National Center for Education Statistics

Number of staff at Title IV degree-granting institutions and administrative offices, by race/ethnicity, gender, and primary function/occupational activity: United States, fall 2009
Gender and primary function/ occupational activity	Total	African American or Black	American Indian or Alaska Native	Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander;	Hispanic	White	Two or more races1	Race/ ethnicity unknown	Nonresident alien
Total	3,723,419	366,324	21,994	208,842	220,794	2,586,098	7,911	145,242	166,214
Professional staff	2,782,149	207,335	14,415	169,582	123,718	1,983,921	5,775	119,316	158,087
Staff whose primary responsibility is instruction, research, and/or public service	1,439,144	95,095	7,074	86,308	57,811	1,078,392	2,514	71,616	40,334
Executive/administrative/ managerial	230,579	21,828	1,288	7,782	11,486	182,459	495	4,223	1,018
Other professional (support/service)	770,033	76,901	4,458	51,601	41,985	548,943	2,241	20,645	23,259
Graduate assistants2	342,393	13,511	1,595	23,891	12,436	174,127	525	22,832	93,476
Nonprofessional staff	941,270	158,989	7,579	39,260	97,076	602,177	2,136	25,926	8,127
Technical and paraprofessionals	201,867	26,624	1,657	12,937	18,417	132,548	569	6,122	2,993
Clerical and secretarial	442,287	68,912	3,230	17,208	42,195	293,857	1,172	12,521	3,192
Skilled crafts	62,575	6,492	593	1,261	5,236	47,626	90	1,116	161
Service/maintenance	234,541	56,961	2,099	7,854	31,228	128,146	305	6,167	1,781
Men	1,709,636	137,012	9,339	102,035	94,279	1,192,954	3,118	70,321	100,578
Professional staff	1,353,915	78,491	6,364	86,600	55,724	968,049	2,396	59,354	96,937
Staff whose primary responsibility is instruction, research, and/or public service	761,035	39,720	3,433	50,235	29,731	574,653	1,146	36,711	25,406
Executive/administrative/ managerial	106,892	8,434	550	3,601	4,688	86,818	223	2,040	538
Other professional (support/ service)	305,047	25,138	1,659	20,677	15,448	219,015	801	8,852	13,457
Graduate assistants2	180,941	5,199	722	12,087	5,857	87,563	226	11,751	57,536
Nonprofessional staff	355,721	58,521	2,975	15,435	38,555	224,905	722	10,967	3,641
Technical and paraprofessionals	83,189	8,825	664	5,480	7,287	56,709	222	2,690	1,312
Clerical and secretarial	66,593	10,532	485	4,075	7,873	38,773	231	3,412	1,212
Skilled crafts	58,374	5,803	538	1,144	4,885	44,747	85	1,026	146
Service/maintenance	147,565	33,361	1,288	4,736	18,510	84,676	184	3,839	971
Women	2,013,783	229,312	12,655	106,807	126,515	1,393,144	4,793	74,921	65,636
Professional staff	1,428,234	128,844	8,051	82,982	67,994	1,015,872	3,379	59,962	61,150
Staff whose primary responsibility is instruction, research, and/or public service	678,109	55,375	3,641	36,073	28,080	503,739	1,368	34,905	14,928
Executive/administrative/ managerial	123,687	13,394	738	4,181	6,798	95,641	272	2,183	480
Other professional (support/ service)	464,986	51,763	2,799	30,924	26,537	329,928	1,440	11,793	9,802
Graduate assistants2	161,452	8,312	873	11,804	6,579	86,564	299	11,081	35,940
Nonprofessional staff	585,549	100,468	4,604	23,825	58,521	377,272	1,414	14,959	4,486
Technical and paraprofessionals	118,678	17,799	993	7,457	11,130	75,839	347	3,432	1,681
Clerical and secretarial	375,694	58,380	2,745	13,133	34,322	255,084	941	9,109	1,980
Skilled crafts	4,201	689	55	117	351	2,879	5	90	15
Service/maintenance	86,976	23,600	811	3,118	12,718	43,470	121	2,328	810

¹ Two or more races was an optional reporting category in IPEDS 2009-10, and 842 degree-granting institutions reported staff using this option. The figures reported here should not be considered representative of all staff who could be classified into two or more races.

² By definition, all graduate assistants are part-time.

NOTE: Race/ethnicity (including race/ethnicity unknown) applies to U.S. citizens, resident aliens, and other eligible noncitizens. Nonresident aliens are not designated by race or ethnicity. Data are for all degree-granting institutions and administrative offices.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 2009-10, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section.