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Table 6-2. U.S. scientists and engineers with a bachelor's as the highest degree, by field of highest degree, sex, ethnicity, and race: 2013
 

Level and field of highest degree and sex                   Not Hispanic or Latinob
All scientists and engineers Hispanic or Latinoa American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American White Other racec
Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE
Bachelor's 16,650,000 249,500 1,359,000 45,000 53,000 8,000 1,696,000 40,500 1,082,000 31,500 12,128,000 195,500 332,000 19,000
Male 8,710,000 118,000 641,000 23,000 24,000 4,000 873,000 25,000 477,000 18,000 6,532,000 102,000 164,000 11,000
Female 7,940,000 156,000 719,000 33,500 29,000 7,000 823,000 27,000 604,000 24,500 5,597,000 120,500 168,000 14,000
S&E field 11,425,000 166,500 952,000 34,500 34,000 5,000 1,198,000 30,500 734,000 24,000 8,265,000 133,500 242,000 15,000
Male 6,709,000 91,000 490,000 19,500 22,000 4,000 685,000 19,500 359,000 16,500 5,029,000 78,500 124,000 8,500
Female 4,716,000 98,000 463,000 25,000 12,000 2,500 513,000 20,500 375,000 17,500 3,237,000 77,000 117,000 12,000
Science 9,019,000 149,500 741,000 30,000 28,000 4,500 819,000 27,000 644,000 23,000 6,577,000 122,000 210,000 14,500
Male 4,656,000 79,500 317,000 15,000 16,000 3,500 388,000 17,000 286,000 16,500 3,551,000 70,500 97,000 7,500
Female 4,362,000 93,000 424,000 24,000 12,000 2,500 431,000 19,000 358,000 17,500 3,026,000 73,500 112,000 12,000
Biological / agricultural/ environmental life sciences 1,786,000 44,000 144,000 11,000 5,000 1,500 175,000 12,000 96,000 9,000 1,329,000 39,500 37,000 6,500
Male 895,000 31,500 58,000 7,000 3,000 1,500 72,000 7,500 38,000 6,500 714,000 29,500 10,000 2,000
Female 891,000 29,000 85,000 9,000 2,000 1,000 103,000 9,000 59,000 6,500 615,000 26,500 27,000 6,500
Agricultural/ food sciences 281,000 20,500 20,000 6,000 * * 14,000 3,500 7,000 2,500 237,000 19,000 S S
Male 192,000 18,000 9,000 2,500 * * 7,000 2,000 2,000 1,000 173,000 17,500 * *
Female 89,000 9,500 11,000 5,500 D D 7,000 2,500 4,000 2,000 64,000 7,500 S S
Biological sciences 1,347,000 35,500 117,000 9,500 4,000 1,500 155,000 11,500 82,000 8,000 957,000 32,000 32,000 6,500
Male 594,000 22,000 45,000 6,000 S S 61,000 7,000 28,000 5,000 450,000 20,000 8,000 2,000
Female 754,000 28,000 72,000 7,500 2,000 1,000 94,000 8,500 54,000 6,000 507,000 25,000 24,000 6,000
Environmental life sciences 157,000 10,500 6,000 2,000 1,000 500 6,000 2,000 7,000 3,500 134,000 9,500 3,000 1,500
Male 109,000 9,000 5,000 2,000 1,000 500 4,000 2,000 S S 91,000 7,500 S S
Female 48,000 6,500 1,000 1,000 D D 2,000 1,000 * * 44,000 6,000 1,000 500
Computer/ mathematical sciences 1,791,000 40,500 122,000 9,000 1,000 1,000 264,000 13,000 141,000 10,500 1,233,000 36,000 30,000 4,500
Male 1,199,000 36,000 82,000 7,500 S S 155,000 10,500 87,000 9,000 853,000 31,000 22,000 3,500
Female 593,000 22,500 40,000 6,000 D D 109,000 8,000 55,000 6,500 380,000 19,000 9,000 3,000
Computer/ information sciences 1,275,000 35,000 99,000 8,500 1,000 1,000 205,000 12,000 115,000 10,000 828,000 31,000 25,000 4,000
Male 915,000 31,500 69,000 6,500 S S 127,000 9,500 70,000 8,500 629,000 26,000 19,000 3,500
