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Table C-6. Employed U.S. scientists and engineers, by level and field of highestdegree attained, sex, and primary/secondary work activity

: 1993

Level and field of highestdegree, and sexEmployedS&Es, totalPrimary/secondary work activityResearch anddevelopmentTeachingManagement,sales, adminComputerapplicationsProfessionalservices/ other

All degree levels

All degree fields, total

........................... 9,793,500 2,919,600 1,462,800 5,625,100 2,072,300 3,366,800Male ........................................................ 6,729,500 2,191,400 771,900 4,032,200 1,443,500 2,206,600Female .................................................... 3,064,100 728,200 690,900 1,593,000 628,800 1,160,200

S&E degree fields, total

...................... 7,035,800 2,348,600 951,300 4,024,500 1,603,400 2,037,300Male ...................................................... 4,831,100 1,781,700 496,400 2,863,800 1,126,000 1,291,100Female .................................................. 2,204,700 566,800 454,900 1,160,700 477,400 746,200

Sciences, total

................................... 5,202,100 1,411,700 878,400 2,986,800 1,141,500 1,621,100Male .................................................... 3,141,300 923,400 429,900 1,894,100 711,100 908,100Female ................................................ 2,060,700 488,300 448,500 1,092,600 430,400 713,000

Computer/math sciences, total

...... 918,000 296,600 132,500 451,100 519,100 136,300Male .................................................. 616,200 211,400 74,000 309,000 345,700 91,700Female .............................................. 301,800 85,200 58,500 142,200 173,300 44,600Computer/information sciences ...... 477,400 179,300 26,200 216,600 352,400 48,500Male ................................................ 329,300 129,600 17,100 149,500 241,900 31,500Female ............................................ 148,000 49,700 9,100 67,100 110,500 17,000Mathematical sciences .................... 440,600 117,300 106,400 234,500 166,700 87,800Male ................................................ 286,800 81,800 56,900 159,500 103,800 60,200Female ............................................ 153,800 35,500 49,400 75,100 62,900 27,600

Life/related sciences, total

............. 1,073,100 369,100 194,300 570,000 133,600 384,600Male .................................................. 658,900 226,600 98,800 377,200 79,000 228,000Female .............................................. 414,300 142,600 95,500 192,800 54,600 156,600Agricultural/food sciences ............... 204,300 53,700 25,100 131,500 19,800 82,400Male ................................................ 155,400 39,300 13,700 106,300 13,700 66,000Female ............................................ 48,900 14,300 11,500 25,200 6,100 16,500Biological sciences .......................... 785,100 291,800 161,000 383,400 101,100 269,300Male ................................................ 440,300 170,200 80,100 228,400 55,000 138,300Female ............................................ 344,800 121,500 80,900 155,100 46,200 131,000Environmental life sciences ............ 83,700 23,700 8,200 55,000 12,600 32,800Male ................................................ 63,200 17,000 5,100 42,600 10,300 23,700Female ............................................ 20,500 6,700 3,100 12,500 2,300 9,200

Physical/related sciences, total

..... 599,800 295,000 82,200 286,600 118,900 142,600Male .................................................. 481,600 241,900 61,600 237,100 96,100 110,500Female .............................................. 118,100 53,100 20,600 49,500 22,900 32,100Chemistry, except biochemistry ...... 262,800 131,800 31,700 133,800 36,700 60,200Male ................................................ 193,600 98,100 21,700 103,200 25,500 41,300Female ............................................ 69,200 33,700 10,000 30,600 11,200 18,900Earth science, geology andoceanography ............................... 144,100 65,700 16,800 71,600 29,300 42,600Male ................................................ 121,600 56,100 13,100 62,400 24,100 36,600Female ............................................ 22,500 9,600 3,700 9,200 5,300 6,000Physics/astronomy .......................... 142,100 81,200 23,400 54,400 45,800 23,200Male ................................................ 128,100 74,500 20,100 50,100 40,500 19,600Female ............................................ 14,000 6,700 3,400 4,200 5,200 3,500See explanatory information, if any, and SOURCE at end of table.Page 1 of 9

