To me, a lot of these folks are artificially limited by slow and encumbered education methodologies. The data seems to confirm that, as a physicist can more easily begin independent work, while the others need to wait until they have accreditation/equipment/funding/etc.
I think this delay of productivity would be especially avoidable in high school and undergrad programs.
If you could begin advanced fields in your early 20s, instead of your 30s, I speculate the distribution would shift left quite a bit.
To me, a lot of these folks are artificially limited by slow and encumbered education methodologies. The data seems to confirm that, as a physicist can more easily begin independent work, while the others need to wait until they have accreditation/equipment/funding/etc.
I think this delay of productivity would be especially avoidable in high school and undergrad programs.
If you could begin advanced fields in your early 20s, instead of your 30s, I speculate the distribution would shift left quite a bit.