Table B-21.  FY 2009 Active Component Enlisted Members by Occupational Area, Service, and Race/Ethnicity
	a. Number
		OCCUPATIONAL AREA
		Infantry,
	RACE/	Gun Crews, &		Commu-		Other	Admin-				Non-
	ETHNICITY1	Seamanship2	Electronics	nications	Medical	Technical	istrators	Electrical	Craftsman	Supply	Occupational3		TOTAL
	ARMY
	White	95,683	18,580	40,142	23,179	11,553	28,622	43,542	8,588	43,714	2,677		316,280
	Black	11,749	6,466	6,333	8,226	3,815	28,879	10,755	2,931	18,545	211		97,910
	AIAN	1,287	245	480	298	144	543	619	136	567	16		4,335
	Asian	3,378	903	1,637	1,784	560	3,028	2,069	427	1,975	127		15,888
	NHPI4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
	Two or more	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0
	Unknown	5,320	1,105	2,013	2,285	940	5,780	2,995	501	2,746	122		23,807
	TOTAL	117,417	27,299	50,605	35,772	17,012	66,852	59,980	12,583	67,547	3,153		458,220
	Hispanic	13,176	3,075	5,106	4,757	2,060	9,686	7,375	1,411	7,872	267		54,785
	Not Hispanic5	104,241	24,224	45,499	31,015	14,952	57,166	52,605	11,172	59,675	2,886		403,435
	TOTAL	117,417	27,299	50,605	35,772	17,012	66,852	59,980	12,583	67,547	3,153		458,220
	NAVY
	White	17,554	20,919	14,315	12,261	6,008	13,510	50,480	9,661	9,035	9,229		162,972
	Black	5,798	3,578	5,766	4,968	514	9,443	13,950	2,088	5,854	3,585		55,544
	AIAN	1,539	2,001	1,167	1,038	312	967	4,619	789	867	1,090		14,389
	Asian	980	1,133	771	2,591	194	2,570	5,146	667	1,507	659		16,218
	NHPI	302	291	204	401	44	292	947	136	245	230		3,092
	Two or more	1,349	1,651	949	1,014	184	1,087	3,515	500	813	2,177		13,239
	Unknown	667	520	585	682	154	1,039	2,013	347	495	252		6,754
	TOTAL	28,189	30,093	23,757	22,955	7,410	28,908	80,670	14,188	18,816	17,222		272,208
	Hispanic	4,665	4,552	3,424	4,678	849	4,909	14,002	2,218	3,326	2,114		44,737
	Not Hispanic5	23,524	25,541	20,333	18,277	6,561	23,999	66,668	11,970	15,490	15,108		227,471
	TOTAL	28,189	30,093	23,757	22,955	7,410	28,908	80,670	14,188	18,816	17,222		272,208
	MARINE CORPS
	White	39,890	8,391	10,176	0	3,699	17,130	23,189	3,924	15,859	19,762		142,020
	Black	2,391	933	1,693	0	284	5,841	2,336	567	3,625	2,098		19,768
	AIAN	473	119	152	0	51	345	344	76	300	185		2,045
	Asian	776	282	281	0	67	867	549	115	464	554		3,955
	NHPI	358	107	111	0	28	318	274	51	222	230		1,699
	Two or more	314	134	151	0	47	318	246	54	178	97		1,539
	Unknown	2,311	739	906	0	258	2,844	1,908	323	1,515	536		11,340
	TOTAL	46,513	10,705	13,470	0	4,434	27,663	28,846	5,110	22,163	23,462		182,366
	Hispanic	5,036	1,319	1,750	0	493	5,533	3,950	814	3,752	1,513		24,160
	Not Hispanic5	41,477	9,386	11,720	0	3,941	22,130	24,896	4,296	18,411	21,949		158,206
	TOTAL	46,513	10,705	13,470	0	4,434	27,663	28,846	5,110	22,163	23,462		182,366
	AIR FORCE
	White	4,531	17,562	17,552	12,457	8,021	28,765	49,370	6,965	27,283	15,776		188,282
	Black	349	2,194	2,694	4,788	1,075	14,028	6,788	1,755	7,675	2,981		44,327
	AIAN	28	143	124	175	65	330	446	83	290	147		1,831
	Asian	66	504	524	852	200	1,630	1,095	259	718	548		6,396
	NHPI	31	206	216	347	91	685	682	122	498	287		3,165
	Two or more	70	528	530	569	187	1,246	1,302	203	834	694		6,163
	Unknown	236	1,072	1,183	1,521	459	3,574	2,838	564	1,679	61		13,187
	TOTAL	5,311	22,209	22,823	20,709	10,098	50,258	62,521	9,951	38,977	20,494		263,351
