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Table 3. U.S. residing doctoral scientists and engineers, by broad field of doctorate, employment status, ethnicity, and race: 2015

Field and employment status Total Hispanic or Latinoa Not Hispanic or Latinob
American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American White Other racec
Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE
All fields 920,050 1,625 35,800 425 1,800 175 196,650 1,200 30,100 375 644,600 1,250 11,100 400
Full time 700,700 1,875 28,900 450 1,250 150 168,100 1,325 23,800 400 469,850 1,775 8,850 375
Part time 86,550 1,375 3,500 225 250 100 10,200 550 3,550 225 68,000 1,200 1,050 150
Unemployedd 14,300 600 800 100 50 25 3,900 375 700 100 8,650 475 250 75
Retired 101,200 1,375 1,900 175 150 75 10,250 475 1,600 150 86,600 1,325 700 125
Not employed or not seeking worke 17,300 600 750 100 100 50 4,250 275 450 75 11,500 500 300 75
Science 704,950 1,625 28,100 400 1,350 150 117,800 1,200 23,250 350 525,500 1,400 8,900 325
Full time 524,650 1,925 22,100 425 950 125 98,500 1,225 18,000 375 378,150 1,675 7,000 300
Part time 72,400 1,250 3,150 200 250 100 7,150 425 2,950 200 57,950 1,100 950 125
Unemployedd 11,200 500 600 100 50 25 2,750 275 550 100 7,000 425 200 75
Retired 82,800 1,325 1,650 175 100 50 6,350 400 1,400 150 72,800 1,275 550 100
Not employed or not seeking worke 13,900 500 650 100 100 50 3,000 250 350 75 9,600 475 250 75
Biological/agricultural/environmental life sciences 228,650 950 9,450 250 350 50 44,450 875 6,450 200 164,950 1,175 3,000 200
Full time 178,550 1,150 7,950 275 250 50 37,200 825 5,300 200 125,400 1,350 2,450 175
Part time 16,500 600 600 100 * * 2,450 275 500 100 12,650 500 250 75
Unemployedd 4,200 300 250 75 D D 1,300 175 150 50 2,400 275 S S
Retired 24,050 750 400 100 S S 2,100 250 350 100 21,000 725 200 75
Not employed or not seeking worke 5,300 300 250 50 D D 1,350 150 100 50 3,500 300 50 25
Computer/information sciences 26,350 275 800 100 D D 10,600 350 600 75 14,150 325 250 75
Full time 23,500 350 650 100 D D 9,850 350 550 75 12,250 325 200 75
Part time 1,100 175 50 25 D D 250 100 50 25 750 125 D D
Unemployedd 500 125 D D D D S S D D 300 100 D D
Retired 850 125 D D D D 150 75 D D 650 125 D D
Not employed or not seeking worke 400 100 D D D D 200 75 D D 200 75 D D
Mathematics/statistics 43,400 425 1,350 125 D D 10,550 450 800 100 30,300 475 350 75
Full time 32,800 550 1,150 100 D D 9,250 450 600 75 21,550 500 250 50
Part time 3,150 300 100 50 D D 600 150 150 50 2,300 250 D D
Unemployedd 600 150 D D D D 150 100 D D 400 100 D D
Retired 6,050 300 100 25 D D 400 100 50 25 5,500 300 D D
Not employed or not seeking worke 750 150 D D D D 200 75 D D 550 125 D D
Physical sciences 157,100 800 4,550 200 150 50 33,900 750 3,000 200 113,900 800 1,650 150
Full time 119,050 975 3,800 200 100 50 27,900 725 2,500 175 83,450 825 1,300 150
Part time 12,500 550 350 100 D D 1,800 200 200 75 10,000 475 150 50
Unemployedd 2,750 250 100 50 D D 850 175 100 50 1,650 200 D D
Retired 20,300 600 200 50 D D 2,650 275 100 50 17,200 575 100 50
Not employed or not seeking worke 2,450 225 50 25 D D 750 125 S S 1,550 200 D D
Psychology 134,250 525 6,400 225 450 100 5,900 325 6,300 225 113,200 700 2,050 225
Full time 87,000 875 4,250 200 300 75 4,250 300 4,500 250 72,100 900 1,600 175
Part time 27,200 775 1,350 150 S S 1,050 200 1,150 125 23,300 725 250 100
Unemployedd 1,500 200 100 50 D D D D 100 50 1,200 175 D D
Retired 15,600 550 500 100 D D 250 100 400 100 14,300 525 100 50
Not employed or not seeking worke 3,000 250 200 75 D D 250 75 100 50 2,300 250 100 75
Social sciences 115,150 850 5,600 200 350 75 12,400 450 6,150 225 89,000 775 1,600 150
Full time 83,700 925 4,300 175 250 50 10,050 500 4,550 200 63,400 725 1,150 125
Part time 11,900 500 700 100 S S 1,050 175 850 100 8,950 425 300 75
Unemployedd 1,650 175 100 50 D D 250 100 200 50 1,050 150 50 50
Retired 15,900 500 400 75 D D 800 175 450 100 14,100 475 100 50
Not employed or not seeking worke 1,950 200 50 25 D D 300 75 50 25 1,500 175 D D
Engineering 171,250 925 6,300 250 250 75 71,000 825 4,100 200 88,000 950 1,550 175
Full time 142,350 950 5,700 250 200 50 62,950 850 3,500 200 68,700 875 1,350 150
Part time 9,550 450 250 75 D D 2,550 300 300 75 6,400 425 S S
Unemployedd 2,500 300 100 50 D D 850 175 100 50 1,450 225 D D
Retired 14,350 500 150 50 D D 3,650 275 S S 10,300 450 100 75
Not employed or not seeking worke 2,450 250 100 50 D D 1,050 175 50 50 1,200 175 D D
Health 43,900 350 1,400 100 200 75 7,800 350 2,750 150 31,150 450 650 100
Full time 33,750 500 1,100 100 150 50 6,650 350 2,300 150 23,000 525 550 100
Part time 4,600 350 100 50 D D 500 125 300 75 3,650 325 S S
Unemployedd 600 150 50 25 D D 300 125 50 25 250 75 D D
Retired 4,050 350 100 50 D D 250 100 100 50 3,550 325 D D
Not employed or not seeking worke 950 175 D D D D 150 75 * * 700 150 D D
Codes used in data tables: * = suppressed when population estimate < 25. 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 Unemployed includes individuals who were not working during the survey reference week but had been seeking work in the prior 4 weeks or who were on layoff from their job.
e Not employed or not seeking work includes individuals who were not working during the survey reference week and had not been seeking work in the prior 4 weeks because of family responsibilities, chronic illness, or other reasons.
NOTES:  Numbers are rounded to the nearest 50. Standard errors are rounded up to the nearest 25. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Designation of full-time and part-time employment status is based on principal job only, not on all jobs held in labor force. For example, an individual could work part-time in his or her principal job but full-time in labor force. Residence location is based on reported living location on 1 February 2015.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 2015.