situation of the doctorate-holders Percentage of employed doctorate-holders, by field of the doctoral studies and employment sector. Units: percentage of the total employed doctorate-holders at 31/12/09 Total Business Public Administrations Higher Education Private Non-Profit Institutions Total 100.00 15.14 38.36 42.68 3.82 Natural Sciences 33.49 5.62 11.11 15.08 1.67 Engineering and Technology 8.10 1.60 1.30 4.85 0.34 Medical Sciences 21.16 4.55 13.80 2.32 0.50 Agricultural Sciences 2.96 0.39 1.33 1.12 0.12 Social Sciences 20.15 1.90 5.46 12.17 0.63 Humanities 14.13 1.06 5.38 7.15 0.55 Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute