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Table 34. U.S. residing doctoral scientists and engineers, by occupation, ethnicity, and race: 2015

Occupation 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 occupations 919,750 1,600 35,800 425 1,800 175 196,500 1,175 30,100 375 644,450 1,250 11,100 400
Science occupations 521,400 2,275 20,650 375 1,050 150 99,050 1,275 15,650 450 378,700 2,025 6,300 325
Biological/agricultural/other life scientists 163,450 1,450 6,850 275 300 75 35,550 850 4,300 175 114,250 1,325 2,200 175
Agricultural/food scientists 11,750 475 600 75 D D 2,300 200 400 50 8,300 425 100 50
Biochemists/biophysicists 16,050 675 650 100 D D 4,800 325 150 50 10,100 525 250 75
Biological scientists 25,050 725 1,300 150 50 25 5,600 350 600 100 17,100 650 450 75
Forestry/conservation scientists 2,650 250 100 25 D D 250 100 50 25 2,200 225 * *
Medical scientists 35,950 850 1,150 125 50 25 9,400 525 950 125 24,000 700 400 75
Postsecondary teachers, agricultural/other natural sciences 7,800 400 350 75 D D 650 150 300 75 6,400 375 100 50
Postsecondary teachers, biological sciences 39,950 850 1,750 150 100 25 4,000 350 1,200 150 32,350 725 550 100
Other biological/agricultural/life scientists 24,300 650 900 100 D D 8,550 500 650 100 13,800 475 350 75
Computer/information scientists 56,000 975 1,300 125 D D 22,750 775 900 100 30,650 700 400 75
Computer/information scientists 46,300 925 1,050 125 D D 19,850 700 650 100 24,450 650 350 75
Postsecondary teachers, computer science 9,700 425 250 50 D D 2,950 300 250 50 6,250 400 50 25
Mathematical scientists 40,050 675 1,400 100 D D 10,800 475 850 100 26,600 625 350 75
Mathematical scientists 18,150 600 400 75 D D 6,700 400 350 75 10,500 450 200 75
Postsecondary teachers, mathematics/statistics 21,900 625 1,000 100 D D 4,100 325 500 75 16,100 525 150 50
Physical scientists 99,350 1,200 3,250 175 100 50 18,100 650 2,300 175 74,550 1,000 1,050 150
Chemists, except biochemists 24,650 650 750 100 D D 6,000 400 750 125 16,950 575 200 50
Earth/atmospheric/ocean scientists 12,050 375 400 75 D D 1,950 175 100 50 9,400 350 150 50
Physicists/astronomers 15,000 550 350 75 D D 2,650 275 200 75 11,650 500 150 50
Postsecondary teachers, chemistry 18,200 600 800 100 D D 2,300 225 650 75 14,300 575 150 50
Postsecondary teachers, physics 12,350 550 450 75 D D 1,800 225 350 75 9,550 475 200 100
Postsecondary teachers, other physical sciences 8,700 325 400 50 * * 700 100 100 50 7,400 325 150 50
Other physical scientists 8,400 425 150 50 D D 2,650 300 100 50 5,300 350 100 50
Psychologists 86,050 950 3,950 200 250 75 3,750 300 3,500 200 73,350 975 1,200 175
Psychologists 64,000 875 2,950 175 200 75 2,300 275 2,250 175 55,450 875 800 150
Postsecondary teachers, psychology 22,050 675 1,000 125 50 25 1,400 175 1,250 125 17,900 650 400 100
Social scientists 76,500 1,025 3,950 200 350 100 8,100 450 3,750 225 59,250 875 1,050 150
Economists 9,450 500 700 100 D D 2,150 250 200 50 6,350 375 50 25
Political scientists 2,050 225 S S D D 100 50 50 50 1,800 225 D D
Postsecondary teachers, economics 11,850 450 550 75 D D 1,650 200 500 100 9,050 400 50 50
Postsecondary teachers, political science 11,550 450 400 75 D D 900 200 600 100 9,550 450 100 50
Postsecondary teachers, sociology 9,550 375 500 75 D D 850 175 750 100 7,150 325 200 50
Postsecondary teachers, other social sciences 18,400 550 1,050 100 150 50 1,450 175 900 100 14,550 500 350 75
Sociologists/anthropologists 4,150 250 250 75 D D 150 50 200 50 3,400 250 100 50
Other social scientists 9,500 425 450 75 D D 800 125 550 75 7,400 425 150 75
Engineering occupations 119,800 1,350 4,500 250 200 50 47,900 900 2,850 200 63,150 1,025 1,200 150
Aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineers 6,850 425 300 100 D D 2,050 300 100 50 4,350 325 50 25
Chemical engineers 7,950 450 300 75 D D 3,350 300 200 50 3,900 325 150 75
Civil/architectural/sanitary engineers 6,400 375 150 50 D D 2,800 300 150 50 3,300 300 50 25
Electrical engineers 23,550 700 800 125 S S 12,150 550 450 75 9,850 475 300 100
Industrial engineers 1,200 175 50 25 D D 400 125 50 25 700 150 D D
Mechanical engineers 11,600 500 250 75 D D 5,450 350 200 75 5,700 350 S S
Postsecondary teachers, engineering 27,750 925 1,550 175 D D 8,000 525 950 150 16,900 725 250 75
Other engineers 34,450 750 1,100 100 100 50 13,700 475 750 100 18,500 600 350 100
S&E-related occupations 108,650 1,600 4,050 250 200 75 22,300 750 4,200 250 76,350 1,400 1,500 175
Health occupations, except postsecondary teachers and managers 39,500 1,075 1,600 200 50 50 8,950 600 1,750 150 26,400 825 700 125
Postsecondary teachers, health and related sciences 26,300 725 1,000 125 50 50 3,750 300 1,200 125 20,000 625 250 50
S&E managers, including health 30,600 1,000 1,050 125 S S 6,650 425 800 150 21,800 800 300 100
S&E precollege teachers 5,550 350 200 50 D D 250 75 350 75 4,600 350 150 50
S&E technicians and technologists 5,700 400 150 50 D D 2,300 275 50 25 3,150 275 S S
Other S&E-related occupations 1,000 150 S S D D 450 100 S S 400 100 D D
Non-S&E occupations 169,900 1,775 6,600 300 300 75 27,250 875 7,400 275 126,250 1,625 2,100 225
Arts/humanities-related occupations 9,850 475 350 75 D D 1,000 175 250 75 8,000 400 250 75
Management-related occupations 32,550 900 1,350 175 D D 6,300 450 1,500 175 23,050 800 300 75
Non-S&E managers 65,050 1,275 2,100 175 100 25 10,750 625 2,500 200 49,050 1,100 650 125
Non-S&E postsecondary teachers 21,800 650 1,100 125 100 50 3,000 275 1,350 125 16,000 575 300 75
Non-S&E precollege/other teachers 6,000 375 250 75 D D 500 125 200 50 4,800 325 150 75
Sales/marketing occupations 10,300 500 400 100 D D 2,750 325 400 100 6,600 375 100 50
Social service–related occupations 7,700 450 350 75 S S 450 100 650 125 6,100 425 150 50
Other non-S&E occupations 16,650 550 650 100 50 25 2,500 275 550 100 12,650 500 250 75
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.
S&E = science and engineering; 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.
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. If respondent was not employed during survey reference period, occupation when last employed was reported. Excludes 300 individuals who reported never having worked so could not be classified by occupation. 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.