Our Aging Scientific Workforce Raises Concerns

Monday, March 27, 2017 - 15:32 in Psychology & Sociology

The science and engineering workforce in the United States is aging rapidly, according to a new study. And it is only going to get older in coming years. Economists at The Ohio State University found that the average age of employed scientists increased from 45.1 to 48.6 between 1993 and 2010, faster than the workforce as a whole.

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