NCSES SDR 2013 DST 24

Table 24. Employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by selected demographic characteristics and broad field of doctorate: 2013

Characteristic	All employed		Science
	Total		Total		Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences		Computer/ information sciences		Mathematics/ statistics		Physical sciences		Psychology		Social sciences		Engineering		Health
	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE	Number	SE
Doctorate recipient	720,800	1,900	553,600	1,850	183,500	1,000	21,900	300	32,600	500	122,200	800	104,900	700	88,500	850	133,700	850	33,500	450
Sex Male	480,800	1,550	353,200	1,450	113,300	850	17,900	300	25,400	500	97,500	750	45,600	600	53,500	700	115,700	850	11,800	350
Female	240,000	1,050	200,400	1,100	70,200	700	4,000	200	7,200	300	24,700	450	59,300	700	35,100	500	18,000	350	21,600	400
Ethnicity and race Hispanic or Latino^a	26,500	250	21,200	300	7,000	200	500	100	1,000	150	3,600	150	5,100	200	4,000	150	4,000	150	1,200	100
Not Hispanic or Latino^b American Indian or Alaska Native	1,600	200	1,400	150	300	100	D	D	D	D	200	100	400	100	400	150	200	100	100	50
Asian	146,900	900	89,300	800	33,600	550	8,400	300	8,500	300	25,000	550	4,500	250	9,300	300	53,100	650	4,500	250
Black or African American	23,600	350	18,900	350	5,000	200	500	100	800	100	2,400	150	5,300	200	4,900	200	2,600	150	2,200	100
White	513,000	1,750	415,400	1,700	135,000	950	12,100	300	22,000	500	89,500	750	88,100	750	68,700	750	72,600	700	25,000	450
Other race^c	9,200	400	7,400	350	2,700	250	300	100	200	100	1,400	200	1,600	200	1,200	150	1,200	200	500	100
Age Under 35	76,600	1,100	54,500	900	21,000	600	3,100	250	4,100	300	13,100	400	7,800	400	5,500	300	19,600	500	2,400	250
35-39	96,000	1,250	71,100	1,200	26,700	750	4,500	300	4,500	300	15,400	600	10,700	450	9,200	400	21,000	600	4,000	300
40-44	98,100	1,250	74,900	1,200	25,900	700	3,300	300	4,400	300	16,500	550	13,000	500	11,900	500	19,000	700	4,200	350
45-49	91,700	1,550	69,400	1,300	24,000	750	3,000	300	4,300	350	16,500	550	11,500	550	10,200	500	18,900	650	3,300	300
50-54	92,300	1,400	69,500	1,300	22,100	750	2,800	250	3,800	350	17,100	600	12,500	550	11,300	550	18,800	650	4,000	350
55-59	94,200	1,350	75,100	1,200	25,100	700	2,900	300	3,300	300	15,900	650	15,400	650	12,600	650	13,500	600	5,600	350
60-64	83,600	1,400	68,300	1,350	20,700	700	1,700	250	3,600	300	11,800	550	17,300	600	13,200	650	9,700	500	5,600	400
65-75	88,200	1,400	70,600	1,250	18,000	600	700	150	4,600	300	16,000	550	16,700	600	14,600	600	13,300	550	4,300	300
Citizenship status U.S. citizen	622,900	1,950	491,400	1,750	163,700	1,050	15,800	350	25,500	550	105,600	850	102,200	750	78,700	900	100,800	950	30,800	500
Non-U.S. citizen	97,900	1,150	62,200	1,000	19,800	650	6,100	300	7,100	300	16,600	550	2,700	300	9,800	450	33,000	700	2,700	200
Citizenship status, detailed Native born, U.S. citizen	509,900	1,700	419,100	1,700	138,100	950	10,700	300	19,200	450	85,700	800	96,600	750	68,700	800	63,900	750	27,000	500
Naturalized, U.S. citizen	113,000	1,250	72,300	1,000	25,600	700	5,100	300	6,200	350	19,800	650	5,600	350	10,000	450	36,900	800	3,800	250
Permanent resident, non-U.S. citizen	70,100	950	45,300	900	14,000	600	4,500	300	5,200	350	12,100	550	2,100	250	7,400	450	22,900	650	1,800	200
Temporary resident, non-U.S. citizen	27,800	750	16,900	550	5,800	350	1,600	200	1,900	200	4,500	300	600	150	2,400	250	10,000	450	900	150
Years since doctorate ≤ 5	117,400	450	85,000	400	30,700	300	5,700	150	5,200	150	16,400	200	13,500	200	13,300	200	25,200	300	7,200	150
6–10	120,000	500	87,700	500	30,900	350	4,900	150	5,300	150	17,000	300	15,600	200	13,900	300	24,700	350	7,600	150
11–15	107,000	700	80,700	650	27,200	400	3,100	150	4,400	200	17,100	300	15,600	300	13,300	300	20,600	400	5,700	200
16–20	99,600	650	75,300	650	24,900	400	3,400	150	4,200	200	17,200	300	13,700	300	11,800	300	19,800	400	4,500	200
21–25	83,000	750	64,400	700	20,300	400	2,500	150	3,600	200	15,600	300	12,300	300	10,000	350	15,500	300	3,200	150
> 25	193,800	1,700	160,500	1,500	49,500	750	2,100	200	9,800	350	38,800	600	34,200	600	26,100	700	28,000	600	5,300	250
Place of birth United States	497,900	1,700	409,700	1,700	135,200	1,000	10,200	300	18,600	450	84,000	750	94,600	850	66,900	800	61,900	750	26,300	450
Europe	35,800	800	28,500	750	7,500	400	1,700	200	3,100	250	8,000	400	3,000	300	5,100	350	6,500	450	800	150
Asia	151,100	1,000	88,800	900	32,200	650	8,500	300	8,900	300	25,000	550	3,900	300	10,300	350	57,900	750	4,500	250
North America^d	8,200	600	6,400	500	1,800	250	300	100	400	150	1,200	250	1,300	250	1,400	250	1,200	250	600	150
Central America^e	3,700	300	2,800	200	1,000	150	S	S	100	50	600	100	400	100	700	100	800	150	100	50
Caribbean	3,000	250	2,300	200	600	100	*	*	100	50	500	100	600	150	500	100	600	150	100	50
South America	8,100	350	6,100	300	2,400	200	300	100	500	100	900	150	700	150	1,300	150	1,600	200	500	100
Africa	10,500	450	7,400	350	2,500	250	600	150	700	150	1,500	200	400	150	1,800	200	2,600	250	500	100
Oceania	1,500	250	1,200	250	200	100	D	D	200	100	300	150	D	D	400	150	200	100	D	D
Unknown	900	200	500	150	D	D	D	D	D	D	100	100	D	D	100	100	400	150	D	D

Codes used in data tables: * = suppressed when population estimate < 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 North America excludes the United States.
^e Central America includes Mexico.

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, 2013.

Data from survey cycle 2013, as of 18 February 2014.