Resumen
The article focuses on an employment survey, conducted on computer science (CS) doctoral graduates, as of November 1, 1998. It is an attempt to answer the question of shortage or surplus of CS graduates using data collected from this survey and comparable surveys of other recent Ph.D. in science and engineering fields, as well as national data on the entire science and engineering workforce in the U.S. The survey was refined and repeated in the fall of 1997 for graduates from the academic year 1996-1997. Consistent with last year's survey, 2.4% of recent doctorates reported they were not working and seeking employment during the week of October 13, 1997. Nearly all of the employed respondents had full-time primary employment, as opposed to part-time positions. However, this year only 17% reported that their primary job was temporary, compared to last year's 28%. Salary and unemployment data for science and engineering doctorates indicate there is a greater demand for computer scientists than for almost all other fields