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Table 34. Doctoral scientists and engineers, by occupation, ethnicity, and race: 2010
 

Occupation                    Not Hispanic or Latinob
Total Hispanica 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 occupations 805,100 950 25,700 350 1,700 200 147,300 700 24,500 300 596,200 900 9,700 350
Science occupations 463,000 2,050 15,800 400 900 150 76,800 1,000 13,400 350 350,400 2,000 5,800 300
Biological/ agricultural/ other life scientists 142,400 1,400 5,300 250 200 100 27,100 700 3,200 250 105,000 1,250 1,800 150
Agricultural/ food scientists 10,500 550 400 100 D D 1,600 250 300 100 8,000 500 D D
Biochemists/ biophysicists 15,400 650 500 100 D D 4,900 350 200 100 9,700 550 100 50
Biological scientists 23,100 750 900 150 D D 4,500 350 400 100 16,900 650 400 100
Forestry/ conservation scientists 2,000 250 100 50 D D 100 100 D D 1,800 250 D D
Medical scientists 41,100 1,050 1,300 150 D D 10,700 500 900 100 27,600 900 500 100
Postsecondary teachers, agricultural/ other natural sciences 7,500 450 300 100 D D 700 150 200 100 6,000 400 200 100
Postsecondary teachers, biological sciences 36,900 950 1,500 150 D D 3,300 300 1,000 150 30,600 900 400 100
Other biological/ agricultural/ life scientists 6,100 400 300 100 D D 1,300 200 200 100 4,200 350 100 50
Computer/ information scientists 45,600 900 700 100 D D 16,400 600 700 150 27,300 800 500 100
Computer/ information scientists 36,600 900 500 100 D D 13,600 550 500 100 21,600 750 400 100
Postsecondary teachers, computer science 9,000 450 100 50 D D 2,800 300 200 100 5,700 350 100 50
Mathematical scientists 34,000 800 1,000 150 D D 8,800 450 900 150 23,000 600 200 100
Mathematical scientists 14,800 600 300 100 D D 5,400 400 300 100 8,700 500 100 100
Postsecondary teachers, mathematics/ statistics 19,100 600 700 100 D D 3,400 350 600 100 14,300 500 100 50
Physical scientists 94,600 1,250 2,500 200 200 100 16,000 550 1,800 150 73,300 1,200 900 150
Chemists, except biochemists 27,700 800 600 100 D D 6,700 400 600 100 19,600 700 200 100
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean scientists 12,700 500 300 100 D D 2,000 200 100 50 10,100 450 100 50
Physicists/ astronomers 15,200 550 300 100 D D 2,900 300 * * 11,800 500 200 100
Postsecondary teachers, chemistry 16,900 650 500 100 D D 1,600 250 700 150 13,800 650 200 100
Postsecondary teachers, physics 10,400 550 400 100 D D 1,300 200 200 100 8,300 500 100 50
Postsecondary teachers, other physical sciences 8,700 450 200 100 D D 600 150 100 50 7,500 450 100 100
Other physical scientists 3,100 300 100 50 D D 800 200 100 50 2,100 250 D D
Psychologists 78,700 850 3,500 200 200 100 2,500 200 3,500 250 67,700 850 1,300 150
Psychologists 57,600 950 2,500 200 200 100 1,700 200 2,500 250 49,900 950 800 150
Postsecondary teachers, psychology 21,100 800 1,000 150 D D 700 150 1,100 150 17,800 750 500 150
Social scientists 67,700 950 2,800 150 300 100 6,100 350 3,300 200 54,200 800 1,000 150
Economists 8,900 450 400 100 D D 1,200 200 100 50 7,000 450 100 50
Political scientists 1,700 250 100 50 D D D D 100 50 1,400 250 D D
Postsecondary teachers, economics 10,100 500 300 100 D D 1,700 200 500 100 7,600 400 100 50
Postsecondary teachers, political science 10,500 500 400 100 D D 500 100 400 100 8,900 450 200 100
Postsecondary teachers, sociology 9,000 450 400 100 D D 600 100 600 100 7,300 400 100 50
Postsecondary teachers, other social sciences 14,900 550 800 100 100 50 1,000 150 800 150 11,900 550 300 100
Sociologists/ anthropologists 4,200 350 200 50 D D 200 100 200 100 3,400 300 100 50
Other social scientists 8,400 500 200 100 D D 900 150 400 100 6,600 500 100 50
Engineering occupations 102,900 1,300 2,800 250 200 100 35,500 800 1,800 150 61,900 1,050 800 150
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineers 6,700 500 100 50 D D 1,300 250 200 100 5,100 400 D D
Chemical engineers 9,400 500 200 100 D D 3,500 350 100 100 5,400 400 S S
Civil/ architectural/ sanitary engineers 5,400 400 200 100 D D 2,300 300 100 50 2,700 300 D D
Electrical engineers 21,700 700 400 100 D D 9,500 500 200 100 11,400 550 200 100
Industrial engineersd 1,200 200 * * D D 300 100 D D 900 200 D D
Mechanical engineers 10,600 650 100 100 D D 4,600 400 100 50 5,800 450 D D
Postsecondary teachers, engineering 22,600 800 1,000 150 D D 5,500 400 600 100 15,300 650 200 100
Other engineersd 25,300 800 700 100 D D 8,500 450 500 100 15,300 650 200 100
S&E-related occupations 90,200 1,350 2,600 200 200 100 15,100 600 3,400 200 67,900 1,350 900 150
Health occupations, except postsecondary teachers and managers 25,900 850 800 150 D D 4,600 400 1,200 200 19,000 750 300 100
Postsecondary teachers, health and related sciences 21,400 750 500 100 D D 2,300 300 1,200 150 17,100 700 200 100
S&E managers, including health 31,300 950 800 150 D D 6,100 500 600 150 23,400 800 300 100
S&E precollege teachers 5,300 400 200 100 D D 300 100 400 100 4,400 350 D D
S&E technicians and technologists 5,800 400 200 100 D D 1,700 250 100 50 3,700 300 100 50
Other S&E-related occupations 500 150 D D D D D D D D 400 150 D D
Non-S&E occupations 149,100 1,900 4,600 250 400 100 19,900 750 5,900 300 116,000 1,700 2,300 250
Arts/ humanities-related occupations 7,800 450 200 100 D D 500 150 100 100 6,700 400 100 50
Management-related occupations 28,200 1,000 900 150 D D 5,000 400 1,200 150 20,700 850 400 100
Non-S&E managers 61,200 1,400 1,800 200 100 100 8,300 500 2,300 200 48,000 1,200 600 150
Non-S&E postsecondary teachers 19,300 750 1,000 150 100 50 2,300 250 900 150 14,700 650 400 100
Non-S&E precollege/ other teachers 4,000 350 100 50 D D 300 100 200 100 3,400 300 100 50
Sales/ marketing occupations 9,400 600 200 100 D D 1,800 250 200 100 6,900 500 200 100
Social service–related occupations 5,600 400 200 50 D D 400 150 600 100 4,100 350 200 100
Other non-S&E occupations 13,800 750 300 100 D D 1,300 200 500 100 11,500 700 200 100

* = value < 50. 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 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.