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Table 35. Doctoral scientists and engineers, by occupation and disability status: 2013
 

Occupation               Total With disability Without disability
Number SE Number SE Number SE
All occupations 837,900 950 73,300 1,250 764,500 1,600
Science occupations 484,300 2,300 42,800 1,100 441,500 2,300
Biological/ agricultural/ other life scientists 154,700 1,550 12,000 550 142,700 1,450
Agricultural/ food scientists 10,300 500 1,100 200 9,200 450
Biochemists/ biophysicists 17,300 650 1,200 200 16,100 650
Biological scientists 22,900 850 1,300 200 21,700 800
Forestry/ conservation scientists 2,000 250 200 100 1,800 250
Medical scientists 37,800 1,100 2,800 300 35,000 1,050
Postsecondary teachers, agricultural/ other natural sciences 8,000 500 900 150 7,100 450
Postsecondary teachers, biological sciences 39,500 1,050 3,600 350 35,900 1,000
Other biological/ agricultural/ life scientists 16,800 750 900 200 15,800 700
Computer/ information scientists 48,800 1,150 3,900 350 44,900 1,100
Computer/ information scientists 39,300 1,100 3,100 300 36,200 1,050
Postsecondary teachers, computer science 9,500 500 800 150 8,700 500
Mathematical scientists 35,500 850 3,500 350 32,000 850
Mathematical scientists 15,500 650 1,500 200 14,000 650
Postsecondary teachers, mathematics/ statistics 20,000 650 2,000 300 18,000 650
Physical scientists 96,800 1,200 8,700 550 88,100 1,200
Chemists, except biochemists 26,000 800 2,100 300 23,900 750
Earth/ atmospheric/ ocean scientists 12,700 550 1,200 200 11,400 550
Physicists/ astronomers 14,700 600 1,300 200 13,400 550
Postsecondary teachers, chemistry 17,800 700 1,600 250 16,200 650
Postsecondary teachers, physics 11,400 600 1,000 200 10,500 550
Postsecondary teachers, other physical sciences 8,300 500 1,000 200 7,400 450
Other physical scientists 5,900 500 500 150 5,400 450
Psychologists 79,000 1,100 7,000 450 72,000 1,050
Psychologists 57,000 1,100 5,100 350 52,000 1,000
Postsecondary teachers, psychology 22,000 700 2,000 250 20,000 700
Social scientists 69,500 1,100 7,700 450 61,800 1,100
Economists 8,500 450 600 150 7,900 450
Political scientists 1,600 250 D D 1,500 250
Postsecondary teachers, economics 10,900 550 1,400 250 9,400 500
Postsecondary teachers, political science 10,600 500 1,200 200 9,400 450
Postsecondary teachers, sociology 9,200 450 1,200 200 8,000 450
Postsecondary teachers, other social sciences 15,900 550 2,200 250 13,700 500
Sociologists/ anthropologists 4,100 350 600 150 3,600 300
Other social scientists 8,800 500 500 150 8,300 500
Engineering occupations 106,800 1,350 8,000 500 98,800 1,300
Aerospace/ aeronautical/ astronautical engineers 6,800 500 600 150 6,100 450
Chemical engineers 9,100 550 600 200 8,500 550
Civil/ architectural/ sanitary engineers 5,200 450 400 150 4,800 450
Electrical engineers 22,200 700 1,500 250 20,700 650
Industrial engineersa 1,400 250 D D 1,300 250
Mechanical engineers 10,700 600 800 200 9,900 550
Postsecondary teachers, engineering 23,600 800 1,500 250 22,100 750
Other engineersa 28,000 950 2,600 350 25,400 900
S&E-related occupations 91,000 1,400 8,100 500 82,900 1,350
Health occupations, except postsecondary teachers and managers 25,700 800 2,100 250 23,500 800
Postsecondary teachers, health and related sciences 24,200 800 2,500 300 21,700 750
S&E managers, including health 31,800 900 2,700 300 29,100 850
S&E precollege teachers 5,200 450 600 150 4,700 450
S&E technicians and technologists 3,300 350 200 100 3,100 300
Other S&E-related occupations 700 200 D D 700 200
Non-S&E occupations 155,900 1,950 14,400 600 141,400 1,900
Arts/ humanities-related occupations 8,600 500 900 200 7,800 500
Management-related occupations 26,400 850 2,300 300 24,200 800
Non-S&E managers 66,500 1,450 5,500 450 61,000 1,400
Non-S&E postsecondary teachers 19,100 700 2,000 300 17,100 650
Non-S&E precollege/ other teachers 4,000 400 500 150 3,500 350
Sales/ marketing occupations 9,600 550 800 200 8,800 550
Social service–related occupations 7,500 500 800 150 6,700 450
Other non-S&E occupations 14,300 700 1,800 300 12,500 650

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.
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 the 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 100 individuals who reported never having worked so could not be classified by occupation. Survey asks degree of difficulty—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, 2013.
Data from survey cycle 2013, as of 18 February 2014.