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| Table 505.30. | Percentage distribution of employed 25- to 34-year-olds with a bachelor's degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field, by STEM or non-STEM occupation, sex, race/ethnicity, and U.S. nativity and citizenship status: 2018 |
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| Sex, race/ethnicity, and U.S. 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 | Life and physical scientists |
Non-STEM total | Medical professionals |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percentage distribution of employed 25- to 34-year-old STEM bachelor's degree holders with each listed characteristic, by occupation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total1 | 100.0 | (†) | 42.6 | (0.35) | 20.3 | (0.31) | 15.8 | (0.22) | 6.5 | (0.17) | 57.4 | (0.35) | 12.2 | (0.26) | 1.1 | (0.08) | 0.1 | (0.03) | 17.9 | (0.26) | 8.0 | (0.19) | 0.8 | (0.06) | 1.6 | (0.09) | 0.6 | (0.05) | 15.0 | (0.27) | |||||||||||||||
| Sex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 100.0 | (†) | 49.4 | (0.43) | 24.4 | (0.43) | 19.5 | (0.31) | 5.5 | (0.18) | 50.6 | (0.43) | 7.7 | (0.24) | 0.6 | (0.07) | 0.1 | (0.02) | 17.9 | (0.36) | 6.3 | (0.21) | 0.8 | (0.07) | 1.5 | (0.12) | 0.7 | (0.07) | 14.9 | (0.33) | |||||||||||||||
| Female | 100.0 | (†) | 29.0 | (0.57) | 12.0 | (0.39) | 8.6 | (0.37) | 8.3 | (0.31) | 71.0 | (0.57) | 21.0 | (0.50) | 2.1 | (0.18) | 0.2 | (0.06) | 17.9 | (0.43) | 11.4 | (0.36) | 1.0 | (0.13) | 1.9 | (0.14) | 0.3 | (0.06) | 15.2 | (0.46) | |||||||||||||||
Race/ethnicity |
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| White | 100.0 | (†) | 40.4 | (0.43) | 15.8 | (0.33) | 17.6 | (0.34) | 7.0 | (0.21) | 59.6 | (0.43) | 13.4 | (0.33) | 0.9 | (0.10) | 0.2 | (0.03) | 18.8 | (0.33) | 8.1 | (0.26) | 0.9 | (0.08) | 1.8 | (0.11) | 0.7 | (0.08) | 14.7 | (0.34) | |||||||||||||||
| Black | 100.0 | (†) | 29.8 | (1.59) | 14.1 | (1.06) | 11.3 | (1.14) | 4.4 | (0.65) | 70.2 | (1.59) | 13.0 | (1.18) | 2.3 | (0.51) | ‡ | (†) | 17.8 | (1.35) | 7.4 | (0.85) | 1.1 | ! | (0.35) | 3.4 | (0.67) | 1.1 | ! | (0.37) | 24.1 | (1.53) | |||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 100.0 | (†) | 33.4 | (1.14) | 13.1 | (0.80) | 14.8 | (0.76) | 5.5 | (0.62) | 66.6 | (1.14) | 9.5 | (0.71) | 1.8 | (0.33) | 0.3 | ! | (0.14) | 18.0 | (0.97) | 8.4 | (0.62) | 0.9 | (0.17) | 2.2 | (0.37) | 0.4 | ! | (0.13) | 25.2 | (1.19) | |||||||||||||
| Asian | 100.0 | (†) | 55.4 | (0.82) | 35.5 | (0.78) | 13.5 | (0.53) | 6.4 | (0.32) | 44.6 | (0.82) | 10.2 | (0.47) | 1.0 | (0.14) | ‡ | (†) | 15.3 | (0.59) | 7.7 | (0.39) | 0.5 | (0.09) | 0.6 | (0.10) | 0.2 | (0.06) | 9.1 | (0.36) | |||||||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 100.0 | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native2 |
100.0 | (†) | 21.0 | (5.78) | 11.7 | ! | (4.71) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 79.0 | (5.78) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 26.8 | ! | (8.57) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 25.7 | (7.14) | |||||||||||||
| American Indian | 100.0 | (†) | 35.8 | (8.54) | 18.4 | ! | (6.84) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 64.2 | (8.54) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 22.0 | ! | (6.79) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 22.4 | ! | (7.69) | ||||||||||||
| Alaska Native | 100.0 | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||||||
| Two or more races | 100.0 | (†) | 40.3 | (2.19) | 20.1 | (1.78) | 14.9 | (1.60) | 5.2 | (0.80) | 59.7 | (2.19) | 11.6 | (1.29) | 1.5 | ! | (0.46) | ‡ | (†) | 20.2 | (1.44) | 9.1 | (1.18) | 0.9 | ! | (0.38) | 1.1 | ! | (0.53) | 0.8 | ! | (0.31) | 14.2 | (1.46) | |||||||||||
