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This report builds on the findings of 'What do researchers do?: doctoral graduate destinations and impact three years on', which was based on the enhanced longitudinal destination data available through the [Longitudinal Destination of Leavers from Higher Education Survey] L DLHE and introduced a new typology of six occupational clusters to describe doctoral graduate destinations. This report explores the career pathways of doctoral graduates within and between these clusters three to four years following graduation, their typical occupations and variations by broad discipline groupings. This study illustrates that doctoral research training is a good foundation for a wide variety of occupations and demonstrates the flexibility of researchers who take advantage of a diversity of employment opportunities.

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This publication provides evidence of the value of doctoral study to researchers, their employers and society at large. It identifies six distinct 'occupational clusters' of doctoral graduates and illustrates how these individuals contribute to innovation and knowledge transfer through using their knowledge, skills and experience in research and non-research roles across all employment sectors.

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