| Table 3-27 |
| Field of highest degree among workers with highest degree in S&E, by race/ethnicity: 2008 |
| (Percent) |
| |
| Race/ethnicity |
All S&E fields |
Computer/
mathematical sciences |
Biological/ agricultural/ environmental life sciences |
Physical sciences |
Social sciences |
Engineering |
| |
| Employed with highest degree in S&E |
12,588,000 |
15.3 |
15.6 |
6.7 |
39.3 |
23.2 |
| Asian |
1,545,000 |
24.7 |
13.8 |
7.4 |
20.2 |
33.9 |
| American Indian/ Alaska Native |
46,000 |
19.9 |
17.3 |
6.3 |
41.3 |
15.1 |
| Black |
638,000 |
17.0 |
12.3 |
3.5 |
54.0 |
13.1 |
| Hispanic |
722,000 |
11.7 |
14.7 |
5.1 |
45.8 |
22.7 |
| White |
9,348,000 |
14.0 |
16.1 |
7.0 |
40.6 |
22.3 |
| Native Hawaiian/ Other Pacific Islander |
53,000 |
14.1 |
14.9 |
3.6 |
40.2 |
27.2 |
| Two or more races |
236,000 |
11.1 |
14.7 |
5.5 |
50.3 |
18.5 |
| |
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) (2008), http://sestat.nsf.gov.
Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 |
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