Table B-30

Table B-30.  FY 1997 Active Component Enlisted Members by Occupational Area, Service, and Race/Ethnicity

 

a. Number

 
 

 RACE/
 ETHNICITY

OCCUPATIONAL AREA*

TOTAL

 
 

Infantry,
Gun Crews, &
Seamanship**

Electronics

Commu-
nications

Medical

Other
Technical

Admin-
istrators

Electrical

Craftsman

Supply

Non-
Occupational***

 
 

ARMY

 
 

   White

68,009

17,089

28,375

17,330

7,410

23,772

35,858

4,627

26,637

2,886

231,993

 
 

   Black

20,418

8,395

9,125

11,349

3,777

31,961

15,072

2,615

18,099

327

121,138

 
 

   Hispanic

7,673

1,871

2,481

2,747

912

5,283

3,890

458

2,792

340

28,447

 
 

   Other

6,385

1,740

2,307

2,907

891

4,916

4,030

530

2,686

149

26,541

 
 

   Total

102,485

29,095

42,288

34,333

12,990

65,932

58,850

8,230

50,214

3,702

408,119

 
 

NAVY

 
 

   White

20,278

34,094

22,209

15,773

5,441

18,834

60,112

13,877

7,556

18,135

216,309

 
 

   Black

6,143

5,602

7,038

5,188

682

10,079

15,199

2,631

5,567

7,147

65,276

 
 

   Hispanic

2,596

2,808

2,274

2,789

410

2,979

7,944

1,481

1,315

3,943

28,539

 
 

   Other

1,652

1,409

816

2,935

288

3,780

7,246

1,250

2,406

2,319

24,101

 
 

   Total

30,669

43,913

32,337

26,685

6,821

35,672

90,501

19,239

16,844

31,544

334,225

 
 

MARINE CORPS

 
 

   White

26,554

7,073

7,249

0

2,903

12,530

17,346

2,706

11,901

16,943

105,205

 
 

   Black

3,347

893

2,280

0

381

7,293

3,135

674

5,103

3,099

26,205

 
 

   Hispanic

3,795

684

1,095

0

260

3,815

2,584

407

2,813

2,630

18,083

 
 

   Other

1,450

271

371

0

107

1,301

936

166

942

1,130

6,674

 
 

   Total

35,146

8,921

10,995

0

3,651

24,939

24,001

3,953

20,759

23,802

156,167

 
 

AIR FORCE

 
 

   White

14,450

26,285

16,295

16,424

9,231

40,919

56,351

10,477

16,181

14,678

221,291

 
 

   Black

2,762

3,209

3,284

5,546

1,443

18,381

8,145

2,124

4,145

3,030

52,069

 
 

   Hispanic

810

1,145

865

1,449

448

3,502

2,953

636

1,138

1,350

14,296

 
 

   Other

466

1,078

605

1,543

415

3,118

2,117

516

837

1,022

11,717

 
 

   Total

18,488

31,717

21,049

24,962

11,537

65,920

69,566

13,753

22,301

20,080

299,373

 
 

TOTAL DoD

 
 

   White

129,291

84,541

74,128

49,527

24,985

96,055

169,667

31,687

62,275

52,642

774,798

 
 

   Black

32,670

18,099

21,727

22,083

6,283

67,714

41,551

8,044

32,914

13,603

264,688

 
 

   Hispanic

14,874

6,508

6,715

6,985

2,030

15,579

17,371

2,982

8,058

8,263

89,365

 
 

   Other

9,953

4,498

4,099

7,385

1,701

13,115

14,329

2,462

6,871

4,620

69,033

 
 

   Total

186,788

113,646

106,669

85,980

34,999

192,463

242,918

45,175

110,118

79,128

1,197,884

 
 

* Because of changes in occupational coding procedures in FY 1997, data may not be comparable with figures in previous years' Population Representation reports.

 

** Although women do not serve in infantry positions, they do serve in other positions, such as gun crews, air crews, and seamanship specialties, included in the "infantry" area.

