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Table 28-1. Employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by selected demographic and employment-related characteristics and primary or secondary work activity: 2010
 

Characteristic              All employed R&D  
Total
Any R&D Applied research
Basic research
Design
Development
Computer applications
Management, sales, or administrationa Professional services
Teaching
Other work activityb
Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE
Doctorate recipient             692,900 1,750 430,400 2,300 238,400 2,050 157,700 1,900 44,800 1,050 98,600 1,500 57,600 1,200 280,400 2,200 110,800 1,650 208,100 2,150 56,900 1,150
Sex
Male 		472,700 1,400 310,700 1,750 168,300 1,700 109,300 1,650 37,800 950 78,100 1,500 49,100 1,100 186,800 1,850 61,800 1,250 134,000 1,750 35,400 900
Female 220,200 1,050 119,700 1,150 70,000 1,200 48,400 850 7,000 450 20,500 600 8,500 450 93,500 1,300 49,000 900 74,100 1,050 21,600 650
Ethnicity and race
Hispanic or Latinoc 		23,500 350 14,800 400 8,200 350 6,400 300 1,100 150 2,700 250 1,300 150 9,100 350 4,000 250 8,300 300 1,800 200
Not Hispanic or Latinod
American Indian or Alaska Native		 1,500 150 800 150 500 150 400 100 100 50 100 50 200 100 500 100 300 100 500 100 100 50
Asian 134,600 900 99,900 1,050 54,100 1,050 33,200 900 14,500 600 33,500 850 20,500 750 42,600 1,100 11,700 650 24,100 700 9,900 500
Black or African American 22,300 350 11,700 350 6,900 300 4,000 250 900 150 2,300 200 800 150 9,100 350 4,200 300 9,000 400 2,400 250
White 502,300 1,700 298,100 2,000 165,700 1,800 111,600 1,550 27,900 900 59,100 1,200 34,300 1,000 215,300 2,000 89,000 1,400 163,300 2,050 41,900 950
Other racee 8,800 300 5,100 350 3,000 250 2,100 200 300 100 1,000 200 500 100 3,700 250 1,500 150 2,900 300 900 150
Age
Under 35 		76,400 950 61,200 900 35,100 750 28,400 700 6,500 450 14,000 550 9,700 450 20,000 700 7,700 450 16,300 600 5,700 400
35-39 88,900 1,300 65,000 1,050 36,500 850 26,400 800 6,400 400 14,800 600 8,800 450 30,400 900 11,400 550 24,100 700 6,600 450
40-44 91,900 1,300 61,500 1,200 32,000 850 22,400 700 6,500 450 15,000 700 8,800 500 38,700 1,000 12,100 650 26,100 850 6,500 500
45-49 92,900 1,250 58,100 1,050 31,400 850 19,400 650 6,200 500 15,100 700 8,300 550 41,800 1,000 12,800 600 27,400 800 7,100 450
50-54 95,500 1,300 57,600 1,150 31,800 900 20,000 800 5,500 450 13,100 700 7,300 450 43,200 1,050 15,000 600 29,500 950 8,200 550
55-59 92,200 1,650 49,600 1,150 28,300 850 15,800 700 4,900 450 10,500 550 5,600 450 42,200 1,100 18,600 750 30,000 850 8,500 500
60-64 80,800 1,450 40,200 1,150 22,500 900 13,400 700 4,500 400 7,700 500 4,800 350 35,800 950 17,000 700 28,400 850 7,200 450
65-75 74,200 1,150 37,100 1,000 20,700 800 11,800 550 4,400 350 8,400 500 4,400 350 28,300 850 16,300 650 26,300 800 7,300 450
Years since doctorate
≤ 5 		136,400 650 103,100 850 59,900 850 45,100 850 11,300 550 22,800 650 16,700 600 36,300 850 15,300 600 35,000 800 10,600 500
6-10 108,100 800 72,300 950 40,300 800 26,100 800 7,500 500 16,100 650 8,900 500 42,400 950 16,000 600 33,400 850 8,800 500
11-15 106,400 800 65,600 1,050 35,800 900 21,500 800 6,800 500 17,200 800 8,800 500 47,300 1,200 16,400 650 30,400 750 8,500 500
16-20 92,100 800 52,600 950 28,300 800 16,800 600 6,100 450 12,900 700 7,500 450 43,100 900 15,500 600 28,200 850 7,400 500
21-25 75,000 800 42,700 900 22,700 700 16,200 650 3,300 350 9,100 500 5,000 400 34,700 950 13,500 550 23,800 800 6,800 450
> 25 175,000 1,500 94,200 1,400 51,400 1,100 32,000 950 9,900 600 20,500 700 10,800 550 76,400 1,450 34,100 850 57,300 1,200 14,900 700
Citizenship status
U.S. citizen 		603,800 1,900 358,400 2,200 199,800 1,950 128,800 1,700 35,200 950 78,300 1,500 42,400 1,100 260,100 2,250 105,300 1,550 187,800 2,100 50,700 1,050
Non-U.S. citizen 89,200 950 72,000 950 38,600 800 28,900 850 9,600 500 20,200 650 15,200 550 20,300 800 5,500 450 20,300 700 6,200 400
Citizenship status, detailed
Native born, U.S. citizen 		496,800 1,700 287,000 2,000 160,700 1,750 107,200 1,550 25,300 850 56,100 1,200 30,500 850 216,500 2,050 93,500 1,400 163,300 1,950 42,300 1,000
Naturalized, U.S. citizen 107,000 1,200 71,500 1,100 39,100 1,050 21,600 700 9,900 550 22,200 750 11,900 650 43,500 1,050 11,800 600 24,500 700 8,400 500
