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Table 37. U.S. residing employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by occupation, ethnicity, race, and sex: 2015

Occupation All employed Asian Other minoritya White
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
All occupations 787,250 1,900 519,400 1,700 267,850 1,050 178,300 1,350 126,750 1,350 51,550 825 71,150 700 40,150 650 31,000 500 537,850 1,700 352,500 1,625 185,300 1,150
Science occupations 446,850 2,100 284,750 1,925 162,150 1,200 89,950 1,325 58,550 1,100 31,350 700 39,650 600 21,850 475 17,800 400 317,250 1,725 204,300 1,525 112,950 1,075
Biological/agricultural/other life scientists 139,300 1,325 84,550 1,300 54,750 900 31,600 825 17,850 725 13,750 500 12,300 325 6,600 275 5,700 225 95,450 1,225 60,150 1,025 35,300 725
Agricultural/food scientists 9,100 425 6,500 400 2,600 200 1,950 200 1,150 175 800 125 950 75 600 75 400 50 6,200 350 4,750 350 1,450 125
Biochemists/biophysicists 13,150 575 8,950 500 4,150 325 3,950 300 2,350 250 1,600 200 1,000 125 650 100 350 75 8,200 475 5,950 425 2,250 225
Biological scientists 21,150 700 12,200 550 8,950 425 5,100 325 2,700 275 2,400 250 2,100 175 1,150 125 950 100 14,000 600 8,400 450 5,600 350
Forestry/conservation scientists 2,150 225 1,550 200 600 100 250 100 200 100 50 25 150 50 100 25 50 25 1,800 225 1,250 200 500 75
Medical scientists 31,450 850 18,050 725 13,400 525 8,350 500 4,900 450 3,450 275 2,350 200 1,200 150 1,200 125 20,750 725 11,950 575 8,800 400
Postsecondary teachers, agricultural/other natural sciences 6,350 375 4,400 300 1,950 175 550 125 350 125 200 75 700 100 500 100 200 50 5,100 350 3,550 275 1,550 175
Postsecondary teachers, biological sciences 34,800 775 21,450 700 13,350 475 3,750 350 2,300 275 1,450 200 3,250 225 1,600 200 1,650 125 27,800 650 17,550 575 10,250 425
Other biological/agricultural/life scientists 21,100 625 11,400 550 9,700 400 7,700 475 3,850 400 3,850 300 1,800 150 850 125 950 100 11,650 450 6,700 375 4,950 300
Computer/information scientists 48,900 875 40,850 825 8,050 375 21,350 725 17,500 675 3,850 275 2,400 175 1,950 150 450 75 25,150 550 21,450 575 3,700 250
Computer/information scientists 40,450 825 33,950 750 6,450 375 18,600 675 15,300 600 3,300 275 1,900 150 1,550 150 350 75 19,950 525 17,100 525 2,850 225
Postsecondary teachers, computer science 8,450 375 6,900 350 1,550 150 2,750 275 2,200 250 550 100 500 75 400 75 150 50 5,200 325 4,300 300 900 125
Mathematical scientists 34,450 650 24,900 600 9,500 325 10,100 475 6,850 425 3,200 200 2,400 150 1,650 125 750 100 21,950 550 16,400 500 5,550 250
Mathematical scientists 15,650 550 10,950 475 4,700 300 6,250 400 4,150 375 2,100 175 850 100 550 100 300 75 8,600 400 6,250 325 2,350 200
Postsecondary teachers, mathematics/statistics 18,750 575 13,950 525 4,800 275 3,850 325 2,700 275 1,100 175 1,550 150 1,100 125 450 75 13,400 500 10,150 425 3,200 200
Physical scientists 84,150 1,175 64,750 1,025 19,450 525 16,250 650 11,500 550 4,750 350 6,000 275 4,400 250 1,550 100 61,900 975 48,800 900 13,100 400
Chemists, except biochemists 19,850 625 14,950 600 4,900 325 5,300 375 3,550 300 1,750 225 1,350 150 1,000 150 350 50 13,200 550 10,400 525 2,800 250
Earth/atmospheric/ocean scientists 10,050 350 7,950 325 2,100 125 1,800 175 1,350 175 450 50 600 75 450 75 150 50 7,650 300 6,150 300 1,500 100