	Hispanic	210	1,012	1,157	1,520	444	3,698	3,135	608	1,889	83		13,756
	Not Hispanic5	5,101	21,197	21,666	19,189	9,654	46,560	59,386	9,343	37,088	20,411		249,595
	TOTAL	5,311	22,209	22,823	20,709	10,098	50,258	62,521	9,951	38,977	20,494		263,351
	TOTAL DoD
	White	157,658	65,452	82,185	47,897	29,281	88,027	166,581	29,138	95,891	47,444		809,554
	Black	20,287	13,171	16,486	17,982	5,688	58,191	33,829	7,341	35,699	8,875		217,549
	AIAN	3,327	2,508	1,923	1,511	572	2,185	6,028	1,084	2,024	1,438		22,600
	Asian	5,200	2,822	3,213	5,227	1,021	8,095	8,859	1,468	4,664	1,888		42,457
	NHPI	691	604	531	748	163	1,295	1,903	309	965	747		7,956
	Two or more	1,733	2,313	1,630	1,583	418	2,651	5,063	757	1,825	2,968		20,941
	Unknown	8,534	3,436	4,687	4,488	1,811	13,237	9,754	1,735	6,435	971		55,088
	TOTAL	197,430	90,306	110,655	79,436	38,954	173,681	232,017	41,832	147,503	64,331		1,176,145
	Hispanic	23,087	9,958	11,437	10,955	3,846	23,826	28,462	5,051	16,839	3,977		137,438
	Not Hispanic5	174,343	80,348	99,218	68,481	35,108	149,855	203,555	36,781	130,664	60,354		1,038,707
	TOTAL	197,430	90,306	110,655	79,436	38,954	173,681	232,017	41,832	147,503	64,331		1,176,145
	b. Percent
		OCCUPATIONAL AREA
		Infantry,
	RACE/	Gun Crews, &		Commu-		Other	Admin-				Non-
	ETHNICITY1	Seamanship2	Electronics	nications	Medical	Technical	istrators	Electrical	Craftsman	Supply	Occupational3		TOTAL
	ARMY
	White	30.25%	5.87%	12.69%	7.33%	3.65%	9.05%	13.77%	2.72%	13.82%	0.85%		100%
	Black	12.00%	6.60%	6.47%	8.40%	3.90%	29.50%	10.98%	2.99%	18.94%	0.22%		100%
	AIAN	29.69%	5.65%	11.07%	6.87%	3.32%	12.53%	14.28%	3.14%	13.08%	0.37%		100%
	Asian	21.26%	5.68%	10.30%	11.23%	3.52%	19.06%	13.02%	2.69%	12.43%	0.80%		100%
	NHPI4	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA		NA
	Two or more	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA		NA
	Unknown	22.35%	4.64%	8.46%	9.60%	3.95%	24.28%	12.58%	2.10%	11.53%	0.51%		100%
	TOTAL	25.62%	5.96%	11.04%	7.81%	3.71%	14.59%	13.09%	2.75%	14.74%	0.69%		100%
	Hispanic	24.05%	5.61%	9.32%	8.68%	3.76%	17.68%	13.46%	2.58%	14.37%	0.49%		100%
	Not Hispanic5	25.84%	6.00%	11.28%	7.69%	3.71%	14.17%	13.04%	2.77%	14.79%	0.72%		100%
	TOTAL	25.62%	5.96%	11.04%	7.81%	3.71%	14.59%	13.09%	2.75%	14.74%	0.69%		100%
	NAVY
	White	10.77%	12.84%	8.78%	7.52%	3.69%	8.29%	30.97%	5.93%	5.54%	5.66%		100%
	Black	10.44%	6.44%	10.38%	8.94%	0.93%	17.00%	25.12%	3.76%	10.54%	6.45%		100%
	AIAN	10.70%	13.91%	8.11%	7.21%	2.17%	6.72%	32.10%	5.48%	6.03%	7.58%		100%
	Asian	6.04%	6.99%	4.75%	15.98%	1.20%	15.85%	31.73%	4.11%	9.29%	4.06%		100%
	NHPI	9.77%	9.41%	6.60%	12.97%	1.42%	9.44%	30.63%	4.40%	7.92%	7.44%		100%
	Two or more	10.19%	12.47%	7.17%	7.66%	1.39%	8.21%	26.55%	3.78%	6.14%	16.44%		100%
	Unknown	9.88%	7.70%	8.66%	10.10%	2.28%	15.38%	29.80%	5.14%	7.33%	3.73%		100%
	TOTAL	10.36%	11.06%	8.73%	8.43%	2.72%	10.62%	29.64%	5.21%	6.91%	6.33%		100%
	Hispanic	10.43%	10.18%	7.65%	10.46%	1.90%	10.97%	31.30%	4.96%	7.43%	4.73%		100%
	Not Hispanic5	10.34%	11.23%	8.94%	8.03%	2.88%	10.55%	29.31%	5.26%	6.81%	6.64%		100%
	TOTAL	10.36%	11.06%	8.73%	8.43%	2.72%	10.62%	29.64%	5.21%	6.91%	6.33%		100%
	MARINE CORPS
	White	28.09%	5.91%	7.17%	0.00%	2.60%	12.06%	16.33%	2.76%	11.17%	13.91%		100%
