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Table 3. Doctoral scientists and engineers, by broad field of doctorate, employment status, ethnicity, and race: 2010
 

Field and employment status            Total   Not Hispanic or Latinob
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
All fields 805,500 950 25,800 350 1,700 200 147,500 700 24,500 300 596,300 900 9,700 350
Full time 613,300 2,000 21,100 400 1,300 150 127,500 1,000 19,700 350 435,900 1,950 7,800 350
Part time 79,600 1,500 2,300 200 200 100 7,000 400 2,700 250 66,400 1,350 1,000 150
Unemployedd 16,800 650 500 100 D D 3,400 350 600 150 11,900 550 200 100
Retired 80,500 1,350 1,300 200 D D 7,000 450 1,200 200 70,500 1,300 500 150
Not employed or not seeking worke 15,300 700 500 100 D D 2,500 300 300 100 11,600 600 300 100
Science 626,200 950 20,800 350 1,400 200 89,800 700 19,600 300 486,600 900 8,000 350
Full time 469,200 1,850 16,900 350 1,100 150 76,900 900 15,500 350 352,600 1,700 6,200 300
Part time 67,000 1,350 2,100 200 200 100 4,700 350 2,200 200 56,900 1,250 900 150
Unemployedd 12,600 550 300 100 D D 2,100 300 500 100 9,500 500 200 100
Retired 64,400 1,150 1,000 150 D D 4,400 350 1,100 200 57,500 1,150 400 150
Not employed or not seeking worke 12,900 650 500 100 D D 1,800 250 300 100 10,100 600 200 100
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences 201,800 550 6,700 200 400 100 33,700 500 5,000 200 153,400 600 2,600 200
Full time 160,600 950 5,900 250 200 100 29,800 550 4,100 200 118,400 900 2,200 200
Part time 15,100 650 400 100 D D 1,200 200 400 100 12,700 600 200 100
Unemployedd 4,000 300 * * D D 500 150 100 50 3,300 300 D D
Retired 17,000 700 200 100 D D 1,100 150 300 100 15,300 650 * *
Not employed or not seeking worke 5,200 450 300 100 D D 1,000 200 100 50 3,700 400 100 50
Computer/ information sciences 20,000 250 400 100 D D 7,200 250 500 100 11,700 250 300 100
Full time 17,700 300 300 100 D D 6,600 250 400 100 10,000 300 200 100
Part time 1,300 200 D D D D 300 100 D D 1,000 200 D D
Unemployedd 400 100 D D D D D D D D 300 100 D D
Retired 400 150 D D D D D D D D 300 100 D D
Not employed or not seeking worke 200 100 D D D D D D D D 100 50 D D
Mathematics/ statistics 38,200 350 1,000 100 D D 8,500 250 800 100 27,600 350 300 100
Full time 28,800 450 800 100 D D 7,200 250 600 100 20,000 450 200 100
Part time 3,100 350 100 50 D D 700 200 100 50 2,300 300 D D
Unemployedd 500 150 D D D D D D D D 400 100 D D
Retired 5,000 350 D D D D 500 150 D D 4,500 300 D D
Not employed or not seeking worke 700 200 D D D D D D D D 500 150 D D
Physical sciences 145,900 550 3,700 150 200 100 27,000 450 2,400 150 111,100 550 1,500 200
Full time 108,900 850 3,200 200 200 100 22,300 550 2,100 150 79,800 850 1,300 200
Part time 11,200 550 100 50 D D 1,100 200 200 50 9,700 500 100 50
Unemployedd 4,300 400 * * D D 1,200 200 D D 3,000 300 D D
Retired 19,300 600 300 100 D D 2,000 250 D D 16,800 600 D D
Not employed or not seeking worke 2,200 250 D D D D 400 150 D D 1,800 250 D D
Psychology 116,700 400 5,100 200 400 100 4,300 200 5,700 200 99,400 400 1,800 200
Full time 77,200 900 3,300 150 300 100 3,200 200 4,300 200 64,700 900 1,300 150
Part time 25,200 800 1,200 150 D D 900 150 1,000 150 21,800 750 300 100
Unemployedd 1,800 200 200 100 D D 100 50 100 100 1,300 200 D D
Retired 9,700 550 300 100 D D 100 100 200 100 8,900 500 D D
Not employed or not seeking worke 2,800 300 100 50 D D * * D D 2,600 300 D D
Social sciences 103,600 550 3,900 150 400 150 9,100 350 5,100 200 83,400 550 1,600 200
Full time 75,900 750 3,300 150 400 100 7,700 350 3,900 200 59,600 750 1,100 150
Part time 11,100 600 300 100 D D 600 150 500 100 9,400 550 300 100
Unemployedd 1,700 250 100 50 D D 100 50 100 50 1,300 200 D D
Retired 13,100 600 200 100 D D 500 150 400 100 11,700 550 200 100
Not employed or not seeking worke 1,800 250 100 50 D D 100 50 100 50 1,400 250 D D
Engineering 143,800 550 3,800 200 100 100 53,000 500 2,800 150 82,800 550 1,200 200
Full time 116,900 900 3,300 150 100 50 46,800 550 2,500 150 62,900 750 1,100 200
Part time 8,700 500 100 50 D D 1,900 250 100 100 6,500 450 D D
Unemployedd 3,600 350 100 50 D D 1,200 200 100 50 2,100 250 D D
Retired 13,000 600 200 100 D D 2,400 300 D D 10,300 550 D D
Not employed or not seeking worke 1,700 250 D D D D 700 150 D D 1,000 200 D D
Health 35,500 250 1,200 100 100 50 4,700 200 2,100 100 27,000 300 500 100
Full time 27,300 500 900 100 D D 3,800 250 1,600 100 20,400 450 400 100
Part time 4,000 350 100 50 D D 400 150 300 100 3,100 300 D D
Unemployedd 600 150 D D D D 100 100 D D 300 100 D D
Retired 3,000 300 100 50 D D 200 100 100 50 2,700 300 D D
Not employed or not seeking worke 600 150 D D D D 100 50 D D 500 150 D D

* = value < 50; 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 Includes individuals who were not working during the survey reference week but had been seeking work in the prior 4 weeks or who were on layoff from their job.
e Includes individuals who were not working during the survey reference week and had not been seeking work in the prior 4 weeks because of family responsibilities, chronic illness, or other reasons.
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. Designation of full-time and part-time employment status is based on principal job only, not on all jobs held in labor force. For example, an individual could work part time in his or her principal job but full time in labor force. Prior to 2006 SDR, designation of full time and part time status was for all jobs held; thus data for 2003 and earlier are not comparable to data for 2006 and later.
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.