Table B-20.  FY 2008 Active Component Enlisted Members by Occupational Area, Service, and Gender
a. Number
  OCCUPATIONAL AREA  
   Infantry,
Gun Crews, & Commu- Other Admin- Non-
GENDER Seamanship1 Electronics nications Medical Technical istrators Electrical Craftsman Supply Occupational2 TOTAL
ARMY                        
   Males 113,700 22,914 47,420 25,157 13,707 44,162 57,080 9,809 55,544 2,869 392,362
   Females 933 2,715 4,524 10,349 3,020 22,174 3,974 913 10,893 208 59,703
   Total 114,633 25,629 51,944 35,506 16,727 66,336 61,054 10,722 66,437 3,077 452,065
NAVY                        
   Males 19,919 28,016 20,407 17,639 6,564 22,507 74,145 13,649 15,718 15,538 234,102
   Females 3,494 2,896 5,024 5,445 435 7,002 8,181 1,473 3,447 3,797 41,194
   Total 23,413 30,912 25,431 23,084 6,999 29,509 82,326 15,122 19,165 19,335 275,296
MARINE CORPS                        
   Males 44,690 9,699 11,565 0 3,954 22,549 26,329 4,537 18,422 25,355 167,100
   Females 193 502 1,057 0 333 4,152 1,233 291 1,673 1,679 11,113
   Total 44,883 10,201 12,622 0 4,287 26,701 27,562 4,828 20,095 27,034 178,213
AIR FORCE                        
   Males 24,579 20,321 17,164 10,169 8,526 33,514 57,360 9,087 11,263 14,708 206,691
   Females 3,966 1,524 5,175 9,997 1,555 18,151 3,530 651 2,912 3,943 51,404
   Total 28,545 21,845 22,339 20,166 10,081 51,665 60,890 9,738 14,175 18,651 258,095
TOTAL DoD                        
   Males 202,888 80,950 96,556 52,965 32,751 122,732 214,914 37,082 100,947 58,470 1,000,255
   Females 8,586 7,637 15,780 25,791 5,343 51,479 16,918 3,328 18,925 9,627 163,414
   Total 211,474 88,587 112,336 78,756 38,094 174,211 231,832 40,410 119,872 68,097 1,163,669
b. Percent
  OCCUPATIONAL AREA  
   Infantry,
Gun Crews, & Commu- Other Admin- Non-
GENDER Seamanship1 Electronics nications Medical Technical istrators Electrical Craftsman Supply Occupational2 TOTAL
ARMY                        
   Males 28.98% 5.84% 12.09% 6.41% 3.49% 11.26% 14.55% 2.50% 14.16% 0.73% 100.00%
   Females 1.56% 4.55% 7.58% 17.33% 5.06% 37.14% 6.66% 1.53% 18.25% 0.35% 100.00%
   Total 25.36% 5.67% 11.49% 7.85% 3.70% 14.67% 13.51% 2.37% 14.70% 0.68% 100.00%
NAVY                        
   Males 8.51% 11.97% 8.72% 7.53% 2.80% 9.61% 31.67% 5.83% 6.71% 6.64% 100.00%
   Females 8.48% 7.03% 12.20% 13.22% 1.06% 17.00% 19.86% 3.58% 8.37% 9.22% 100.00%
   Total 8.50% 11.23% 9.24% 8.39% 2.54% 10.72% 29.90% 5.49% 6.96% 7.02% 100.00%
MARINE CORPS                        
   Males 26.74% 5.80% 6.92% 0.00% 2.37% 13.49% 15.76% 2.72% 11.02% 15.17% 100.00%
   Females 1.74% 4.52% 9.51% 0.00% 3.00% 37.36% 11.10% 2.62% 15.05% 15.11% 100.00%
   Total 25.19% 5.72% 7.08% 0.00% 2.41% 14.98% 15.47% 2.71% 11.28% 15.17% 100.00%
AIR FORCE                        
   Males 11.89% 9.83% 8.30% 4.92% 4.12% 16.21% 27.75% 4.40% 5.45% 7.12% 100.00%
   Females 7.72% 2.96% 10.07% 19.45% 3.03% 35.31% 6.87% 1.27% 5.66% 7.67% 100.00%
   Total 11.06% 8.46% 8.66% 7.81% 3.91% 20.02% 23.59% 3.77% 5.49% 7.23% 100.00%
TOTAL DoD                        
   Males 20.28% 8.09% 9.65% 5.30% 3.27% 12.27% 21.49% 3.71% 10.09% 5.85% 100.00%
   Females 5.25% 4.67% 9.66% 15.78% 3.27% 31.50% 10.35% 2.04% 11.58% 5.89% 100.00%
   Total 18.17% 7.61% 9.65% 6.77% 3.27% 14.97% 19.92% 3.47% 10.30% 5.85% 100.00%
   
  1. Although women do not serve in infantry positions, they do serve in other positions, such as gun crews, air crews, and seamanship specialties, which are part of the infantry area.
  2. “Non-occupational” includes students, patients, those with unassigned duties, and unknowns.
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.