Physicists/astronomers 12,850 500 11,150 475 1,700 225 2,400 275 1,850 250 550 150 650 100 550 100 100 50 9,800 450 8,750 425 1,100 125
Postsecondary teachers, chemistry 15,950 600 10,700 525 5,250 325 2,100 200 1,200 175 900 150 1,500 150 950 125 550 75 12,350 575 8,550 500 3,800 275
Postsecondary teachers, physics 10,800 475 9,100 450 1,700 150 1,600 200 1,250 200 350 75 900 125 800 125 150 50 8,300 450 7,050 425 1,250 150
Postsecondary teachers, other physical sciences 7,600 325 5,400 300 2,200 150 600 100 350 75 250 75 600 75 400 75 250 50 6,350 300 4,650 275 1,700 125
Other physical scientists 7,100 375 5,500 350 1,600 200 2,500 300 1,900 275 550 125 350 75 300 50 50 25 4,250 300 3,300 275 950 125
Psychologists 74,950 950 31,850 900 43,100 775 3,550 300 1,100 175 2,400 250 8,250 325 2,750 250 5,500 225 63,150 1,000 28,000 850 35,150 725
Psychologists 55,900 900 22,850 800 33,050 775 2,250 250 600 150 1,650 225 5,700 300 1,800 200 3,950 200 47,950 925 20,500 800 27,450 750
Postsecondary teachers, psychology 19,000 600 9,000 475 10,050 400 1,300 175 550 125 750 125 2,550 175 950 150 1,600 125 15,200 575 7,500 450 7,700 375
Social scientists 65,150 950 37,800 775 27,350 550 7,150 425 3,750 350 3,400 250 8,350 325 4,500 250 3,850 175 49,650 750 29,550 650 20,100 525
Economists 7,800 450 5,400 375 2,400 225 1,900 250 1,000 200 900 150 900 100 600 75 250 75 5,000 325 3,750 300 1,250 150
Political scientists 1,700 200 900 175 800 125 100 50 D D D D 150 50 100 50 50 25 1,450 200 750 150 700 125
Postsecondary teachers, economics 10,200 425 7,650 400 2,550 175 1,500 200 1,000 175 550 100 1,050 125 750 100 300 75 7,600 350 5,950 350 1,650 150
Postsecondary teachers, political science 10,100 450 7,300 450 2,800 250 850 200 550 175 250 100 1,100 150 800 125 300 75 8,200 425 5,950 425 2,250 225
Postsecondary teachers, sociology 8,200 400 3,850 300 4,300 250 650 150 350 125 300 75 1,400 125 750 100 650 100 6,150 325 2,750 250 3,400 250
Postsecondary teachers, other social sciences 16,150 550 8,250 400 7,900 350 1,300 150 600 125 700 100 2,200 150 950 125 1,300 100 12,650 475 6,700 375 5,900 275
Sociologists/anthropologists 3,050 225 1,300 175 1,750 150 150 50 * * 150 50 450 75 100 50 350 75 2,450 200 1,200 175 1,250 125
Other social scientists 8,000 400 3,100 275 4,900 300 700 100 150 75 550 100 1,100 125 500 100 600 75 6,200 375 2,450 275 3,700 300
Engineering occupations 107,450 1,300 92,150 1,200 15,300 500 44,750 875 38,550 875 6,200 325 8,150 325 6,700 300 1,450 125 54,550 950 46,950 925 7,600 350
Aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineers 5,650 375 5,050 350 600 100 1,650 250 1,500 250 150 50 450 100 400 100 50 25 3,550 300 3,150 275 400 100
Chemical engineers 6,650 400 5,350 375 1,300 175 2,950 300 2,400 275 550 100 600 100 400 100 150 50 3,100 275 2,500 275 600 125
Civil/architectural/sanitary engineers 5,650 350 5,050 350 600 125 2,550 300 2,250 300 300 100 300 75 300 75 S S 2,800 275 2,500 250 250 75
Electrical engineers 21,450 650 19,350 675 2,050 200 11,450 525 10,050 525 1,350 175 1,450 125 1,300 150 150 50 8,550 425 8,000 425 600 100
Industrial engineers 1,050 175 800 150 200 75 400 125 300 125 100 50 100 50 100 50 D D 550 125 400 125 100 50
Mechanical engineers 10,200 450 9,200 475 1,000 175 5,050 325 4,600 325 450 125 450 100 400 75 50 25 4,700 350 4,200 325 450 125
