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Table 35. Doctoral scientists and engineers, by occupation and disability status: 2010
 

Occupation               Total With disability Without disability
Number SE Number SE Number SE
All occupations 805,100 950 73,800 1,450 731,300 1,650
Science occupations 463,000 2,050 42,900 1,050 420,100 2,000
Biological/ agricultural/ other life scientists 142,400 1,400 12,900 600 129,500 1,300
Agricultural/ food scientists 10,500 550 1,300 200 9,200 500
Biochemists/ biophysicists 15,400 650 1,000 200 14,400 650
Biological scientists 23,100 750 1,800 250 21,300 700
Forestry/ conservation scientists 2,000 250 300 100 1,700 250
Medical scientists 41,100 1,050 3,300 300 37,800 1,000
Postsecondary teachers, agricultural/ other natural sciences 7,500 450 800 150 6,700 400
Postsecondary teachers, biological sciences 36,900 950 4,200 350 32,700 900
Other biological/ agricultural/ life scientists 6,100 400 300 100 5,700 400
Computer/ information scientists 45,600 900 3,600 300 42,000 900
Computer/ information scientists 36,600 900 2,800 300 33,800 850
Postsecondary teachers, computer science 9,000 450 800 150 8,200 400
Mathematical scientists 34,000 800 3,200 300 30,800 800
Mathematical scientists 14,800 600 1,300 250 13,500 550
Postsecondary teachers, mathematics/ statistics 19,100 600 1,900 250 17,300 600
Physical scientists 94,600 1,250 8,200 500 86,400 1,200
Chemists, except biochemists 27,700 800 2,100 300 25,600 750
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean scientists 12,700 500 1,300 200 11,500 500
Physicists/ astronomers 15,200 550 1,300 200 13,900 550
Postsecondary teachers, chemistry 16,900 650 1,400 250 15,500 600
Postsecondary teachers, physics 10,400 550 800 150 9,600 500
Postsecondary teachers, other physical sciences 8,700 450 1,100 200 7,600 400
Other physical scientists 3,100 300 200 100 2,900 300
Psychologists 78,700 850 7,500 450 71,200 900
Psychologists 57,600 950 5,800 400 51,800 1,000
Postsecondary teachers, psychology 21,100 800 1,700 200 19,400 750
Social scientists 67,700 950 7,400 500 60,200 950
Economists 8,900 450 700 150 8,200 450
Political scientists 1,700 250 200 100 1,500 250
Postsecondary teachers, economics 10,100 500 1,000 200 9,100 500
Postsecondary teachers, political science 10,500 500 1,200 200 9,300 450
Postsecondary teachers, sociology 9,000 450 1,300 200 7,700 400
Postsecondary teachers, other social sciences 14,900 550 1,700 250 13,200 500
Sociologists/ anthropologists 4,200 350 700 150 3,500 300
Other social scientists 8,400 500 700 150 7,600 500
Engineering occupations 102,900 1,300 8,800 500 94,100 1,350
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineers 6,700 500 600 150 6,100 500
Chemical engineers 9,400 500 800 150 8,500 450
Civil/ architectural/ sanitary engineers 5,400 400 300 100 5,100 400
Electrical engineers 21,700 700 1,500 250 20,200 750
Industrial engineersa 1,200 200 D D 1,200 200
Mechanical engineers 10,600 650 1,100 200 9,600 600
Postsecondary teachers, engineering 22,600 800 2,300 300 20,400 750
Other engineersa 25,300 800 2,200 250 23,000 750
S&E-related occupations 90,200 1,350 7,600 450 82,600 1,300
Health occupations, except postsecondary teachers and managers 25,900 850 2,100 250 23,800 800
Postsecondary teachers, health and related sciences 21,400 750 2,100 250 19,300 650
S&E managers, including health 31,300 950 2,300 300 29,000 950
S&E precollege teachers 5,300 400 500 150 4,700 400
S&E technicians and technologists 5,800 400 600 150 5,200 400
Other S&E-related occupations 500 150 D D 500 150
Non-S&E occupations 149,100 1,900 14,600 700 134,500 1,850
Arts/ humanities-related occupations 7,800 450 900 150 6,800 450
Management-related occupations 28,200 1,000 2,400 300 25,800 900
Non-S&E managers 61,200 1,400 5,400 400 55,800 1,300
Non-S&E postsecondary teachers 19,300 750 2,400 300 16,900 650
Non-S&E precollege/ other teachers 4,000 350 300 100 3,700 350
Sales/ marketing occupations 9,400 600 800 200 8,500 550
Social service–related occupations 5,600 400 700 200 4,800 350
Other non-S&E occupations 13,800 750 1,700 250 12,100 700

D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information.
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 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. Survey asks degree of difficultynull;none, slight, moderate, severe, or unable to do;an individual has in seeing (with glasses), hearing (with hearing aid), walking without assistance, lifting 10 pounds, or concentrating, remembering, or making decisions. Those respondents who answered moderate, severe, or unable to do for any activity were classified as having a disability.
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.