Female 359,000 17,500 30,000 5,500 D D 77,000 7,000 45,000 6,000 200,000 15,500 7,000 2,500
Mathematics/ statistics 517,000 20,500 22,000 3,500 * * 59,000 6,500 26,000 4,500 405,000 20,000 5,000 1,500
Male 284,000 17,500 12,000 3,000 D D 27,000 4,000 17,000 4,000 224,000 16,500 3,000 1,000
Female 233,000 13,500 10,000 2,500 D D 32,000 5,000 9,000 2,500 180,000 12,500 2,000 1,000
Physical/ related sciences 562,000 23,000 32,000 4,000 5,000 2,500 75,000 8,000 16,000 2,500 426,000 20,500 9,000 2,000
Male 367,000 17,000 19,000 3,000 S S 44,000 5,500 11,000 2,500 284,000 15,500 5,000 1,500
Female 195,000 15,000 13,000 2,500 * * 30,000 5,000 5,000 1,000 142,000 14,000 4,000 1,500
Chemistry, except biochemistry 274,000 14,500 18,000 3,500 S S 44,000 6,000 10,000 2,000 199,000 13,500 3,000 1,000
Male 159,000 11,500 9,000 2,500 D D 23,000 4,500 6,000 1,500 119,000 10,500 2,000 500
Female 115,000 10,500 9,000 2,500 D D 20,000 4,000 5,000 1,000 80,000 9,000 1,000 1,000
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciences 148,000 11,500 6,000 2,000 * * 5,000 1,500 S S 132,000 11,500 3,000 1,500
Male 91,000 8,500 4,000 1,500 D D 5,000 1,500 * * 81,000 8,000 S S
Female 56,000 9,000 3,000 1,500 D D * * * * 51,000 9,500 2,000 1,500
Physics/ astronomy 109,000 9,500 6,000 1,500 D D 17,000 3,500 4,000 2,000 78,000 8,000 3,000 1,500
Male 97,000 9,000 6,000 1,500 D D 14,000 3,000 4,000 2,000 71,000 7,500 2,000 1,000
Female 12,000 2,500 1,000 500 D D 4,000 1,500 * * 7,000 2,000 1,000 500
Other physical sciences 31,000 6,000 1,000 1,000 D D 8,000 4,000 S S 18,000 4,500 D D
Male 20,000 4,500 D D D D S S D D 14,000 4,000 D D
Female 11,000 4,000 1,000 1,000 D D D D D D 4,000 2,000 D D
Social/ related sciences 4,879,000 103,500 444,000 24,000 17,000 3,000 306,000 16,000 391,000 20,000 3,589,000 85,000 133,000 11,500
Male 2,195,000 53,000 159,000 11,500 8,000 2,500 117,000 10,000 151,000 12,500 1,699,000 48,000 61,000 6,500
Female 2,684,000 70,000 285,000 19,500 9,000 2,500 188,000 12,500 240,000 15,000 1,889,000 57,000 72,000 9,000
Economics 831,000 32,500 43,000 5,000 S S 110,000 11,000 31,000 4,500 630,000 28,500 16,000 4,000
Male 583,000 27,000 29,000 4,500 D D 63,000 9,000 16,000 3,000 462,000 23,500 12,000 3,500
Female 249,000 17,500 14,000 2,500 D D 47,000 6,500 15,000 4,000 168,000 15,000 4,000 1,500
Political/ related sciences 840,000 31,500 80,000 7,000 2,000 1,500 48,000 5,500 56,000 6,500 640,000 28,500 15,000 3,000
Male 492,000 23,000 37,000 5,500 S S 17,000 2,500 27,000 4,500 402,000 21,500 7,000 2,000
Female 348,000 18,500 43,000 4,500 S S 31,000 4,500 28,000 4,500 238,000 16,500 8,000 2,000
Psychology 1,698,000 51,000 169,000 14,000 5,000 2,000 74,000 7,000 144,000 13,500 1,260,000 44,500 45,000 7,000
Male 526,000 26,500 34,000 5,000 S S 19,000 2,500 49,000 7,500 408,000 24,500 12,000 3,000
Female 1,172,000 39,000 135,000 13,000 S S 56,000 6,000 95,000 10,000 851,000 33,500 33,000 6,500
Sociology/ anthropology 968,000 33,500 100,000 12,000 6,000 2,000 49,000 6,000 120,000 11,500 653,000 27,000 39,000 5,500
Male 371,000 18,500 37,000 6,000 S S 11,000 2,500 43,000 7,500 255,000 16,000 22,000 3,000
Female 598,000 26,500 63,000 10,500 5,000 2,000 37,000 5,500 77,000 9,500 398,000 19,500 18,000 4,500
