Table 25. Employed doctoral scientists and engineers, by selected demographic characteristics and citizenship status: 2013 |
Characteristic | All employed | U.S. citizen | Non-U.S. citizen | |||||||||||
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Total | Total | Native born | Naturalized | Total | Permanent resident | Temporary resident | ||||||||
Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | Number | SE | |
Doctorate recipient | 720,800 | 1,900 | 622,900 | 1,950 | 509,900 | 1,700 | 113,000 | 1,250 | 97,900 | 1,150 | 70,100 | 950 | 27,800 | 750 |
Sex Male |
480,800 | 1,550 | 410,500 | 1,500 | 328,100 | 1,400 | 82,300 | 1,050 | 70,300 | 950 | 49,500 | 850 | 20,800 | 600 |
Female | 240,000 | 1,050 | 212,500 | 1,200 | 181,800 | 1,100 | 30,700 | 750 | 27,600 | 750 | 20,600 | 750 | 7,000 | 400 |
Ethnicity and race Hispanic or Latinoa |
26,500 | 250 | 21,800 | 350 | 15,300 | 300 | 6,500 | 250 | 4,700 | 300 | 3,400 | 250 | 1,300 | 150 |
Not Hispanic or Latinob American Indian or Alaska Native |
1,600 | 200 | 1,500 | 150 | 1,500 | 150 | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Asian | 146,900 | 900 | 81,200 | 1,000 | 14,000 | 400 | 67,200 | 1,000 | 65,700 | 900 | 44,600 | 800 | 21,100 | 600 |
Black or African American | 23,600 | 350 | 20,800 | 350 | 15,500 | 350 | 5,300 | 300 | 2,800 | 300 | 2,200 | 250 | 700 | 150 |
White | 513,000 | 1,750 | 488,700 | 1,750 | 456,000 | 1,700 | 32,700 | 700 | 24,300 | 750 | 19,800 | 750 | 4,600 | 350 |
Other racec | 9,200 | 400 | 8,900 | 400 | 7,700 | 350 | 1,200 | 250 | 300 | 100 | 200 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Age Under 35 |
76,600 | 1,100 | 53,000 | 950 | 48,000 | 900 | 5,000 | 350 | 23,600 | 650 | 10,200 | 500 | 13,400 | 550 |
35-39 | 96,000 | 1,250 | 63,700 | 1,100 | 54,500 | 1,000 | 9,200 | 550 | 32,300 | 800 | 22,600 | 700 | 9,800 | 550 |
40-44 | 98,100 | 1,250 | 79,100 | 1,150 | 61,900 | 1,100 | 17,200 | 700 | 19,100 | 750 | 16,200 | 700 | 2,900 | 350 |
45-49 | 91,700 | 1,550 | 80,900 | 1,350 | 60,200 | 1,100 | 20,800 | 750 | 10,800 | 600 | 9,900 | 550 | 800 | 200 |
50-54 | 92,300 | 1,400 | 86,500 | 1,400 | 65,800 | 1,250 | 20,800 | 750 | 5,800 | 550 | 5,300 | 500 | 500 | 150 |
55-59 | 94,200 | 1,350 | 90,800 | 1,400 | 73,400 | 1,250 | 17,400 | 600 | 3,400 | 400 | 3,300 | 400 | 200 | 100 |
60-64 | 83,600 | 1,400 | 82,100 | 1,350 | 70,400 | 1,250 | 11,700 | 600 | 1,500 | 300 | 1,400 | 300 | 200 | 100 |
65-75 | 88,200 | 1,400 | 86,800 | 1,400 | 75,800 | 1,300 | 11,000 | 600 | 1,400 | 300 | 1,300 | 300 | D | D |
Years since doctorate ≤ 5 |
117,400 | 450 | 78,600 | 650 | 70,200 | 500 | 8,400 | 500 | 38,800 | 600 | 17,100 | 550 | 21,700 | 550 |
6–10 | 120,000 | 500 | 86,400 | 650 | 72,500 | 600 | 13,900 | 550 | 33,600 | 600 | 28,600 | 600 | 5,000 | 350 |
11–15 | 107,000 | 700 | 94,100 | 850 | 71,700 | 650 | 22,400 | 600 | 12,900 | 650 | 12,400 | 600 | 500 | 150 |
16–20 | 99,600 | 650 | 93,200 | 750 | 68,100 | 650 | 25,200 | 550 | 6,300 | 550 | 6,000 | 550 | 400 | 150 |
21–25 | 83,000 | 750 | 79,600 | 850 | 61,800 | 700 | 17,800 | 550 | 3,400 | 400 | 3,300 | 350 | D | D |
> 25 | 193,800 | 1,700 | 191,000 | 1,600 | 165,600 | 1,550 | 25,400 | 650 | 2,800 | 400 | 2,700 | 400 | D | D |
Place of birth United States |
497,900 | 1,700 | 497,600 | 1,700 | 497,100 | 1,700 | 500 | 150 | 300 | 100 | 300 | 100 | D | D |
Europe | 35,800 | 800 | 21,400 | 700 | 4,400 | 400 | 16,900 | 600 | 14,400 | 550 | 11,500 | 500 | 2,900 | 300 |
Asia | 151,100 | 1,000 | 82,300 | 1,050 | 4,700 | 450 | 77,600 | 1,100 | 68,800 | 900 | 47,300 | 850 | 21,500 | 600 |
North Americad | 8,200 | 600 | 3,900 | 450 | 1,500 | 300 | 2,400 | 300 | 4,200 | 400 | 3,400 | 400 | 800 | 150 |
Central Americae | 3,700 | 300 | 2,300 | 250 | 500 | 150 | 1,800 | 200 | 1,400 | 200 | 1,000 | 150 | 400 | 100 |
Caribbean | 3,000 | 250 | 2,400 | 250 | 200 | 100 | 2,300 | 250 | 600 | 150 | 400 | 100 | 200 | 50 |
South America | 8,100 | 350 | 4,700 | 300 | 800 | 150 | 4,000 | 250 | 3,400 | 300 | 2,300 | 250 | 1,100 | 150 |
Africa | 10,500 | 450 | 7,300 | 450 | 500 | 150 | 6,800 | 400 | 3,200 | 300 | 2,500 | 250 | 700 | 150 |
Oceania | 1,500 | 250 | 600 | 150 | 100 | 100 | 400 | 150 | 1,000 | 250 | 900 | 200 | S | S |
Unknown | 900 | 200 | 300 | 150 | D | D | 300 | 150 | 500 | 150 | 400 | 150 | 100 | 100 |
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. |