Table 505.31.

Among employed 25- to 34-year-olds with a bachelor's degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field, percentage with STEM and non-STEM occupations, by sex, race/ethnicity, nativity, and citizenship status: 2012

[Standard errors appear in parentheses]
Sex, race/ethnicity, nativity, and citizenship status	Total, all occupation types		Science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) occupation													Non-STEM occupation
			STEM total		Computer scientists and mathematicians			Engineers/ architects		Life, physical, and social scientists			Medical professionals			Non-STEM total		Healthcare support workers			Agriculture and forestry workers			Business workers/ managers			Educators			Legal professionals			Human/ protective services workers			Military personnel			Other
1	2		3		4			5		6			7			8		9			10			11			12			13			14			15			16
Total1	100.0	(†)	48.0	(0.35)	13.0		(0.22)	8.9	(0.16)	5.3		(0.15)	20.9		(0.26)	52.0	(0.35)	1.5		(0.08)	0.2		(0.03)	18.9		(0.29)	8.7		(0.17)	1.7		(0.08)	5.0		(0.17)	0.4		(0.04)	15.5		(0.23)
Sex
Male	100.0	(†)	49.4	(0.41)	20.3		(0.32)	14.4	(0.29)	5.1		(0.19)	9.7		(0.26)	50.6	(0.41)	0.7		(0.08)	0.2		(0.05)	21.5		(0.41)	7.4		(0.21)	1.6		(0.11)	3.3		(0.17)	0.7		(0.08)	15.1		(0.34)
Female	100.0	(†)	46.7	(0.44)	5.8		(0.23)	3.3	(0.14)	5.5		(0.20)	32.1		(0.39)	53.3	(0.44)	2.3		(0.13)	0.1	!	(0.03)	16.3		(0.35)	10.0		(0.23)	1.8		(0.11)	6.8		(0.25)	0.1		(0.03)	16.0		(0.29)
Race/ethnicity
White	100.0	(†)	47.3	(0.37)	9.5		(0.23)	9.3	(0.24)	5.7		(0.18)	22.8		(0.28)	52.7	(0.37)	1.4		(0.10)	0.2		(0.04)	19.7		(0.34)	8.7		(0.19)	1.9		(0.10)	5.1		(0.19)	0.5		(0.06)	15.3		(0.29)
Black	100.0	(†)	36.3	(1.27)	9.2		(0.75)	5.3	(0.49)	2.6		(0.43)	19.3		(0.98)	63.7	(1.27)	2.6		(0.40)	‡		(†)	19.7		(0.91)	8.3		(0.64)	1.8		(0.30)	10.8		(0.81)	0.2	!	(0.09)	20.3		(0.95)
Hispanic	100.0	(†)	37.2	(0.97)	8.4		(0.75)	8.1	(0.60)	4.2		(0.34)	16.5		(0.76)	62.8	(0.97)	1.6		(0.24)	0.3	!	(0.14)	17.9		(0.85)	9.9		(0.68)	1.6		(0.25)	6.6		(0.62)	0.4	!	(0.15)	24.6		(1.02)
Asian	100.0	(†)	61.5	(0.79)	29.9		(0.72)	9.3	(0.52)	5.3		(0.33)	17.0		(0.53)	38.5	(0.79)	1.2		(0.19)	‡		(†)	16.3		(0.62)	8.2		(0.44)	1.3		(0.18)	1.4		(0.18)	‡		(†)	9.9		(0.44)
Pacific Islander	100.0	(†)	26.9	(8.01)	‡		(†)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	16.2	!	(6.60)	73.1	(8.01)	‡		(†)	#		(†)	38.2		(10.86)	‡		(†)	#		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	16.5	!	(6.73)
American Indian/Alaska Native2	100.0	(†)	38.9	(5.46)	11.4	!	(4.28)	‡	(†)	4.7	!	(2.30)	19.4		(4.35)	61.1	(5.46)	‡		(†)	#		(†)	19.8		(4.74)	10.2	!	(3.62)	#		(†)	12.0	!	(4.33)	‡		(†)	18.0		(4.70)
American Indian	100.0	(†)	38.2	(5.69)	8.2	!	(3.94)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	22.3		(4.94)	61.8	(5.69)	‡		(†)	#		(†)	19.7		(4.96)	11.7	!	(4.15)	#		(†)	13.7	!	(4.84)	‡		(†)	15.3	!	(4.96)
Alaska Native	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Two or more races	100.0	(†)	45.9	(2.56)	12.8		(1.36)	9.1	(1.54)	5.0		(0.89)	19.0		(1.55)	54.1	(2.56)	1.0	!	(0.31)	‡		(†)	16.9		(1.62)	10.6		(1.30)	2.3	!	(0.70)	5.8		(1.31)	‡		(†)	16.5		(1.59)