Table C-6. Employed U.S. scientists and engineers, by level and field of highestdegree attained, sex, and primary/secondary work activity

: 1993

Level and field of highestdegree, and sexEmployedS&Es, totalPrimary/secondary work activityResearch anddevelopmentTeachingManagement,sales, adminComputerapplicationsProfessionalservices/ other

All degree levels

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Other physical sciences .................. 26,700 9,100 4,900 13,100 4,000 8,400Male ................................................ 19,500 7,600 3,300 9,300 3,600 6,000Female ............................................ 7,200 1,500 1,600 3,900 500 2,400

Social/related sciences, total

......... 2,611,200 451,000 469,300 1,679,000 369,900 957,700Male .................................................. 1,384,700 243,500 195,500 970,800 190,200 478,000Female .............................................. 1,226,500 207,400 273,900 708,200 179,600 479,700Economics ...................................... 395,000 73,600 38,900 297,800 71,300 108,700Male ................................................ 307,700 55,000 26,000 238,200 50,200 84,100Female ............................................ 87,300 18,600 13,000 59,700 21,100 24,600Political/related sciences ................. 481,400 87,500 60,100 344,500 69,100 151,800Male ................................................ 318,300 53,800 36,000 237,700 41,300 96,600Female ............................................ 163,100 33,700 24,100 106,900 27,900 55,100Psychology ...................................... 960,700 152,500 202,900 563,000 116,800 422,700Male ................................................ 394,800 68,100 66,100 252,600 48,200 170,300Female ............................................ 565,900 84,400 136,800 310,400 68,600 252,400Sociology/anthropology ................... 485,900 81,200 95,800 304,200 66,600 180,300Male ................................................ 204,600 35,600 31,800 141,100 24,000 75,300Female ............................................ 281,300 45,600 64,000 163,100 42,500 105,000Other social sciences ...................... 288,200 56,200 71,500 169,500 46,000 94,200Male ................................................ 159,400 31,000 35,500 101,300 26,600 51,600Female ............................................ 128,900 25,200 36,000 68,200 19,500 42,600

Engineering, total

.............................. 1,833,700 936,900 72,900 1,037,700 461,900 416,100Male .................................................... 1,689,700 858,300 66,500 969,600 414,900 382,900Female ................................................ 144,000 78,500 6,400 68,100 46,900 33,200Aerospace/related engineering ....... 78,900 36,000 5,700 41,900 20,200 20,900Male ................................................ 75,200 34,200 5,600 39,900 19,300 19,600Female ............................................ 3,700 1,700 100 2,000 900 1,400Chemical engineering ..................... 135,000 72,100 4,300 76,000 23,100 34,900Male ................................................ 113,300 60,400 3,800 64,500 18,800 28,300Female ............................................ 21,700 11,700 600 11,500 4,200 6,600Civil/architectural engineering ......... 310,300 132,700 8,700 207,700 57,700 92,100Male ................................................ 285,000 118,800 7,700 195,100 50,800 85,100Female ............................................ 25,300 13,900 1,000 12,600 6,900 7,000Electrical/related engineering .......... 544,300 308,100 18,900 260,800 211,500 90,700Male ................................................ 510,600 289,300 16,900 248,000 192,900 86,500Female ............................................ 33,800 18,800 1,900 12,800 18,600 4,200Industrial engineering ...................... 103,300 35,800 7,000 72,200 24,900 24,400Male ................................................ 87,800 30,500 6,400 62,000 19,300 21,400Female ............................................ 15,600 5,200 600 10,200 5,600 3,000Mechanical engineering .................. 371,500 216,100 11,300 205,100 72,900 75,600Male ................................................ 353,100 204,100 11,000 196,500 68,300 71,700Female ............................................ 18,400 12,000 300 8,500 4,600 3,900See explanatory information, if any, and SOURCE at end of table.Page 2 of 9

Table C-6. Employed U.S. scientists and engineers, by level and field of highestdegree attained, sex, and primary/secondary work activity

