NCSES SDR FY2010 DST 27

Table 27-2. Employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by primary work activity, ethnicity, race, and sex: 2010

Primary work activity													Not Hispanic or Latino^b
	All employed						Hispanic or Latino^a						American Indian or Alaska Native						Asian						Black or African American						White						Other race^c
	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
Management, sales, or administration^d	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 activity^e	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.