Other social sciences 542,000 27,000 52,000 7,500 2,000 1,000 25,000 5,000 39,000 6,000 406,000 24,000 17,000 3,500
Male 224,000 17,000 21,000 5,000 S S 7,000 2,500 15,000 3,500 171,000 14,500 8,000 1,500
Female 318,000 21,500 32,000 6,500 1,000 500 18,000 4,500 24,000 5,000 235,000 19,000 9,000 3,000
Engineering 2,406,000 43,000 211,000 12,000 6,000 2,000 379,000 13,500 90,000 6,500 1,689,000 37,000 32,000 4,000
Male 2,053,000 37,000 172,000 10,500 6,000 2,000 297,000 11,000 73,000 6,000 1,478,000 32,000 27,000 4,000
Female 353,000 15,500 39,000 5,500 * * 82,000 6,500 17,000 3,000 211,000 12,000 5,000 1,000
Aerospace/ related engineering 113,000 11,500 16,000 4,500 D D 7,000 2,500 2,000 1,000 87,000 10,000 S S
Male 101,000 11,500 15,000 4,500 D D 6,000 2,500 1,000 1,000 77,000 10,000 S S
Female 12,000 2,500 * * D D S S * * 10,000 2,500 D D
Chemical engineering 173,000 10,000 16,000 4,000 D D 28,000 4,000 6,000 1,500 120,000 8,000 2,000 1,000
Male 123,000 8,500 12,000 4,000 D D 14,000 2,500 3,000 1,000 92,000 7,000 1,000 500
Female 50,000 5,500 3,000 1,000 D D 14,000 3,000 4,000 1,500 28,000 4,000 S S
Civil/ architectural engineering 383,000 17,000 30,000 4,000 1,000 500 47,000 5,000 14,000 3,000 286,000 15,500 5,000 1,500
Male 330,000 15,500 24,000 3,500 1,000 500 39,000 5,000 12,000 2,500 250,000 14,000 4,000 1,500
Female 53,000 6,500 6,000 1,500 D D 9,000 2,500 2,000 1,000 36,000 5,500 S S
Electrical/ computer engineering 777,000 22,500 56,000 5,000 3,000 1,500 190,000 9,500 41,000 5,500 475,000 20,000 12,000 3,000
Male 677,000 22,500 48,000 4,500 3,000 1,500 148,000 8,000 35,000 5,000 433,000 20,000 11,000 2,500
Female 100,000 7,500 8,000 2,000 D D 43,000 5,000 6,000 2,000 42,000 5,500 1,000 500
Industrial engineering 174,000 11,000 36,000 4,500 D D 13,000 2,500 5,000 2,000 119,000 10,000 S S
Male 141,000 10,500 27,000 4,500 D D 10,000 2,000 4,000 1,500 99,000 9,000 S S
Female 32,000 5,000 9,000 2,500 D D 3,000 1,000 1,000 500 20,000 4,500 D D
Mechanical engineering 503,000 18,500 32,000 3,500 S S 63,000 6,500 14,000 2,500 385,000 17,000 6,000 1,500
Male 461,000 17,500 28,000 3,500 S S 59,000 6,000 12,000 2,000 354,000 16,500 6,000 1,500
Female 42,000 4,500 4,000 1,500 D D 5,000 1,500 2,000 500 31,000 4,000 * *
Other engineering 284,000 14,000 26,000 6,000 D D 31,000 4,000 7,000 2,500 216,000 12,500 4,000 1,500
Male 219,000 11,500 17,000 4,000 D D 22,000 3,000 5,000 2,000 172,000 10,500 3,000 1,000
Female 65,000 8,000 8,000 4,500 D D 8,000 2,500 S S 44,000 6,500 1,000 500
S&E-related field 3,637,000 78,000 270,000 20,500 13,000 6,000 395,000 20,500 231,000 17,000 2,656,000 61,000 72,000 10,000
Male 1,157,000 37,500 79,000 8,000 1,000 500 124,000 12,500 75,000 9,000 851,000 32,000 26,000 6,500
Female 2,481,000 65,500 191,000 18,000 12,000 6,000 271,000 16,000 156,000 15,500 1,805,000 51,500 46,000 7,500
Health 2,650,000 61,000 200,000 17,500 12,000 6,000 312,000 19,000 181,000 16,500 1,891,000 48,000 55,000 9,000
Male 473,000 23,500 37,000 6,000 1,000 500 77,000 10,000 34,000 7,000 311,000 19,000 13,000 4,000
Female 2,177,000 57,500 163,000 16,500 S S 235,000 15,500 146,000 15,000 1,581,000 45,500 41,000 7,500
Science/ mathematics teacher education 258,000 19,000 12,000 3,500 D D 17,000 5,500 5,000 1,500 216,000 18,000 S S