Race/ethnicity by sex
Male
White	100.0	(†)	47.3	(0.51)	15.9		(0.38)	15.7	(0.43)	5.6		(0.22)	10.0		(0.28)	52.7	(0.51)	0.7		(0.10)	0.3		(0.07)	23.1		(0.46)	7.3		(0.27)	1.8		(0.14)	3.4		(0.19)	0.9		(0.10)	15.2		(0.42)
Black	100.0	(†)	37.4	(1.95)	16.6		(1.48)	9.3	(1.14)	2.4		(0.62)	9.1		(1.21)	62.6	(1.95)	0.7	!	(0.29)	‡		(†)	23.7		(1.64)	7.7		(1.02)	1.4		(0.41)	7.9		(1.00)	‡		(†)	21.0		(1.69)
Hispanic	100.0	(†)	39.7	(1.70)	13.7		(1.46)	13.3	(1.04)	4.2		(0.59)	8.5		(0.85)	60.3	(1.70)	0.6	!	(0.22)	‡		(†)	20.0		(1.50)	7.3		(0.74)	1.5		(0.38)	5.0		(0.82)	0.8	!	(0.30)	24.9		(1.43)
Asian	100.0	(†)	63.9	(0.97)	37.5		(0.94)	12.2	(0.72)	4.7		(0.38)	9.6		(0.53)	36.1	(0.97)	0.7		(0.16)	‡		(†)	16.8		(0.84)	7.9		(0.52)	1.0		(0.21)	0.9		(0.20)	‡		(†)	8.5		(0.60)
Pacific Islander	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
American Indian/Alaska Native2	100.0	(†)	37.9	(8.05)	20.2	!	(7.37)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	62.1	(8.05)	#		(†)	#		(†)	18.6	!	(7.54)	‡		(†)	#		(†)	‡		(†)	#		(†)	23.4	!	(7.87)
American Indian	100.0	(†)	35.7	(8.85)	‡		(†)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	64.3	(8.85)	#		(†)	#		(†)	19.9	!	(8.42)	‡		(†)	#		(†)	‡		(†)	#		(†)	20.0	!	(8.99)
Alaska Native	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Two or more races	100.0	(†)	47.6	(3.27)	19.9		(2.37)	14.6	(2.63)	4.8		(1.35)	8.3		(1.37)	52.4	(3.27)	‡		(†)	#		(†)	19.0		(2.79)	7.5		(1.65)	‡		(†)	4.1	!	(1.34)	‡		(†)	17.6		(2.41)
Female
White	100.0	(†)	47.4	(0.46)	3.4		(0.23)	3.1	(0.16)	5.9		(0.23)	35.0		(0.41)	52.6	(0.46)	2.1		(0.15)	0.1	!	(0.03)	16.4		(0.41)	10.0		(0.27)	1.9		(0.15)	6.8		(0.29)	0.1	!	(0.04)	15.3		(0.34)
Black	100.0	(†)	35.6	(1.58)	4.3		(0.59)	2.6	(0.50)	2.7		(0.53)	26.0		(1.30)	64.4	(1.58)	3.8		(0.61)	‡		(†)	17.1		(1.09)	8.6		(0.90)	2.0		(0.44)	12.7		(1.09)	‡		(†)	19.9		(1.20)
Hispanic	100.0	(†)	34.5	(1.27)	2.9		(0.40)	2.7	(0.42)	4.1		(0.50)	24.8		(1.33)	65.5	(1.27)	2.6		(0.44)	‡		(†)	15.7		(1.04)	12.7		(1.11)	1.7		(0.35)	8.2		(0.77)	‡		(†)	24.3		(1.54)
Asian	100.0	(†)	58.1	(1.15)	19.1		(0.92)	5.2	(0.52)	6.2		(0.56)	27.6		(0.87)	41.9	(1.15)	2.0		(0.38)	#		(†)	15.6		(0.78)	8.5		(0.67)	1.7		(0.27)	2.0		(0.31)	#		(†)	12.0		(0.70)
Pacific Islander	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
American Indian/Alaska Native2	100.0	(†)	39.8	(6.71)	‡		(†)	#	(†)	‡		(†)	33.1		(7.30)	60.2	(6.71)	‡		(†)	#		(†)	20.9	!	(6.60)	10.6	!	(4.12)	#		(†)	13.7	!	(6.26)	‡		(†)	12.5	!	(5.42)
American Indian	100.0	(†)	40.5	(7.06)	‡		(†)	#	(†)	‡		(†)	35.8		(7.70)	59.5	(7.06)	‡		(†)	#		(†)	19.5	!	(6.43)	11.5	!	(4.39)	#		(†)	14.9	!	(6.76)	‡		(†)	11.0	!	(5.06)
Alaska Native	‡	(†)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡	(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)	‡		(†)
Two or more races	100.0	(†)	44.3	(3.48)	6.0		(1.41)	3.9	(1.16)	5.2		(1.00)	29.2		(2.62)	55.7	(3.48)	1.8	!	(0.60)	‡		(†)	14.8		(2.10)	13.5		(2.13)	2.3	!	(0.90)	7.4		(1.89)	‡		(†)	15.4		(2.14)
