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Table 33. Doctoral scientists and engineers, by occupation and sex: 2010

Occupation	Total		Male		Female
Occupation	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE
All occupations	805,100	950	551,700	900	253,400	550
Science occupations	463,000	2,050	306,600	1,700	156,400	1,200
Biological/ agricultural/ other life scientists	142,400	1,400	90,500	1,150	52,000	800
Agricultural/ food scientists	10,500	550	8,000	450	2,400	250
Biochemists/ biophysicists	15,400	650	10,400	550	5,000	350
Biological scientists	23,100	750	13,700	650	9,400	450
Forestry/ conservation scientists	2,000	250	1,600	250	400	100
Medical scientists	41,100	1,050	23,700	800	17,300	600
Postsecondary teachers, agricultural/ other natural sciences	7,500	450	5,800	400	1,700	200
Postsecondary teachers, biological sciences	36,900	950	24,200	800	12,700	550
Other biological/ agricultural/ life scientists	6,100	400	3,100	300	3,000	300
Computer/ information scientists	45,600	900	38,600	850	7,000	350
Computer/ information scientists	36,600	900	31,100	850	5,500	350
Postsecondary teachers, computer science	9,000	450	7,400	400	1,500	200
Mathematical scientists	34,000	800	25,500	650	8,500	400
Mathematical scientists	14,800	600	10,900	550	3,900	300
Postsecondary teachers, mathematics/ statistics	19,100	600	14,600	550	4,600	300
Physical scientists	94,600	1,250	76,700	1,100	17,900	600
Chemists, except biochemists	27,700	800	22,200	750	5,500	350
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean scientists	12,700	500	10,600	450	2,100	200
Physicists/ astronomers	15,200	550	13,800	500	1,400	200
Postsecondary teachers, chemistry	16,900	650	12,500	600	4,300	300
Postsecondary teachers, physics	10,400	550	8,800	500	1,600	200
Postsecondary teachers, other physical sciences	8,700	450	6,300	450	2,300	250
Other physical scientists	3,100	300	2,500	300	600	150
Psychologists	78,700	850	34,100	700	44,600	650
Psychologists	57,600	950	24,000	700	33,600	700
Postsecondary teachers, psychology	21,100	800	10,100	550	11,000	550
Social scientists	67,700	950	41,300	800	26,400	600
Economists	8,900	450	6,500	450	2,400	250
Political scientists	1,700	250	1,200	200	500	150
Postsecondary teachers, economics	10,100	500	7,900	500	2,200	200
Postsecondary teachers, political science	10,500	500	7,300	400	3,200	300
Postsecondary teachers, sociology	9,000	450	4,700	350	4,300	300
Postsecondary teachers, other social sciences	14,900	550	7,900	450	7,000	350
Sociologists/ anthropologists	4,200	350	1,900	200	2,300	250
Other social scientists	8,400	500	3,900	350	4,500	400
Engineering occupations	102,900	1,300	91,000	1,250	11,900	450
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineers	6,700	500	6,200	450	500	150
Chemical engineers	9,400	500	8,200	500	1,200	200
Civil/ architectural/ sanitary engineers	5,400	400	4,700	400	600	150
Electrical engineers	21,700	700	19,900	700	1,800	200
Industrial engineers^a	1,200	200	900	200	300	100
Mechanical engineers	10,600	650	9,800	600	900	200
Postsecondary teachers, engineering	22,600	800	19,600	750	3,000	300
Other engineers^a	25,300	800	21,700	750	3,600	300
S&E-related occupations	90,200	1,350	56,200	1,100	33,900	850
Health occupations, except postsecondary teachers and managers	25,900	850	14,700	600	11,200	550
Postsecondary teachers, health and related sciences	21,400	750	9,200	500	12,100	550
S&E managers, including health	31,300	950	24,100	850	7,100	400
S&E precollege teachers	5,300	400	3,100	300	2,100	250
S&E technicians and technologists	5,800	400	4,600	350	1,200	200
Other S&E-related occupations	500	150	400	150	100	100
Non-S&E occupations	149,100	1,900	97,900	1,550	51,200	1,000
Arts/ humanities-related occupations	7,800	450	3,500	350	4,300	350
Management-related occupations	28,200	1,000	17,900	750	10,300	550
Non-S&E managers	61,200	1,400	46,300	1,150	14,900	650
Non-S&E postsecondary teachers	19,300	750	10,500	600	8,800	450
Non-S&E precollege/ other teachers	4,000	350	1,600	250	2,300	250
Sales/ marketing occupations	9,400	600	6,900	500	2,400	300
Social service–related occupations	5,600	400	2,500	300	3,000	300
Other non-S&E occupations	13,800	750	8,600	600	5,200	400

S&E = science and engineering; SE = standard error.

^a From 1999 to 2008, data for Industrial engineers were mislabeled as "Materials/metallurgical engineers." For all years, data in this category have included only Industrial engineers. For all years, data on Materials/metallurgical engineers have been included only in Other engineers.

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. If respondent was not employed during survey reference period, occupation when last employed was reported. Excludes 400 individuals who reported never having worked so could not be classified by occupation.

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.