According to a follow-up survey conducted by the National Institute of Science and Technology Policy of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology one and a half years after those who completed the doctoral course at the university in 2018, the humanities have the highest annual income of 1 million yen or more and less than 100 million yen. , It became clear that the doctors who cannot eat at work are mass-produced.
The survey was conducted from November to December 2020, targeting approximately 11 people who completed their doctoral programs in 12, of which 2018 responded.The survey form was sent by e-mail and accepted on the survey response website.
According to the report, one and a half years after completing the doctoral program, 1% are universities, 51.7% are private companies, 27.2% are public research institutes, and 8.4% are non-profit organizations.Universities were the most common, but at universities, the ratio of contract employees and fixed-term researchers with unstable employment patterns was high.
By academic field, 76.2% of engineering, 74.1% of health, and 66.0% of agriculture were full-time employees and full-time employees, but the humanities were only 41.0%, and others such as education and art were only 49.5%, and they were in an unstable position. The doctor who is placed stands out.
Annual income tends to be high in health, engineering, science, and society, with more than 30% of health exceeding 1,000 million yen.On the other hand, the humanities are in a strict position where the largest number of people is 100 million yen or more and less than 200 million yen, and cannot live on this income alone.
Regarding future career prospects, researchers from universities and public research institutes accounted for 31.4% of the total.However, regardless of the employer, there were diversifications such as 22.2% of jobs that can make use of research experience and 17.1% of jobs other than research.
