Table 27-2. Employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by primary work activity, ethnicity, race, and sex: 2010 |
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All employed | Hispanic or Latinoa | American Indian or Alaska Native | Asian | Black or African American | White | Other racec | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | |
Doctorate recipients | 692,900 | 1,750 | 472,700 | 1,400 | 220,200 | 1,050 | 23,500 | 350 | 14,100 | 350 | 9,300 | 250 | 1,500 | 150 | 900 | 150 | 600 | 100 | 134,600 | 900 | 98,200 | 850 | 36,400 | 450 | 22,300 | 350 | 12,400 | 300 | 10,000 | 300 | 502,300 | 1,700 | 341,800 | 1,350 | 160,500 | 1,000 | 8,800 | 300 | 5,400 | 300 | 3,400 | 200 |
Any R&D | 430,400 | 2,300 | 310,700 | 1,750 | 119,700 | 1,150 | 14,800 | 400 | 9,800 | 350 | 5,000 | 250 | 800 | 150 | 600 | 150 | 300 | 100 | 99,900 | 1,050 | 74,800 | 900 | 25,200 | 550 | 11,700 | 350 | 7,100 | 300 | 4,600 | 250 | 298,100 | 2,000 | 215,400 | 1,550 | 82,700 | 1,100 | 5,100 | 350 | 3,200 | 300 | 1,900 | 200 |
Applied research | 238,400 | 2,050 | 168,300 | 1,700 | 70,000 | 1,200 | 8,200 | 350 | 5,300 | 300 | 2,900 | 200 | 500 | 150 | 300 | 100 | 200 | 100 | 54,100 | 1,050 | 38,900 | 900 | 15,200 | 500 | 6,900 | 300 | 4,100 | 250 | 2,800 | 250 | 165,700 | 1,800 | 117,900 | 1,500 | 47,900 | 1,050 | 3,000 | 250 | 1,900 | 250 | 1,000 | 150 |
Basic research | 157,700 | 1,900 | 109,300 | 1,650 | 48,400 | 850 | 6,400 | 300 | 4,200 | 250 | 2,200 | 150 | 400 | 100 | 300 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 33,200 | 900 | 23,500 | 800 | 9,700 | 450 | 4,000 | 250 | 2,500 | 200 | 1,500 | 150 | 111,600 | 1,550 | 77,600 | 1,300 | 34,000 | 800 | 2,100 | 200 | 1,300 | 150 | 900 | 100 |
Design | 44,800 | 1,050 | 37,800 | 950 | 7,000 | 450 | 1,100 | 150 | 900 | 150 | 200 | 100 | 100 | 50 | D | D | D | D | 14,500 | 600 | 12,300 | 600 | 2,200 | 250 | 900 | 150 | 700 | 150 | 200 | 100 | 27,900 | 900 | 23,600 | 800 | 4,300 | 350 | 300 | 100 | 200 | 100 | 100 | 50 |
Development | 98,600 | 1,500 | 78,100 | 1,500 | 20,500 | 600 | 2,700 | 250 | 1,900 | 200 | 800 | 150 | 100 | 50 | D | D | D | D | 33,500 | 850 | 26,700 | 850 | 6,800 | 400 | 2,300 | 200 | 1,400 | 150 | 900 | 150 | 59,100 | 1,200 | 47,300 | 1,050 | 11,800 | 550 | 1,000 | 200 | 700 | 150 | 300 | 100 |
Computer applications | 57,600 | 1,200 | 49,100 | 1,100 | 8,500 | 450 | 1,300 | 150 | 1,100 | 150 | 300 | 100 | 200 | 100 | 100 | 100 | D | D | 20,500 | 750 | 16,900 | 700 | 3,600 | 300 | 800 | 150 | 600 | 150 | 200 | 50 | 34,300 | 1,000 | 29,900 | 950 | 4,400 | 350 | 500 | 100 | 400 | 100 | 100 | 50 |
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280,400 | 2,200 | 186,800 | 1,850 | 93,500 | 1,300 | 9,100 | 350 | 5,300 | 300 | 3,800 | 200 | 500 | 100 | 300 | 100 | 300 | 100 | 42,600 | 1,100 | 30,400 | 900 | 12,300 | 550 | 9,100 | 350 | 4,700 | 250 | 4,400 | 250 | 215,300 | 2,000 | 143,900 | 1,750 | 71,500 | 1,150 | 3,700 | 250 | 2,400 | 250 | 1,300 | 150 |
Professional services | 110,800 | 1,650 | 61,800 | 1,250 | 49,000 | 900 | 4,000 | 250 | 1,900 | 200 | 2,100 | 200 | 300 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 50 | 11,700 | 650 | 7,400 | 550 | 4,300 | 350 | 4,200 | 300 | 1,800 | 200 | 2,400 | 200 | 89,000 | 1,400 | 49,800 | 1,100 | 39,300 | 850 | 1,500 | 150 | 800 | 150 | 700 | 100 |
Teaching | 208,100 | 2,150 | 134,000 | 1,750 | 74,100 | 1,050 | 8,300 | 300 | 4,800 | 250 | 3,500 | 200 | 500 | 100 | 300 | 100 | 200 | 50 | 24,100 | 700 | 16,400 | 650 | 7,700 | 400 | 9,000 | 400 | 5,000 | 300 | 3,900 | 250 | 163,300 | 2,050 | 105,900 | 1,650 | 57,400 | 1,000 | 2,900 | 300 | 1,500 | 200 | 1,400 | 200 |
Other work activitye | 56,900 | 1,150 | 35,400 | 900 | 21,600 | 650 | 1,800 | 200 | 900 | 150 | 900 | 150 | 100 | 50 | D | D | D | D | 9,900 | 500 | 6,900 | 450 | 3,000 | 250 | 2,400 | 250 | 1,200 | 150 | 1,200 | 150 | 41,900 | 950 | 25,800 | 800 | 16,100 | 600 | 900 | 150 | 500 | 150 | 400 | 100 |
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 Administration includes accounting, finance, contracts, and human resources. e Includes production, operations, maintenance, and other activities not broken out separately. |
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. |