| 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. | ||||||||||||||