Male 112,000 11,000 6,000 2,000 D D 2,000 1,000 2,000 1,500 97,000 10,500 D D
Female 146,000 15,500 6,000 3,000 D D 15,000 5,500 3,000 1,000 119,000 13,000 S S
Technology/ technical fields 430,000 24,000 30,000 4,500 D D 39,000 5,500 25,000 4,500 331,000 22,000 6,000 2,500
Male 379,000 22,500 25,000 4,500 D D 29,000 5,000 21,000 4,000 299,000 21,000 6,000 2,500
Female 51,000 7,000 5,000 1,500 D D 10,000 2,500 4,000 2,000 32,000 6,000 D D
Other S&E-related fields 299,000 17,000 28,000 5,500 D D 27,000 4,000 21,000 5,500 219,000 15,000 4,000 1,500
Male 193,000 13,500 12,000 2,500 D D 17,000 4,000 17,000 5,000 145,000 12,000 2,000 1,000
Female 107,000 11,500 17,000 5,000 D D 10,000 2,000 S S 74,000 9,500 S S
Non-S&E field 1,587,000 67,500 137,000 19,000 6,000 2,500 103,000 14,000 117,000 16,000 1,207,000 55,500 18,000 4,500
Male 844,000 39,000 72,000 12,500 S S 63,000 10,500 43,000 8,500 652,000 33,000 13,000 4,500
Female 743,000 45,500 65,000 13,500 5,000 2,500 40,000 7,500 74,000 13,000 554,000 37,000 5,000 2,000
Art/ humanities fields 402,000 26,500 54,000 9,500 D D 10,000 3,000 16,000 4,000 315,000 24,000 8,000 4,000
Male 224,000 18,000 35,000 8,500 D D 4,000 2,000 3,000 1,500 177,000 16,000 S S
Female 178,000 17,500 18,000 5,000 D D 7,000 2,000 13,000 4,000 138,000 15,500 2,000 1,000
Education, except science/ math teacher education 192,000 25,000 3,000 1,000 D D S S 13,000 5,500 163,000 24,000 D D
Male 72,000 13,500 1,000 500 D D S S S S 56,000 11,000 D D
Female 120,000 22,000 2,000 1,000 D D 3,000 1,500 8,000 4,000 108,000 21,000 D D
Management/ administration 588,000 34,500 36,000 7,000 S S 58,000 10,000 59,000 10,500 427,000 26,500 8,000 2,500
Male 365,000 23,500 14,000 3,000 S S 36,000 6,500 28,000 7,000 280,000 19,000 6,000 2,000
Female 223,000 22,000 21,000 7,000 D D 22,000 6,000 31,000 8,000 147,000 17,500 S S
Sales/ marketing 35,000 7,500 S S D D S S 2,000 1,000 30,000 7,500 D D
Male 15,000 4,000 S S D D S S D D 12,000 3,500 D D
Female 19,000 6,000 D D D D D D S S 18,000 6,000 D D
Social service/ related 51,000 7,500 6,000 3,000 D D S S 2,000 1,000 38,000 6,500 D D
Male 29,000 6,000 S S D D S S D D 19,000 4,500 D D
Female 22,000 5,000 D D D D D D S S 19,000 5,000 D D
Other non-S&E field 319,000 24,500 38,000 11,500 D D 16,000 5,000 25,000 7,000 234,000 18,000 2,000 1,500
Male 138,000 13,500 14,000 6,000 D D 7,000 3,000 6,000 2,000 109,000 12,000 S S
Female 181,000 20,000 24,000 9,500 D D 9,000 3,500 19,000 7,000 125,000 14,000 S S

Data codes used in these tables: * = value < 500. D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards.
Abbreviations used in these tables: S&E = science and engineering; 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.
NOTES: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 1,000. Standard errors for numbers are rounded up to the nearest 500. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Scientists and engineers are bachelor's and higher degreed individuals living in the United States with an S&E or S&E-related degree or occupation. See appendix for additional details on coverage, eligibility, educational field classification, and occupational classification.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT): 2013.
Data from survey cycle 2013, as of 24 February 2015.