Table 43. Female postdoctoral appointees in science, engineering, and health in all institutions, by detailed field, citizenship, ethnicity, and race: 2014
Field
Total
U.S. citizens and permanent residentsa
Temporary visa holders
Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
Unknown ethnicity and race
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian
Black or African American
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
White
More than one race
All surveyed fields
25,102
781
56
2,472
639
38
7,901
127
1,652
11,436
Science and engineering
16,005
488
37
1,440
324
25
4,927
75
1,070
7,619
Science
14,363
450
37
1,280
298
22
4,583
70
934
6,689
Agricultural sciences
595
21
1
52
11
1
197
2
52
258
Biological sciences
8,508
258
20
808
162
19
2,492
36
500
4,213
Anatomy
102
2
0
8
1
0
42
0
1
48
Biochemistry
720
26
5
72
15
3
176
3
44
376
Biology
1,007
31
3
82
22
2
339
7
64
457
Biometry and epidemiology
286
7
0
32
15
2
115
0
8
107
Biophysics
48
1
0
7
0
0
8
0
5
27
Botany and plant biology
233
10
0
22
1
0
59
1
37
103
Cell and molecular biology
1,005
30
0
85
15
2
270
4
113
486
Ecology
46
0
0
7
0
0
21
0
4
14
Entomology and parasitology
125
7
0
6
0
1
41
2
13
55
Genetics
598
10
0
64
8
2
170
1
32
311
Microbiology, immunology, and virology
1,013
27
3
96
24
1
353
5
61
443
Nutrition
161
6
0
15
5
1
52
0
16
66
Pathology
665
16
4
71
12
0
159
2
23
378
Pharmacology and toxicology
547
19
1
66
8
0
167
4
12
270
Physiology
615
21
1
60
18
3
174
1
31
306
Zoology
33
0
0
2
2
0
14
0
6
9
Biosciences nec
1,304
45
3
113
16
2
332
6
30
757
Communication
30
3
0
4
1
0
9
0
4
9
Computer sciences
152
7
2
14
7
0
31
1
7
83
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences
785
26
2
50
5
0
339
5
47
311
Atmospheric sciences
70
2
0
5
2
0
14
0
5
42
Geosciences
265
3
0
17
0
0
108
3
17
117
Ocean sciences
196
8
2
8
1
0
99
0
14
64
Earth, atmospheric, and ocean sciences nec
254
13
0
20
2
0
118
2
11
88
Family and consumer sciences and human sciences
84
2
0
13
3
0
46
1
4
15
Mathematics and statistics
195
3
2
9
2
0
62
2
17
98
Mathematics and applied mathematics
172
3
2
7
2
0
58
2
12
86
Statistics
23
0
0
2
0
0
4
0
5
12
Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies
374
8
3
37
9
1
161
1
19
135
Neurobiology and neuroscience
817
28
1
78
15
0
239
8
65
383
Physical sciences
1,652
38
3
125
22
0
446
5
130
883
Astronomy and astrophysics
113
2
0
6
1
0
51
0
16
37
Chemistry
976
22
2
89
17
0
268
2
47
529
Physics
504
14
0
28
4
0
111
3
65
279
Physical sciences nec
59
0
1
2
0
0
16
0
2
38
Psychology
622
28
1
41
20
0
329
4
42
157
Clinical psychology
58
5
0
6
4
0
35
0
2
6
Psychology, general
326
5
0
18
5
0
176
3
26
93
Psychology nec
238
18
1
17
11
0
118
1
14
58
Social sciences
549
28
2
49
41
1
232
5
47
144
Agricultural economics
29
1
0
1
2
0
10
0
3
12
Anthropology
76
2
0
2
5
0
42
3
8
14
Economics (except agricultural)
27
1
0
2
0
0
4
0
5
15
Geography
54
1
0
3
2
0
24
0
3
21
History and philosophy of science
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
Linguistics
19
0
0
2
1
0
9
0
2
5
Political science and government
121
7
1
15
14
0
47
1
10
26
Sociology
62
7
0
6
1
1
33
0
5
9
Sociology and anthropology
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Social sciences nec
157
9
1
18
16
0
61
1
10
41
Engineering
1,642
38
0
160
26
3
344
5
136
930
Aerospace engineering
29
2
0
2
0
0
2
0
2
21
Agricultural engineering
38
0
0
4
0
0
11
0
2
21
Architecture
7
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
4
Biomedical engineering
387
11
0
45
7
2
104
0
26
192
Chemical engineering
314
12
0
34
2
0
60
0
18
188
Civil engineering
175
2
0
14
6
0
56
1
9
87
Electrical engineering
187
3
0
16
3
0
24
1
36
104
Engineering science, mechanics, and physics
52
0
0
4
0
0
16
0
4
28
Industrial and manufacturing engineering
29
1
0
2
0
0
5
0
5
16
Mechanical engineering
176
4
0
17
3
0
37
0
10
105
Metallurgical and materials engineering
154
1
0
18
2
0
16
1
8
108
Mining engineering
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
Nuclear engineering
16
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
6
8
Petroleum engineering
15
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
12
Engineering nec
59
1
0
4
3
1
7
0
10
33
Health
9,097
293
19
1,032
315
13
2,974
52
582
3,817
Clinical medicine
7,759
249
13
893
253
11
2,478
43
512
3,307
Anesthesiology
163
5
1
15
4
0
40
0
11
87
Cardiovascular science
292
5
1
33
13
1
69
0
16
154
Endocrinology
220
8
0
20
4
0
71
2
8
107
Gastroenterology
155
3
0
18
4
1
38
0
6
85
Hematology
165
2
0
20
4
0
42
1
7
89
Neurology
561
14
0
42
10
0
177
2
39
277
Obstetrics and gynecology
178
5
0
11
10
0
68
2
10
72
Oncology and cancer research
829
24
1
93
15
2
216
2
38
438
Ophthalmology
256
7
1
23
5
0
40
0
9
171
Otorhinolaryngology
77
5
0
7
1
0
33
1
1
29
Pediatrics
902
30
0
135
36
1
343
7
63
287
Preventive medicine and community health
397
24
1
37
29
1
156
1
26
122
Psychiatry
705
27
3
61
26
0
374
7
65
142
Pulmonary disease
133
3
1
17
6
0
64
1
5
36
Radiology
343
9
0
34
2
1
84
0
9
204
Surgery
523
19
0
50
17
0
156
1
29
251
Clinical medicine nec
1,860
59
4
277
67
4
507
16
170
756
Other health
1,338
44
6
139
62
2
496
9
70
510
Communication disorders sciences
39
1
1
5
1
0
20
1
3
7
Dental sciences
147
2
1
16
7
1
33
3
7
77
Nursing science
73
3
1
3
11
0
38
0
6
11
Pharmaceutical sciences
386
11
1
43
17
1
111
2
20
180
Veterinary sciences
282
9
0
24
10
0
128
0
26
85
Other health nec
411
18
2
48
16
0
166
3
8
150
