This session will be grounded in work by Engineering Education Associate Professor David Knight’s recent PLoS One paper: U.S. postdoctoral careers in life sciences, physical sciences and engineering: Government, industry, and academia. The first half of the session will include Dr. Knight sharing data from his work on career trajectories and earnings for both life sciences and physical sciences and engineering graduates pursuing postdocs in academia, industry, and government. The second half of the session will contain an overview of common options for postdocs outside academia including at the National Laboratories, via government agencies, and in industry.