Permanent resident, non-U.S. citizen 59,800 1,050 46,400 1,000 24,100 750 18,000 750 5,700 400 13,800 650 9,300 500 15,400 700 4,100 400 15,800 700 4,200 350
Temporary resident, non-U.S. citizen 29,400 700 25,500 650 14,500 550 10,900 500 3,900 300 6,500 450 5,900 350 4,900 350 1,500 200 4,400 350 1,900 250
Sector of employment
4-year educational institutiond 		289,400 2,600 198,900 2,200 96,600 1,600 118,300 1,650 5,300 400 10,300 550 11,200 650 88,600 1,700 19,500 800 171,800 2,000 19,100 700
Other educational institutiong 24,700 800 4,300 300 1,800 250 1,400 200 300 100 1,100 200 500 150 8,200 500 3,800 400 18,300 650 3,100 350
Private, for-profith 223,900 2,000 146,500 1,700 84,800 1,500 12,300 550 30,500 900 71,500 1,450 34,800 1,000 108,100 1,650 36,500 950 6,600 450 17,200 700
Private, nonprofit 45,100 1,150 25,700 850 16,600 700 9,200 500 2,400 300 4,500 350 3,100 300 24,300 900 12,200 550 4,200 350 4,500 350
Federal government 48,700 1,150 33,900 1,000 24,800 850 12,800 600 3,100 300 5,500 450 4,000 350 23,100 800 7,600 450 2,400 300 5,700 400
State or local government 17,300 750 7,300 500 5,400 400 1,400 200 1,000 200 1,100 200 1,800 250 9,800 550 5,400 400 1,300 250 2,300 300
Self-employedi 41,700 1,100 12,400 600 7,500 450 2,000 250 2,200 300 4,200 350 2,200 250 17,300 800 25,500 850 3,400 350 4,500 350
Other sectorj 2,000 250 1,300 200 1,000 200 400 100 D D 300 100 S S 1,000 200 300 100 D D 300 100
Employer location
New England 		58,400 1,250 38,200 1,150 21,600 900 14,700 550 3,700 350 8,900 500 5,300 450 23,300 700 8,700 550 16,300 700 3,800 350
Middle Atlantic 105,200 1,750 63,700 1,350 34,300 1,000 24,000 900 5,500 450 15,300 700 8,600 450 42,500 1,100 18,100 700 32,500 1,000 7,900 500
East North Central 86,500 1,500 55,000 1,150 29,500 850 21,500 700 5,200 400 12,000 650 5,400 400 32,800 1,100 12,800 750 32,500 1,000 6,700 450
West North Central 40,100 1,050 24,200 700 13,400 550 9,300 550 1,700 250 5,300 400 1,800 250 15,700 750 6,900 450 15,500 700 3,000 300
South Atlantic 134,800 1,650 82,300 1,550 48,900 1,050 31,200 950 7,800 500 15,000 750 10,100 600 58,000 1,250 21,600 700 38,200 1,000 13,400 650
East South Central 26,500 950 16,700 750 9,600 500 6,500 500 1,300 200 3,000 400 1,900 250 10,000 550 3,600 350 10,700 550 1,900 250
West South Central 55,500 1,200 34,000 950 17,300 700 12,500 650 4,400 400 8,200 450 4,300 400 21,600 800 8,900 500 18,100 700 4,300 400
Mountain 46,600 1,150 29,200 950 17,500 800 9,900 500 3,500 350 5,500 350 3,300 350 19,700 800 7,700 500 13,900 600 4,000 400
Pacific 134,800 1,850 84,600 1,450 44,900 1,050 27,100 850 11,500 600 24,900 850 17,000 650 54,700 1,300 21,900 750 28,800 1,000 11,600 550
U.S. territories and other areas 4,600 350 2,600 250 1,300 200 1,000 150 200 100 600 150 100 50 2,000 300 700 150 1,700 200 400 100

D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards.
SE = standard error.
a Administration includes accounting, finance, contracts, and human resources.
b Includes production, operations, maintenance, and other activities not broken out separately.
c Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
d American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, black or African American, and white are single race.
e Other race includes Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and persons reporting more than one race who are not of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.
f Includes 4-year colleges or universities, medical schools (including university-affiliated hospitals or medical centers), and university-affiliated research institutes.
g Includes 2-year colleges, community colleges, technical institutes, precollege institutions, and other educational institutions.
h Includes those self-employed in an incorporated business.
i Self-employed or business owner in a nonincorporated business.
j Includes employers not broken out separately.
NOTES: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 100. Standard errors are rounded up to the nearest 50. Detail may exceed total due to multiple responses. Primary and secondary work activities were based on response to the question: "On which two activities...did you work the most hours during a typical week on this job?"
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.