Nativity
Hispanic
U.S.-born3	100.0	(†)	40.8	(1.35)	8.6		(0.95)	8.2	(0.76)	4.3		(0.42)	19.7		(1.01)	59.2	(1.35)	1.5		(0.27)	‡		(†)	17.4		(1.15)	9.8		(0.77)	1.6		(0.34)	7.8		(0.79)	0.5	!	(0.18)	20.4		(1.11)
Foreign-born	100.0	(†)	29.4	(1.80)	7.8		(1.14)	7.8	(0.96)	3.9		(0.71)	9.8		(1.02)	70.6	(1.80)	1.7		(0.41)	‡		(†)	18.8		(1.47)	10.2		(1.33)	1.4	!	(0.52)	4.0		(0.68)	‡		(†)	33.7		(2.10)
Asian
U.S.-born3	100.0	(†)	52.5	(1.65)	12.9		(0.94)	9.3	(0.94)	4.5		(0.57)	25.7		(1.19)	47.5	(1.65)	1.5		(0.37)	#		(†)	20.4		(1.22)	6.0		(0.63)	3.7		(0.63)	2.5		(0.52)	‡		(†)	13.2		(1.07)
Foreign-born	100.0	(†)	64.4	(0.93)	35.3		(0.93)	9.3	(0.62)	5.5		(0.38)	14.3		(0.57)	35.6	(0.93)	1.2		(0.21)	‡		(†)	15.0		(0.72)	8.9		(0.52)	0.6		(0.10)	1.0		(0.19)	‡		(†)	8.9		(0.48)
Citizenship status
U.S.-born citizen	100.0	(†)	46.0	(0.39)	9.3		(0.21)	8.8	(0.20)	5.0		(0.16)	22.8		(0.30)	54.0	(0.39)	1.5		(0.09)	0.2		(0.03)	19.5		(0.32)	8.4		(0.17)	2.0		(0.09)	5.9		(0.20)	0.5		(0.05)	16.1		(0.27)
Naturalized citizen	100.0	(†)	51.1	(1.08)	14.7		(0.85)	9.1	(0.66)	4.4		(0.43)	22.9		(0.87)	48.9	(1.08)	1.8		(0.27)	‡		(†)	20.1		(0.94)	5.3		(0.53)	1.8		(0.28)	3.2		(0.41)	0.4		(0.12)	16.4		(0.75)
Noncitizen	100.0	(†)	57.3	(0.96)	31.8		(0.77)	9.0	(0.56)	6.8		(0.44)	9.7		(0.51)	42.7	(0.96)	1.2		(0.18)	0.2	!	(0.07)	15.1		(0.72)	12.2		(0.59)	0.5		(0.11)	1.2		(0.22)	#		(†)	12.3		(0.50)

†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

!Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is between 30 and 50 percent.

‡Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases for a reliable estimate or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

1 Total includes other racial/ethnic groups not shown separately.

2 Includes persons reporting American Indian alone, persons reporting Alaska Native alone, and persons from American Indian and/or Alaska Native tribes specified or not specified.

3 Includes those born in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Marianas, as well as those born abroad to U.S.-citizen parents.

NOTE: Estimates include persons in the indicated age range who live in households as well as those who live in group quarters (such as college residence halls, residential treatment centers, military barracks, and correctional facilities). This table includes only employed persons who have a bachelor’s degree in a STEM field of study. The first bachelor’s degree major reported by respondents was used to classify their field of study, even though they were able to report a second bachelor’s degree major and may possess advanced degrees in other fields. Aggregated occupation classifications were used to assemble the data, except that managers of STEM activities were counted as practitioners of STEM occupations instead of “Business workers/managers.” Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS), 2012. (This table was prepared April 2014.)