	Black	12.10%	4.72%	8.56%	0.00%	1.44%	29.55%	11.82%	2.87%	18.34%	10.61%		100%
	AIAN	23.13%	5.82%	7.43%	0.00%	2.49%	16.87%	16.82%	3.72%	14.67%	9.05%		100%
	Asian	19.62%	7.13%	7.10%	0.00%	1.69%	21.92%	13.88%	2.91%	11.73%	14.01%		100%
	NHPI	21.07%	6.30%	6.53%	0.00%	1.65%	18.72%	16.13%	3.00%	13.07%	13.54%		100%
	Two or more	20.40%	8.71%	9.81%	0.00%	3.05%	20.66%	15.98%	3.51%	11.57%	6.30%		100%
	Unknown	20.38%	6.52%	7.99%	0.00%	2.28%	25.08%	16.83%	2.85%	13.36%	4.73%		100%
	TOTAL	25.51%	5.87%	7.39%	0.00%	2.43%	15.17%	15.82%	2.80%	12.15%	12.87%		100%
	Hispanic	20.84%	5.46%	7.24%	0.00%	2.04%	22.90%	16.35%	3.37%	15.53%	6.26%		100%
	Not Hispanic5	26.22%	5.93%	7.41%	0.00%	2.49%	13.99%	15.74%	2.72%	11.64%	13.87%		100%
	TOTAL	25.51%	5.87%	7.39%	0.00%	2.43%	15.17%	15.82%	2.80%	12.15%	12.87%		100%
	AIR FORCE
	White	2.41%	9.33%	9.32%	6.62%	4.26%	15.28%	26.22%	3.70%	14.49%	8.38%		100%
	Black	0.79%	4.95%	6.08%	10.80%	2.43%	31.65%	15.31%	3.96%	17.31%	6.73%		100%
	AIAN	1.53%	7.81%	6.77%	9.56%	3.55%	18.02%	24.36%	4.53%	15.84%	8.03%		100%
	Asian	1.03%	7.88%	8.19%	13.32%	3.13%	25.48%	17.12%	4.05%	11.23%	8.57%		100%
	NHPI	0.98%	6.51%	6.82%	10.96%	2.88%	21.64%	21.55%	3.85%	15.73%	9.07%		100%
	Two or more	1.14%	8.57%	8.60%	9.23%	3.03%	20.22%	21.13%	3.29%	13.53%	11.26%		100%
	Unknown	1.79%	8.13%	8.97%	11.53%	3.48%	27.10%	21.52%	4.28%	12.73%	0.46%		100%
	TOTAL	2.02%	8.43%	8.67%	7.86%	3.83%	19.08%	23.74%	3.78%	14.80%	7.78%		100%
	Hispanic	1.53%	7.36%	8.41%	11.05%	3.23%	26.88%	22.79%	4.42%	13.73%	0.60%		100%
	Not Hispanic5	2.04%	8.49%	8.68%	7.69%	3.87%	18.65%	23.79%	3.74%	14.86%	8.18%		100%
	TOTAL	2.02%	8.43%	8.67%	7.86%	3.83%	19.08%	23.74%	3.78%	14.80%	7.78%		100%
	TOTAL DoD
	White	19.47%	8.08%	10.15%	5.92%	3.62%	10.87%	20.58%	3.60%	11.84%	5.86%		100%
	Black	9.33%	6.05%	7.58%	8.27%	2.61%	26.75%	15.55%	3.37%	16.41%	4.08%		100%
	AIAN	14.72%	11.10%	8.51%	6.69%	2.53%	9.67%	26.67%	4.80%	8.96%	6.36%		100%
	Asian	12.25%	6.65%	7.57%	12.31%	2.40%	19.07%	20.87%	3.46%	10.99%	4.45%		100%
	NHPI	8.69%	7.59%	6.67%	9.40%	2.05%	16.28%	23.92%	3.88%	12.13%	9.39%		100%
	Two or more	8.28%	11.05%	7.78%	7.56%	2.00%	12.66%	24.18%	3.61%	8.71%	14.17%		100%
	Unknown	15.49%	6.24%	8.51%	8.15%	3.29%	24.03%	17.71%	3.15%	11.68%	1.76%		100%
	TOTAL	16.79%	7.68%	9.41%	6.75%	3.31%	14.77%	19.73%	3.56%	12.54%	5.47%		100%
	Hispanic	16.80%	7.25%	8.32%	7.97%	2.80%	17.34%	20.71%	3.68%	12.25%	2.89%		100%
	Not Hispanic5	16.78%	7.74%	9.55%	6.59%	3.38%	14.43%	19.60%	3.54%	12.58%	5.81%		100%
	TOTAL	16.79%	7.68%	9.41%	6.75%	3.31%	14.77%	19.73%	3.56%	12.54%	5.47%		100%
	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.
	3. Includes individuals who indicated non-Hispanic ethnicity or did not respond to the ethnicity question.
	4. The Army does not report data on the number of active duty enlisted personnel in either the NHPI or "Two or more" category. Caution should be used in
	comparing the racial composition of the Army’s enlisted force with those of the other Services.
	5. The race groupings used in this table reflect the number of individuals who indicate a single racial identity.  Individuals who self-identify as multiracial are counted
	in the "two or more" category.
	Rows or columns may not add to totals due to rounding.