: 1993

Level and field of highestdegree, and sexEmployedS&Es, totalPrimary/secondary work activityResearch anddevelopmentTeachingManagement,sales, adminComputerapplicationsProfessionalservices/ other

All degree levels

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Other engineering ........................... 289,900 136,100 17,000 174,000 51,200 77,000Male ................................................ 264,700 121,000 15,200 163,600 45,500 70,400Female ............................................ 25,100 15,100 1,900 10,400 5,700 6,700

Non-S&E degrees, total

...................... 2,757,700 571,100 511,500 1,600,600 468,900 1,329,600Male ...................................................... 1,898,400 409,700 275,500 1,168,400 317,500 915,600Female .................................................. 859,300 161,400 236,000 432,200 151,400 414,000

Bachelor’sAll degree fields, total

........................... 5,727,200 1,666,500 607,800 3,463,100 1,460,400 1,704,900Male ........................................................ 3,876,700 1,239,700 271,700 2,439,800 989,800 1,102,800Female .................................................... 1,850,500 426,800 336,000 1,023,300 470,600 602,100

S&E degree fields, total

...................... 5,172,600 1,473,000 549,500 3,171,900 1,217,000 1,559,000Male ...................................................... 3,500,000 1,091,400 246,900 2,235,800 827,500 1,008,400Female .................................................. 1,672,600 381,700 302,600 936,100 389,500 550,600

Sciences, total

................................... 3,814,400 830,400 510,000 2,366,200 886,700 1,219,700Male .................................................... 2,249,900 503,900 211,400 1,484,700 530,800 697,200Female ................................................ 1,564,500 326,600 298,600 881,500 355,900 522,400

Computer/math sciences, total

...... 663,800 193,500 69,400 344,000 389,900 106,000Male .................................................. 431,000 132,800 32,700 228,800 251,500 70,200Female .............................................. 232,800 60,700 36,700 115,200 138,400 35,800Computer/information sciences ...... 346,200 124,100 13,200 158,700 266,000 37,300Male ................................................ 232,500 87,900 8,600 106,700 177,500 23,700Female ............................................ 113,600 36,200 4,500 52,000 88,500 13,700Mathematical sciences .................... 317,700 69,300 56,300 185,300 123,800 68,600Male ................................................ 198,500 44,900 24,100 122,200 74,000 46,500Female ............................................ 119,200 24,400 32,200 63,200 49,900 22,100

Life/related sciences, total

............. 773,600 202,200 107,800 452,100 106,800 312,200Male .................................................. 462,400 110,700 45,300 298,000 61,600 184,400Female .............................................. 311,200 91,500 62,500 154,100 45,200 127,800Agricultural/food sciences ............... 162,200 30,700 17,200 110,800 16,200 72,100Male ................................................ 123,300 21,500 7,600 90,100 11,200 57,700Female ............................................ 38,800 9,300 9,600 20,800 5,000 14,400Biological sciences .......................... 546,400 155,900 86,000 296,900 80,400 212,800Male ................................................ 288,800 78,400 34,800 172,700 42,100 105,800Female ............................................ 257,600 77,500 51,200 124,200 38,300 107,000Environmental life sciences ............ 65,000 15,500 4,600 44,400 10,200 27,300Male ................................................ 50,300 10,800 2,900 35,300 8,400 20,900Female ............................................ 14,700 4,800 1,700 9,100 1,800 6,400

Physical/related sciences, total

..... 372,500 144,300 35,900 202,500 76,600 111,800Male .................................................. 290,500 112,200 24,000 165,000 60,800 86,400Female .............................................. 82,100 32,100 11,900 37,500 15,800 25,400Chemistry, except biochemistry ...... 168,800 68,800 13,700 95,900 27,400 48,200Male ................................................ 118,100 46,400 8,600 72,200 18,200 31,500Female ............................................ 50,700 22,400 5,000 23,700 9,200 16,700See explanatory information, if any, and SOURCE at end of table.Page 3 of 9

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