 

*** Non-occupational includes patients, students, those with unassigned duties, and unknowns.

 

b. Percent

 
 

ARMY

 
 

   White

29.32%

7.37%

12.23%

7.47%

3.19%

10.25%

15.46%

1.99%

11.48%

1.24%

100.00%

 
 

   Black

16.86%

6.93%

7.53%

9.37%

3.12%

26.38%

12.44%

2.16%

14.94%

0.27%

100.00%

 
 

   Hispanic

26.97%

6.58%

8.72%

9.66%

3.21%

18.57%

13.67%

1.61%

9.81%

1.20%

100.00%

 
 

   Other

24.06%

6.56%

8.69%

10.95%

3.36%

18.52%

15.18%

2.00%

10.12%

0.56%

100.00%

 
 

   Total

25.11%

7.13%

10.36%

8.41%

3.18%

16.16%

14.42%

2.02%

12.30%

0.91%

100.00%

 
 

NAVY

 
 

   White

9.37%

15.76%

10.27%

7.29%

2.52%

8.71%

27.79%

6.42%

3.49%

8.38%

100.00%

 
 

   Black

9.41%

8.58%

10.78%

7.95%

1.04%

15.44%

23.28%

4.03%

8.53%

10.95%

100.00%

 
 

   Hispanic

9.10%

9.84%

7.97%

9.77%

1.44%

10.44%

27.84%

5.19%

4.61%

13.82%

100.00%

 
 

   Other

6.85%

5.85%

3.39%

12.18%

1.19%

15.68%

30.07%

5.19%

9.98%

9.62%

100.00%

 
 

   Total

9.18%

13.14%

9.68%

7.98%

2.04%

10.67%

27.08%

5.76%

5.04%

9.44%

100.00%

 
 

MARINE CORPS

 
 

   White

25.24%

6.72%

6.89%

0.00%

2.76%

11.91%

16.49%

2.57%

11.31%

16.10%

100.00%

 
 

   Black

12.77%

3.41%

8.70%

0.00%

1.45%

27.83%

11.96%

2.57%

19.47%

11.83%

100.00%

 
 

   Hispanic

20.99%

3.78%

6.06%

0.00%

1.44%

21.10%

14.29%

2.25%

15.56%

14.54%

100.00%

 
 

   Other

21.73%

4.06%

5.56%

0.00%

1.60%

19.49%

14.02%

2.49%

14.11%

16.93%

100.00%

 
 

   Total

22.51%

5.71%

7.04%

0.00%

2.34%

15.97%

15.37%

2.53%

13.29%

15.24%

100.00%

 
 

AIR FORCE

 
 

   White

6.53%

11.88%

7.36%

7.42%

4.17%

18.49%

25.46%

4.73%

7.31%

6.63%

100.00%

 
 

   Black

5.30%

6.16%

6.31%

10.65%

2.77%

35.30%

15.64%

4.08%

7.96%

5.82%

100.00%

 
 

   Hispanic

5.67%

8.01%

6.05%

10.14%

3.13%

24.50%

20.66%

4.45%

7.96%

9.44%

100.00%

 
 

   Other

3.98%

9.20%

5.16%

13.17%

3.54%

26.61%

18.07%

4.40%

7.14%

8.72%

100.00%

 
 

   Total

6.18%

10.59%

7.03%

8.34%

3.85%

22.02%

23.24%

4.59%

7.45%

6.71%

100.00%

 
 

TOTAL DoD

 
 

   White

16.69%

10.91%

9.57%

6.39%

3.22%

12.40%

21.90%

4.09%

8.04%

6.79%

100.00%

 
 

   Black

12.34%

6.84%

8.21%

8.34%

2.37%

25.58%

15.70%

3.04%

12.44%

5.14%

100.00%

 
 

   Hispanic

16.64%

7.28%

7.51%

7.82%

2.27%

17.43%

19.44%

3.34%

9.02%

9.25%

100.00%

 
 

   Other

14.42%

6.52%

5.94%

10.70%

2.46%

19.00%

20.76%

3.57%

9.95%

6.69%

100.00%

 
 

   Total

15.59%

9.49%

8.90%

7.18%

2.92%

16.07%

20.28%

3.77%

9.19%

6.61%

100.00%

 
 

* Because of changes in occupational coding procedures in FY 1997, data may not be comparable with figures in previous years' Population Representation reports.

 

** Although women do not serve in infantry positions, they do serve in other positions, such as gun crews, air crews, and seamanship specialties, included in the "infantry" area.

 

*** Non-occupational includes patients, students, those with unassigned duties, and unknowns.

 

   Rows or columns may not add to totals due to rounding.

 

 

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