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| Table 29. Sex, ethnicity, and race of employed recent graduates with bachelor's degrees in science, engineering, or health, by occupation: October 2010 |
| Occupation | Ethnicity and race | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Not Hispanic or Latinob | |||||||||||||||||
| All employed | Male | Female | 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 | Number | SE | Number | SE | |
| All occupationsd | 922,000 | 7,500 | 391,000 | 5,500 | 531,000 | 5,500 | 96,000 | 5,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 75,000 | 2,500 | 63,000 | 4,000 | 652,000 | 7,000 | 33,000 | 2,500 |
| Science occupations | 147,000 | 5,500 | 95,000 | 4,500 | 52,000 | 3,500 | 13,000 | 2,000 | D | D | 17,000 | 2,000 | 7,000 | 1,500 | 102,000 | 5,000 | 7,000 | 1,500 |
| Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life scientist | 31,000 | 3,000 | 17,000 | 2,500 | 14,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | D | D | 3,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 | 22,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 500 |
| Computer/ information scientist | 63,000 | 4,000 | 52,000 | 3,500 | 11,000 | 1,500 | 6,000 | 1,000 | D | D | 8,000 | 1,500 | 4,000 | 1,000 | 42,000 | 3,500 | 3,000 | 1,000 |
| Mathematical scientist | 8,000 | 1,500 | 4,000 | 1,000 | 4,000 | 1,000 | * | * | D | D | 1,000 | 500 | * | * | 6,000 | 1,500 | D | D |
| Physical scientist | 21,000 | 2,000 | 13,000 | 1,500 | 8,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 | D | D | 2,000 | 500 | 1,000 | 500 | 16,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 500 |
| Psychologist | 7,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 5,000 | 1,500 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | 4,000 | 1,500 | D | D |
| Social scientist | 18,000 | 2,500 | 7,000 | 1,500 | 11,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | D | D | 3,000 | 1,000 | D | D | 11,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 500 |
| Engineering occupations | 78,000 | 2,500 | 65,000 | 2,500 | 13,000 | 1,000 | 8,000 | 1,000 | * | * | 9,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 500 | 55,000 | 2,500 | 3,000 | 1,000 |
| S&E-related occupations | 292,000 | 8,000 | 71,000 | 4,000 | 221,000 | 6,500 | 25,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 21,000 | 2,000 | 22,000 | 2,500 | 214,000 | 7,500 | 9,000 | 1,500 |
| Health occupation, except manager | 231,000 | 8,000 | 39,000 | 3,000 | 193,000 | 6,500 | 19,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 13,000 | 1,500 | 17,000 | 2,000 | 173,000 | 7,500 | 7,000 | 1,500 |
| S&E manager, including health | 4,000 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | * | * | D | D | D | D | D | D | 3,000 | 1,000 | D | D |
| S&E precollege teacher | 22,000 | 2,500 | 10,000 | 2,000 | 12,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 500 | D | D | 1,000 | 500 | 1,000 | 500 | 17,000 | 2,500 | * | * |
| S&E technician/ technologist | 33,000 | 3,000 | 19,000 | 2,500 | 14,000 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 | D | D | 6,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 21,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 500 |
| Other S&E-related occupation | 1,000 | 500 | S | S | 1,000 | 500 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | 1,000 | 500 | D | D |
| Non-S&E occupations | 405,000 | 8,500 | 160,000 | 5,500 | 244,000 | 6,000 | 50,000 | 3,500 | 1,000 | 500 | 29,000 | 2,000 | 31,000 | 3,000 | 280,000 | 8,000 | 14,000 | 1,500 |
| Arts/ humanities-related occupation | 14,000 | 2,000 | 6,000 | 1,500 | 8,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 500 | D | D | S | S | D | D | 12,000 | 2,000 | D | D |
| Management-related occupation | 56,000 | 4,500 | 28,000 | 3,000 | 28,000 | 3,000 | 5,000 | 1,000 | D | D | 8,000 | 1,500 | 4,000 | 1,000 | 38,000 | 4,500 | 1,000 | 500 |
| Non-S&E manager | 12,000 | 2,000 | 6,000 | 1,500 | 6,000 | 1,500 | 1,000 | 500 | D | D | 1,000 | 500 | 1,000 | 500 | 7,000 | 1,500 | D | D |
| Non-S&E Postsecondary teacher | 8,000 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 1,500 | 4,000 | 1,500 | 1,000 | 500 | D | D | D | D | D | D | 6,000 | 1,500 | D | D |
| Non-S&E precollege/ other teacher | 43,000 | 4,000 | 10,000 | 2,000 | 33,000 | 3,500 | 6,000 | 1,500 | D | D | 3,000 | 1,000 | 3,000 | 1,000 | 31,000 | 3,500 | 1,000 | 500 |
| Sales/ marketing occupation | 56,000 | 3,500 | 28,000 | 3,000 | 28,000 | 3,000 | 9,000 | 1,500 | D | D | 4,000 | 1,000 | 4,000 | 1,000 | 38,000 | 3,500 | 2,000 | 500 |
| Social service-related occupation | 45,000 | 3,500 | 10,000 | 2,000 | 35,000 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 1,500 | D | D | 1,000 | 500 | 5,000 | 1,000 | 31,000 | 3,500 | 2,000 | 1,000 |
| Other non-S&E occupation | 171,000 | 7,500 | 68,000 | 4,500 | 102,000 | 6,000 | 21,000 | 2,500 | D | D | 11,000 | 1,500 | 14,000 | 2,000 | 116,000 | 6,000 | 8,000 | 1,500 |
| * = value < 500. 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 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 Science occupations and engineering occupations include postsecondary teachers. For details, see technical notes. |
| 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. Estimates are from recent college graduates who received bachelor's or master's degrees in science, engineering, or health fields in the 2008 and 2009 academic years; estimates may differ from degree counts published elsewhere. |
| SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Survey of Recent College Graduates, 2010. |
| Data from survey cycle 2010, as of September 19, 2012. |