Race/ethnicity by sex |
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| Male | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 100.0 | (†) | 48.2 | (0.55) | 20.3 | (0.47) | 21.7 | (0.44) | 6.2 | (0.26) | 51.8 | (0.55) | 8.2 | (0.32) | 0.5 | (0.10) | 0.1 | (0.02) | 19.0 | (0.44) | 5.8 | (0.28) | 0.9 | (0.09) | 1.7 | (0.13) | 0.9 | (0.10) | 14.6 | (0.39) | |||||||||||||||
| Black | 100.0 | (†) | 35.8 | (1.99) | 18.3 | (1.60) | 15.0 | (1.67) | 2.5 | (0.70) | 64.2 | (1.99) | 8.0 | (1.06) | 1.3 | ! | (0.51) | ‡ | (†) | 19.2 | (1.97) | 5.8 | (1.12) | 0.6 | ! | (0.27) | 2.5 | (0.66) | 1.1 | ! | (0.41) | 25.6 | (2.04) | ||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 100.0 | (†) | 37.6 | (1.40) | 16.6 | (1.08) | 17.4 | (1.02) | 3.7 | (0.57) | 62.4 | (1.40) | 5.9 | (0.79) | 0.8 | (0.24) | ‡ | (†) | 18.4 | (1.27) | 6.7 | (0.74) | 0.9 | (0.21) | 2.0 | (0.47) | 0.5 | ! | (0.17) | 26.9 | (1.58) | ||||||||||||||
| Asian | 100.0 | (†) | 60.5 | (0.98) | 39.0 | (1.00) | 16.0 | (0.71) | 5.6 | (0.40) | 39.5 | (0.98) | 7.3 | (0.51) | 0.5 | (0.14) | ‡ | (†) | 14.5 | (0.72) | 7.4 | (0.46) | 0.4 | ! | (0.12) | 0.7 | (0.14) | 0.2 | ! | (0.08) | 8.4 | (0.46) | |||||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 100.0 | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||||||
| American Indian/ Alaska Native2 |
100.0 | (†) | 49.9 | (10.21) | 29.5 | ! | (10.43) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 50.1 | (10.21) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 13.4 | ! | (6.69) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 24.9 | ! | (8.89) | ||||||||||||
| American Indian | 100.0 | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||||||
| Alaska Native | 100.0 | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||||||
| Two or more races | 100.0 | (†) | 49.1 | (2.84) | 24.5 | (2.41) | 19.9 | (2.15) | 4.7 | (1.02) | 50.9 | (2.84) | 7.3 | (1.17) | 1.3 | ! | (0.63) | ‡ | (†) | 20.4 | (1.89) | 7.2 | (1.22) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 1.1 | ! | (0.46) | 11.4 | (1.46) | |||||||||||||
| Female | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White | 100.0 | (†) | 24.4 | (0.61) | 6.6 | (0.37) | 9.2 | (0.46) | 8.6 | (0.39) | 75.6 | (0.61) | 24.2 | (0.74) | 1.6 | (0.21) | 0.3 | (0.10) | 18.4 | (0.53) | 12.8 | (0.45) | 0.9 | (0.14) | 2.1 | (0.21) | 0.3 | (0.09) | 15.0 | (0.49) | |||||||||||||||
| Black | 100.0 | (†) | 21.2 | (2.14) | 8.1 | (1.34) | 6.0 | (1.35) | 7.2 | (1.31) | 78.8 | (2.14) | 20.2 | (2.28) | 3.8 | (0.92) | ‡ | (†) | 15.7 | (1.81) | 9.6 | (1.38) | 1.8 | ! | (0.75) | 4.8 | (1.24) | ‡ | (†) | 21.8 | (1.94) | ||||||||||||||
| Hispanic | 100.0 | (†) | 24.2 | (1.89) | 5.5 | (0.87) | 9.3 | (1.24) | 9.4 | (1.40) | 75.8 | (1.89) | 17.3 | (1.40) | 4.1 | (0.93) | ‡ | (†) | 17.2 | (1.45) | 12.0 | (1.35) | 0.8 | ! | (0.32) | 2.4 | (0.60) | ‡ | (†) | 21.5 | (1.53) | ||||||||||||||
| Asian | 100.0 | (†) | 45.4 | (1.21) | 28.7 | (1.01) | 8.7 | (0.74) | 8.0 | (0.58) | 54.6 | (1.21) | 15.7 | (0.95) | 2.0 | (0.34) | ‡ | (†) | 17.0 | (1.02) | 8.3 | (0.86) | 0.7 | (0.17) | 0.5 | (0.11) | ‡ | (†) | 10.3 | (0.76) | |||||||||||||||
| Pacific Islander | 100.0 | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||||||
| American Indian/ Alaska Native2 |
100.0 | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||||||
| American Indian | 100.0 | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||||||
| Alaska Native | 100.0 | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | |||||||||||||||
