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Table 24. Employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by selected demographic characteristics and broad field of doctorate: 2010
 

Characteristic              All employed Science       
Total
Total
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental
life sciences		 Computer/ information sciences
Mathematics/ statistics
Physical sciences
Psychology
Social sciences
Engineering
Health
Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE
Doctorate recipient 692,900 1,750 536,200 1,700 175,700 950 19,000 300 32,000 450 120,100 900 102,400 750 87,000 750 125,500 800 31,200 350
Sex
Male 		472,700 1,400 351,200 1,300 111,800 800 15,700 250 25,400 400 97,900 800 46,600 600 53,800 650 110,000 800 11,500 300
Female 220,200 1,050 185,000 1,050 63,800 700 3,200 150 6,500 250 22,200 450 55,800 600 33,300 450 15,500 350 19,700 350
Ethnicity and race
Hispanic or Latinoa 		23,500 350 19,000 350 6,200 200 300 100 900 100 3,300 200 4,600 150 3,600 150 3,400 150 1,000 100
Not Hispanic or Latinob
American Indian or Alaska Native		 1,500 150 1,300 150 300 100 D D D D 200 100 300 100 400 100 100 100 100 50
Asian 134,600 900 81,600 850 31,000 550 6,900 250 7,800 250 23,400 500 4,100 200 8,300 350 48,800 550 4,200 200
Black or African American 22,300 350 17,700 350 4,500 200 500 100 800 100 2,200 150 5,300 250 4,500 200 2,700 150 1,900 100
White 502,300 1,700 409,500 1,500 131,100 850 11,000 300 22,200 450 89,500 850 86,500 700 69,000 750 69,400 650 23,500 350
Other racec 8,800 300 7,100 300 2,400 200 200 100 200 100 1,400 200 1,600 150 1,300 200 1,100 200 500 100
Age
Under 35 		76,400 950 55,600 800 20,800 500 3,100 200 4,300 250 14,000 450 7,200 350 6,100 250 18,600 550 2,200 250
35-39 88,900 1,300 66,400 1,050 24,700 650 3,000 250 4,200 300 14,200 550 11,800 500 8,400 400 19,100 700 3,400 300
40-44 91,900 1,300 69,500 1,200 23,700 700 3,100 250 4,200 300 15,500 550 11,100 550 11,900 500 18,600 550 3,900 300
45-49 92,900 1,250 70,000 1,100 23,300 600 3,100 250 4,000 350 17,700 550 11,800 550 10,100 450 19,200 600 3,700 300
50-54 95,500 1,300 75,200 1,150 25,600 750 3,000 250 3,600 300 17,900 550 13,200 600 12,000 500 16,300 600 4,000 300
55-59 92,200 1,650 74,400 1,400 24,000 700 2,300 300 3,700 300 13,600 550 18,000 650 12,900 600 11,900 500 5,900 400
60-64 80,800 1,450 65,800 1,350 18,700 750 1,100 200 3,800 350 12,500 600 16,300 700 13,400 550 10,000 550 5,000 350
65-75 74,200 1,150 59,300 1,000 14,900 600 300 100 4,300 300 14,700 550 12,900 550 12,200 550 11,800 550 3,100 300
Citizenship status
U.S. citizen 		603,800 1,900 479,500 1,700 157,000 1,000 13,900 350 25,700 450 104,900 950 99,800 750 78,200 800 95,700 900 28,500 400
Non-U.S. citizen 89,200 950 56,700 800 18,700 500 5,100 250 6,300 300 15,200 500 2,600 300 8,800 400 29,800 600 2,700 200
Citizenship status, detailed
Native born, U.S. citizen 		496,800 1,700 411,200 1,500 133,100 850 9,500 250 19,500 400 85,700 900 94,700 750 68,800 700 60,700 700 24,800 350
Naturalized, U.S. citizen 107,000 1,200 68,300 1,050 23,900 650 4,400 250 6,200 350 19,200 600 5,100 350 9,400 450 35,000 700 3,700 250
Permanent resident, non-U.S. citizen 59,800 1,050 38,600 900 12,400 450 3,400 250 4,300 300 10,100 500 2,000 250 6,300 400 19,400 700 1,800 200
Temporary resident, non-U.S. citizen 29,400 700 18,100 550 6,300 400 1,700 200 1,900 200 5,100 300 500 150 2,600 250 10,400 400 900 150
Years since doctorate
≤ 5 		136,400 650 98,600 550 35,200 350 6,200 150 6,200 150 19,400 300 16,000 300 15,500 250 29,200 300 8,600 200
6–10 108,100 800 80,900 700 27,900 400 3,400 150 4,300 200 16,100 350 15,500 300 13,800 300 20,600 350 6,500 200
11–15 106,400 800 80,200 700 26,500 400 3,500 150 4,500 200 17,600 350 15,300 300 12,900 300 21,100 350 5,100 200
16–20 92,100 800 71,300 700 22,600 400 3,100 150 4,000 200 17,000 300 13,700 300 10,800 300 16,900 350 3,900 200
21–25 75,000 800 60,200 700 19,100 400 1,600 150 3,200 200 14,100 300 12,400 350 9,900 350 12,100 350 2,700 150
> 25 175,000 1,500 144,900 1,300 44,400 700 1,200 150 9,800 350 35,900 650 29,500 550 24,100 600 25,600 600 4,400 200
Place of birth
United States 		487,300 1,650 403,700 1,500 130,800 900 9,200 300 19,000 400 84,300 850 93,100 800 67,400 700 59,200 700 24,400 350
Europe 33,900 850 27,000 700 7,100 400 1,600 200 3,200 250 7,700 400 2,700 250 4,800 250 6,100 400 800 150
Asia 138,600 1,250 81,200 950 29,900 700 7,100 250 8,100 300 23,200 550 3,600 250 9,400 400 53,100 750 4,200 250
North Americad 6,400 500 5,000 400 1,500 200 200 100 300 100 1,100 200 1,000 200 1,000 200 900 200 500 100
Central Americae 3,300 250 2,400 250 900 150 D D 100 50 500 100 400 100 600 100 800 150 100 50
Caribbean 2,800 250 2,100 200 400 100 D D 100 50 500 100 500 100 500 100 500 150 200 100
South America 7,700 400 5,800 350 2,200 250 200 100 500 100 1,000 150 700 150 1,200 150 1,500 200 300 100
Africa 10,200 450 7,000 400 2,500 250 500 150 500 150 1,500 200 300 100 1,600 200 2,600 300 600 100
Oceania 1,300 250 1,100 200 200 100 D D 200 100 200 100 D D 400 150 200 100 D D
Unknown 1,500 200 800 150 200 100 200 100 D D 200 100 D D 200 100 600 150 D D

D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information.
SE = standard error.
a Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
b American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, black or African American, and white are single race.
c Other race includes Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and persons reporting more than one race who are not of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.
d Excludes the United States.
e Includes Mexico.
NOTES: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 100. Standard errors are rounded up to the nearest 50. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 2010.
Data from survey cycle 2010, as of August 21, 2013.