Postsecondary teachers, engineering 25,850 875 21,800 875 4,050 275 7,850 525 6,950 525 900 125 2,700 225 2,150 200 550 100 15,300 675 12,700 650 2,600 225
Other engineers 31,050 700 25,600 675 5,500 300 12,900 475 10,500 450 2,350 200 2,150 150 1,650 150 500 75 16,050 575 13,450 550 2,600 225
S&E-related occupations 92,750 1,550 54,600 1,300 38,150 825 19,750 700 12,900 625 6,850 450 9,050 375 4,400 275 4,700 250 63,950 1,325 37,300 1,075 26,650 700
Health occupations, except postsecondary teachers and managers 34,550 1,050 19,250 800 15,300 550 8,300 575 5,050 475 3,200 325 3,750 250 1,750 225 2,000 175 22,500 775 12,450 550 10,050 450
Postsecondary teachers, health and related sciences 23,050 700 9,750 525 13,300 475 3,350 275 1,800 225 1,550 200 2,300 200 800 100 1,500 175 17,400 625 7,100 475 10,250 425
S&E managers, including health 26,600 950 19,850 850 6,750 350 6,150 425 4,600 400 1,500 200 2,100 175 1,300 125 800 125 18,400 725 13,900 675 4,450 300
S&E precollege teachers 4,650 325 2,600 250 2,050 225 200 75 100 50 S S 600 100 300 75 300 75 3,800 325 2,200 250 1,650 225
S&E technicians and technologists 3,050 275 2,550 250 550 125 1,350 200 1,000 175 300 100 200 75 150 75 50 25 1,550 200 1,350 175 200 75
Other S&E-related occupations 850 125 650 125 200 75 450 100 300 75 150 75 100 50 100 50 D D 300 75 250 75 S S
Non-S&E occupations 140,150 1,700 87,900 1,525 52,250 850 23,850 875 16,750 775 7,150 375 14,250 425 7,200 300 7,050 300 102,050 1,500 63,950 1,400 38,100 700
Arts/humanities-related occupations 7,950 450 3,600 375 4,350 250 950 175 400 125 550 100 650 100 200 50 450 100 6,350 400 3,000 325 3,350 250
Management-related occupations 27,000 750 17,550 625 9,500 450 5,750 450 4,050 400 1,750 200 2,950 250 1,650 200 1,300 125 18,300 650 11,900 550 6,450 375
Non-S&E managers 55,450 1,200 39,200 1,050 16,250 550 9,450 600 7,450 575 1,950 225 4,700 250 2,700 225 1,950 150 41,350 1,050 29,000 875 12,350 475
Non-S&E postsecondary teachers 18,750 600 10,400 475 8,350 350 2,650 275 1,600 225 1,050 125 2,400 175 1,150 125 1,300 100 13,700 550 7,650 425 6,050 325
Non-S&E precollege/other teachers 3,900 275 1,550 225 2,350 225 350 100 S S 200 75 500 100 100 50 350 75 3,100 275 1,300 200 1,800 200
Sales/marketing occupations 8,150 450 5,150 375 3,000 250 2,250 275 1,500 225 750 150 800 125 500 100 300 75 5,050 325 3,100 275 1,950 225
Social service–related occupations 6,000 400 2,600 275 3,450 275 350 100 300 100 100 50 950 125 300 75 650 125 4,700 375 2,000 250 2,700 275
Other non-S&E occupations 12,900 500 7,900 450 5,000 300 2,100 250 1,350 225 800 150 1,300 125 600 100 700 100 9,500 450 5,950 425 3,550 250
Codes used in data tables: * = suppressed when population estimate < 25. D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards.
S&E = science and engineering; SE = standard error.
a Other minority includes Hispanic or Latino, as well as non-Hispanic or Latino American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian, Other Pacific Islander, and respondents reporting two or more races. Detail for Other minority can be found in table 38.
NOTES: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 50. Standard errors are rounded up to the nearest 25. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Residence location is based on reported living location on 1 February 2015.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 2015.