| Two or more races | 100.0 | (†) | 24.2 | (2.42) | 12.2 | (2.00) | 6.0 | (1.44) | 6.0 | (1.26) | 75.8 | (2.42) | 19.5 | (2.92) | 1.9 | ! | (0.84) | ‡ | (†) | 20.0 | (2.50) | 12.4 | (2.35) | 2.0 | ! | (0.92) | ‡ | (†) | ‡ | (†) | 19.3 | (2.81) | |||||||||||||
Nativity |
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| Hispanic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S.-born3 | 100.0 | (†) | 32.8 | (1.48) | 12.3 | (0.91) | 15.0 | (1.16) | 5.6 | (0.76) | 67.2 | (1.48) | 11.3 | (0.95) | 2.3 | (0.47) | ‡ | (†) | 18.2 | (1.21) | 8.8 | (0.80) | 1.3 | (0.26) | 2.2 | (0.43) | 0.5 | ! | (0.19) | 22.3 | (1.28) | ||||||||||||||
| Foreign-born | 100.0 | (†) | 34.4 | (1.95) | 14.7 | (1.48) | 14.5 | (1.28) | 5.3 | (1.02) | 65.6 | (1.95) | 6.3 | (0.87) | 0.9 | ! | (0.35) | ‡ | (†) | 17.6 | (1.57) | 7.5 | (0.91) | ‡ | (†) | 2.1 | (0.60) | ‡ | (†) | 30.4 | (2.19) | ||||||||||||||
| Asian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S.-born3 | 100.0 | (†) | 35.5 | (1.23) | 18.5 | (1.12) | 12.0 | (0.82) | 5.0 | (0.55) | 64.5 | (1.23) | 21.7 | (1.23) | 1.5 | (0.34) | ‡ | (†) | 19.6 | (1.19) | 5.6 | (0.64) | 0.7 | ! | (0.23) | 0.8 | (0.21) | 0.4 | ! | (0.16) | 14.2 | (0.93) | |||||||||||||
| Foreign-born | 100.0 | (†) | 62.0 | (1.01) | 41.2 | (0.96) | 14.0 | (0.67) | 6.9 | (0.40) | 38.0 | (1.01) | 6.3 | (0.46) | 0.9 | (0.14) | ‡ | (†) | 13.9 | (0.74) | 8.4 | (0.48) | 0.4 | ! | (0.12) | 0.5 | (0.12) | 0.2 | ! | (0.06) | 7.4 | (0.40) | |||||||||||||
Citizenship status |
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| U.S.-born citizen | 100.0 | (†) | 38.1 | (0.42) | 15.4 | (0.33) | 16.5 | (0.29) | 6.2 | (0.20) | 61.9 | (0.42) | 14.1 | (0.31) | 1.1 | (0.10) | 0.2 | (0.03) | 18.9 | (0.30) | 7.8 | (0.23) | 1.0 | (0.08) | 1.9 | (0.13) | 0.8 | (0.07) | 16.1 | (0.33) | |||||||||||||||
| Naturalized citizen | 100.0 | (†) | 42.7 | (1.55) | 19.0 | (1.12) | 17.5 | (1.21) | 6.3 | (0.61) | 57.3 | (1.55) | 15.5 | (0.98) | 1.8 | (0.35) | ‡ | (†) | 17.2 | (1.06) | 4.7 | (0.60) | 0.6 | (0.16) | 1.7 | (0.32) | 0.7 | (0.20) | 15.0 | (0.81) | |||||||||||||||
| Noncitizen | 100.0 | (†) | 57.8 | (0.91) | 37.4 | (0.84) | 13.1 | (0.55) | 7.3 | (0.39) | 42.2 | (0.91) | 4.3 | (0.38) | 0.9 | (0.15) | ‡ | (†) | 14.8 | (0.58) | 9.9 | (0.47) | 0.4 | (0.11) | 0.6 | (0.13) | ‡ | (†) | 11.3 | (0.57) | |||||||||||||||
| Percentage distribution of employed 25- to 34-year-old STEM bachelor's degree holders with each listed occupation, by citizenship status | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship status | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | 100.0 | (†) | |||||||||||||||
| U.S.-born citizen | 71.5 | (0.34) | 64.0 | (0.61) | 54.3 | (0.91) | 74.4 | (0.86) | 69.1 | (1.24) | 77.1 | (0.45) | 83.1 | (0.84) | 71.7 | (3.20) | 88.6 | (6.13) | 75.4 | (0.74) | 69.7 | (1.17) | 85.4 | (2.79) | 84.4 | (2.28) | 90.4 | (2.69) | 76.8 | (0.92) | |||||||||||||||
| Naturalized citizen | 7.5 | (0.17) | 7.5 | (0.34) | 7.0 | (0.46) | 8.3 | (0.60) | 7.2 | (0.70) | 7.5 | (0.25) | 9.5 | (0.63) | 11.7 | (2.24) | ‡ | (†) | 7.2 | (0.44) | 4.4 | (0.54) | 5.7 | (1.40) | 7.8 | (1.53) | 8.9 | (2.57) | 7.5 | (0.44) | |||||||||||||||
| Noncitizen | 21.0 | (0.33) | 28.5 | (0.58) | 38.7 | (0.89) | 17.4 | (0.74) | 23.6 | (1.14) | 15.4 | (0.40) | 7.4 | (0.64) | 16.6 | (2.74) | ‡ | (†) | 17.4 | (0.59) | 25.9 | (1.11) | 8.9 | (2.53) | 7.8 | (1.56) | ‡ | (†) | 15.7 | (0.83) | |||||||||||||||
| †Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| !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), 2018. (This table was prepared May 2020.) |
