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Table 8. Employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate, ethnicity, race, and sex: 2010
 

Field                 Not Hispanic or Latinob
All employed Hispanic or Latinoa American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American White Other racec
Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE
All fields 692,900 1,750 472,700 1,400 220,200 1,050 23,500 350 14,100 350 9,300 250 1,500 150 900 150 600 100 134,600 900 98,200 850 36,400 450 22,300 350 12,400 300 10,000 300 502,300 1,700 341,800 1,350 160,500 1,000 8,800 300 5,400 300 3,400 200
Science 536,200 1,700 351,200 1,300 185,000 1,050 19,000 350 11,000 250 8,000 250 1,300 150 700 150 500 100 81,600 850 53,900 750 27,600 450 17,700 350 9,600 250 8,200 300 409,500 1,500 271,700 1,200 137,800 950 7,100 300 4,300 300 2,900 200
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences 175,700 950 111,800 800 63,800 700 6,200 200 3,800 200 2,400 150 300 100 200 100 100 50 31,000 550 18,200 450 12,900 350 4,500 200 2,600 200 1,900 150 131,100 850 85,600 800 45,600 600 2,400 200 1,500 150 900 100
Agricultural/ food sciences 17,900 500 13,500 450 4,300 250 700 100 500 100 200 50 D D D D D D 2,700 250 1,700 200 1,000 150 600 100 400 100 200 50 13,600 450 10,700 400 2,900 200 200 100 200 100 D D
Biochemistry/ biophysics 27,100 750 18,100 650 9,100 450 800 150 600 100 200 100 D D D D D D 5,800 350 3,400 300 2,400 250 600 100 300 100 300 100 19,600 650 13,500 550 6,100 350 300 100 200 100 100 50
Cell/ molecular biology 21,000 700 11,800 550 9,200 500 700 150 400 100 300 100 D D D D D D 5,400 400 3,000 300 2,400 250 500 100 300 100 200 50 14,100 550 8,000 450 6,100 400 300 100 100 50 200 100
Environmental life sciences 7,300 350 5,300 350 2,100 200 300 100 200 100 100 50 D D D D D D 800 150 400 150 400 100 200 50 100 50 100 50 5,900 350 4,500 300 1,500 150 D D D D D D
Microbiology 12,200 550 6,900 450 5,300 350 600 100 300 100 300 100 D D D D D D 1,700 250 900 150 800 200 400 100 200 50 200 100 9,300 500 5,500 400 3,900 300 100 100 D D 100 50
Zoology 10,000 500 7,600 450 2,400 250 300 100 200 100 * * D D D D D D 700 150 500 150 200 100 200 100 100 100 100 50 8,800 550 6,700 450 2,100 250 100 50 D D D D
Other biological sciences 80,100 1,150 48,700 1,000 31,400 700 2,900 200 1,600 150 1,300 150 200 100 100 100 D D 13,900 550 8,300 450 5,600 350 2,000 150 1,100 150 900 100 59,800 900 36,700 800 23,100 650 1,300 150 800 150 500 100
Computer/ information sciences 19,000 300 15,700 250 3,200 150 300 100 300 100 * * D D D D D D 6,900 250 5,700 200 1,200 100 500 100 400 100 100 50 11,000 300 9,200 250 1,800 150 200 100 200 50 S S
Mathematics/ statistics 32,000 450 25,400 400 6,500 250 900 100 800 100 200 50 D D D D D D 7,800 250 5,900 250 2,000 150 800 100 600 100 200 50 22,200 450 18,100 400 4,100 200 200 100 100 100 * *
Physical sciences 120,100 900 97,900 800 22,200 450 3,300 200 2,500 150 900 100 200 100 100 100 D D 23,400 500 18,000 450 5,400 250 2,200 150 1,700 150 500 100 89,500 850 74,400 800 15,200 350 1,400 200 1,100 150 300 100
Astronomy/ astrophysics 4,700 400 3,900 400 800 150 100 50 * * * * D D D D D D 600 150 400 150 100 50 D D D D D D 3,900 400 3,300 350 600 150 100 50 100 50 D D
Chemistry, except biochemistry 60,500 650 47,000 600 13,500 400 1,900 150 1,300 150 600 100 D D D D D D 12,700 400 9,200 350 3,500 250 1,600 150 1,200 150 500 100 43,500 600 34,800 550 8,700 300 800 150 600 100 200 100
