Acoustical Society of America Profile of the Society Membership

• U. S. Members by State
• International Distribution of Members
• Age Distribution
• Percentage of Men and Women Members
• Highest Academic Degree
• Subject of Highest Degree
• Professional Identification
• Employer Type
• Main Work Activity

U. S. Members by State

• 14.2 % - California
• 08.4 % - Massachusetts
• 06.4 % - New York
• 05.3 % - Maryland
• 04.9 % - Pennsylvania
• 04.6 % - Texas
• 04.6 % - Illinois
• 04.2 % - Virginia
• 03.9 % - Washington
• 03.7 % - Florida
• 03.1 % - Michigan
• 03.0 % - Ohio
• 33.7 % - Others

International Distribution of Members

• 69.0 % - U. S.
• 15.4 % - Europe
• 08.4 % - Asia
• 04.0 % - Canada and Mexico
• 01.8 % - Australia & New Zealand
• 01.7 % - South America/Latin America
• 00.5 % - Mideast/Near East
• 00.2% - Africa

Age Distribution

• Under 30 - 9.0 %
• 30-39 - 18.0 %
• 40-49 - 22.0 %
• 50-59 - 22.0 %
• 60-90 - 29.0 %
• Based on 6782 Responses

Percentage of Men and Women Members

• Female - 15.1 %
• Male - 84.4 %
• No response - 0.5%

Highest Academic Degree

• 66.2 % - PhD/DrSci/DrEng
• 18.0 % - Masters
• 10.6 % - Bachelors
• 00.9 % - MD
• 04.0 % - Other
• 00.3 % - None
• Based on 5202 Responses

Subject of Highest Degree

• 17.7 % - Physics
• 14.1 % - Electrical Engineering
• 15.7 % - Acoustics
• 11.2 % - Mechanical Engineering
• 6.4 % - Psychology
• 5.3 % - Speech
• 5.2 % - Other Engineering
• 4.7 % - Audiology
• 3.0 % - Linguistics
• 2.8 % - Math/Computer
• 1.6 % - Physiology
• 1.5 % - Architecture
• 1.3 % - Oceanography
• 1.1 % - Geophysics
• 1.0 % - Music
• 0.7 % - Business Administration
• 0.5 % - Biology
• 0.2 % - Education
• 0.2 % - Neuroscience
• 05.8 % - Other
• Based on 5115 Responses

Professional Identification

• 35.6% - Engineer
• 14.9 % - Physicist
• 14.6 % - Acoustician
• 5.9 % - Speech Scientist
• 4.6 % - Hearing Scientist
• 4.2 % - Psychologist
• 4.1 % - Audiologist
• 2.8 % - Linguist
• 1.8 % - Biologist
• 1.4 % - Mathematician
• 1.4 % - Oceanographer
• 1.3 % - Computer Scientist
• 1.1 % - Geophysicist
• 0.8 % - Physiologist
• 0.8 % - Physician
• 0.6 % - Architect
• 0.4 % - Musician
• 0.3 % - Bioacoustician
• 0.1 % - Neuroscientist
• 3.3 % - Other
• Based on 4781 Responses

Employer Type

• 40.6 % - College/University
• 16.5 % - Self Employed Consultant
• 11.7 % - Industry
• 11.7 % - Govt./Govt. Funded
• 7.8 % - Retired
• 2.1 % - Student
• 2.4 % - Contractor
• 2.0 % - Not for Profit
• 1.4 % - Other
• Based on 4953 Responses

Main Work Activity

• 26.8 % - Applied Research
• 20.1 % - Basic Research
• 15.1 % - Consultant
• 12.5 % - Teaching
• 10.9 % - Design/Dev./Eng.
• 05.7 % - Retired
• 3.3 % - Student
• 2.5 % - Administrative
• 1.2 % - Testing
• 1.9 % - Other
• Based on 4871 Responses