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Table 9. Employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate and citizenship status: 2010
 

Field            All employed U.S. citizen Non-U.S. citizen
Total Total Native born Naturalized Total Permanent resident Temporary resident
Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE
All fields 692,900 1,750 603,800 1,900 496,800 1,700 107,000 1,200 89,200 950 59,800 1,050 29,400 700
Science 536,200 1,700 479,500 1,700 411,200 1,500 68,300 1,050 56,700 800 38,600 900 18,100 550
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences 175,700 950 157,000 1,000 133,100 850 23,900 650 18,700 500 12,400 450 6,300 400
Agricultural/ food sciences 17,900 500 15,600 450 13,200 400 2,500 250 2,200 250 1,700 200 500 150
Biochemistry/ biophysics 27,100 750 24,100 700 19,300 650 4,800 350 3,000 300 2,100 250 1,000 200
Cell/ molecular biology 21,000 700 18,300 650 14,300 600 4,000 350 2,700 300 1,900 250 900 150
Environmental life sciences 7,300 350 6,700 350 6,000 350 700 150 600 150 400 100 200 100
Microbiology 12,200 550 11,300 550 9,900 500 1,400 200 800 200 600 150 200 100
Zoology 10,000 500 9,700 500 8,900 500 700 150 400 150 300 100 100 50
Other biological sciences 80,100 1,150 71,300 1,100 61,500 950 9,800 550 8,900 450 5,600 400 3,200 300
Computer/ information sciences 19,000 300 13,900 350 9,500 250 4,400 250 5,100 250 3,400 250 1,700 200
Mathematics/ statistics 32,000 450 25,700 450 19,500 400 6,200 350 6,300 300 4,300 300 1,900 200
Physical sciences 120,100 900 104,900 950 85,700 900 19,200 600 15,200 500 10,100 500 5,100 300
Astronomy/ astrophysics 4,700 400 4,500 400 3,800 350 600 150 300 100 100 50 200 100
Chemistry, except biochemistry 60,500 650 53,400 700 43,300 650 10,200 500 7,100 350 5,000 350 2,100 200
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean sciencesa 19,100 350 17,000 400 15,000 350 2,100 200 2,100 200 1,400 200 600 100
Physics 35,700 500 29,900 500 23,600 550 6,300 350 5,800 300 3,700 300 2,100 200
Psychology 102,400 750 99,800 750 94,700 750 5,100 350 2,600 300 2,000 250 500 150
Social sciences 87,000 750 78,200 800 68,800 700 9,400 450 8,800 400 6,300 400 2,600 250
Economics 23,200 400 18,800 450 15,400 400 3,500 300 4,400 300 2,800 300 1,600 200
Political sciences 20,100 550 18,800 550 17,000 500 1,800 200 1,300 200 900 200 300 100
Sociology 14,900 450 14,200 450 13,000 450 1,200 150 700 150 600 150 200 50
Other social sciences 28,800 700 26,400 700 23,500 700 2,900 250 2,400 200 1,900 200 500 100
Engineering 125,500 800 95,700 900 60,700 700 35,000 700 29,800 600 19,400 700 10,400 400
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineering 5,100 450 4,000 400 2,700 300 1,300 200 1,100 250 700 200 300 150
Chemical engineering 15,700 650 12,600 550 8,800 500 3,800 350 3,100 300 2,100 300 1,000 200
Civil engineering 10,900 550 8,100 450 4,400 350 3,800 350 2,700 300 1,700 250 1,000 150
Electrical/ computer engineering 36,700 400 26,000 500 14,800 400 11,200 400 10,600 400 7,000 450 3,700 300
Materials/ metallurgical engineering 12,600 650 10,000 600 6,900 500 3,100 350 2,700 300 1,700 250 900 200
Mechanical engineering 18,000 700 13,500 550 8,400 500 5,100 350 4,500 350 2,900 350 1,600 250
Other engineering 26,600 850 21,400 850 14,600 700 6,800 450 5,100 400 3,300 350 1,900 250
Health 31,200 350 28,500 400 24,800 350 3,700 250 2,700 200 1,800 200 900 150

SE = standard error.
a 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.