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciencesd 19,100 350 15,100 300 4,100 200 500 100 400 100 100 50 D D D D D D 2,400 200 1,900 150 500 100 200 50 100 50 D D 15,800 350 12,400 300 3,300 200 200 100 200 100 D D
Physics 35,700 500 31,900 450 3,800 200 900 150 800 150 100 50 D D D D D D 7,700 350 6,500 300 1,200 150 400 100 400 100 D D 26,400 550 23,900 500 2,500 200 300 100 300 100 D D
Psychology 102,400 750 46,600 600 55,800 600 4,600 150 1,600 150 2,900 150 300 100 100 100 200 50 4,100 200 1,300 100 2,800 150 5,300 250 1,800 150 3,500 200 86,500 700 41,200 550 45,300 550 1,600 150 600 150 1,000 150
Social sciences 87,000 750 53,800 650 33,300 450 3,600 150 2,000 150 1,500 100 400 100 200 100 200 50 8,300 350 5,000 250 3,400 200 4,500 200 2,500 150 1,900 150 69,000 750 43,300 650 25,700 450 1,300 200 800 150 600 100
Economics 23,200 400 17,600 350 5,700 200 900 100 600 100 200 50 D D D D D D 4,000 250 2,600 200 1,400 100 900 100 700 100 200 50 17,300 400 13,500 350 3,800 200 200 100 100 100 D D
Political sciences 20,100 550 13,700 450 6,300 350 700 100 400 100 200 50 100 100 D D 100 50 1,200 200 800 150 500 100 1,300 150 700 150 600 100 16,500 500 11,600 450 4,900 350 300 100 200 50 100 50
Sociology 14,900 450 7,200 350 7,700 350 600 100 300 100 300 50 D D D D D D 900 100 500 100 400 100 1,000 100 500 100 500 100 12,100 400 5,800 350 6,300 350 200 100 100 100 100 50
Other social sciences 28,800 700 15,200 500 13,600 450 1,400 150 700 100 700 100 200 100 D D 100 50 2,200 200 1,200 150 1,000 150 1,300 150 600 100 700 100 23,100 700 12,400 550 10,800 450 600 150 300 100 300 100
Engineering 125,500 800 110,000 800 15,500 350 3,400 150 2,800 150 600 50 100 100 D D D D 48,800 550 42,200 550 6,500 250 2,700 150 2,200 150 500 50 69,400 650 61,700 650 7,700 250 1,100 200 1,000 200 100 50
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineering 5,100 450 4,700 450 400 100 100 50 100 50 D D D D D D D D 1,400 200 1,300 200 D D 100 100 100 100 D D 3,500 400 3,200 350 300 100 D D D D D D
Chemical engineering 15,700 650 13,400 600 2,300 250 500 100 400 100 200 50 D D D D D D 5,500 350 4,700 350 900 150 300 100 200 100 100 50 9,100 500 7,900 500 1,200 200 200 100 200 100 D D
Civil engineering 10,900 550 9,600 500 1,300 200 500 100 400 100 100 50 D D D D D D 4,100 350 3,700 350 500 150 300 100 300 100 D D 5,900 400 5,100 400 700 150 D D D D D D
Electrical/ computer engineering 36,700 400 33,100 450 3,600 200 900 100 800 100 100 50 D D D D D D 16,300 350 14,300 350 2,000 150 800 150 700 100 100 50 18,200 400 16,800 350 1,400 150 400 100 400 100 D D
Materials/ metallurgical engineering 12,600 650 10,600 600 2,100 200 200 100 100 50 100 50 D D D D D D 4,900 400 4,100 400 800 150 100 100 S S D D 7,200 500 6,100 450 1,100 200 D D D D D D
Mechanical engineering 18,000 700 16,700 700 1,300 200 500 100 500 100 D D D D D D D D 7,400 450 6,700 400 700 150 200 100 200 100 D D 9,700 500 9,200 500 500 150 100 50 100 50 D D
Other engineering 26,600 850 22,000 750 4,600 350 700 100 500 100 100 50 D D D D D D 9,100 500 7,500 400 1,600 200 700 100 500 100 200 50 15,800 700 13,300 600 2,500 250 300 100 200 100 D D
Health 31,200 350 11,500 300 19,700 350 1,000 100 300 50 700 100 100 50 D D D D 4,200 200 2,000 150 2,200 150 1,900 100 600 100 1,300 100 23,500 350 8,400 250 15,100 300 500 100 100 50 400 100

* = value < 50. D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards.
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 other physical sciences.
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.
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.