| Table B-21. Active Component Enlisted Members, FY11: by Occupational Area, Service, and Race/Ethnicity | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | 100,165 | 18,730 | 42,894 | 23,442 | 12,091 | 26,468 | 44,467 | 8,426 | 39,641 | 1,934 | 318,258 | |||
| Black | 12,703 | 6,837 | 7,131 | 8,082 | 3,988 | 27,886 | 11,627 | 3,256 | 19,499 | 167 | 101,176 | |||
| AIAN4 | 1,234 | 239 | 477 | 301 | 143 | 462 | 547 | 129 | 509 | 14 | 4,055 | |||
| Asian | 3,923 | 986 | 1,858 | 1,999 | 667 | 3,154 | 2,454 | 521 | 2,254 | 76 | 17,892 | |||
| NHPI5 | 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 | 4,990 | 1,015 | 1,959 | 2,122 | 898 | 5,584 | 2,802 | 480 | 2,610 | 45 | 22,505 | |||
| TOTAL | 123,015 | 27,807 | 54,319 | 35,946 | 17,787 | 63,554 | 61,897 | 12,812 | 64,513 | 2,236 | 463,886 | |||
| Hispanic | 14,552 | 3,286 | 5,982 | 4,799 | 2,148 | 9,451 | 7,988 | 1,510 | 7,911 | 150 | 57,777 | |||
| Not Hispanic | 108,425 | 24,513 | 48,316 | 31,128 | 15,632 | 54,073 | 53,891 | 11,299 | 56,578 | 2,086 | 405,941 | |||
| Unknown | 38 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 7 | 30 | 18 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 168 | |||
| TOTAL | 123,015 | 27,807 | 54,319 | 35,946 | 17,787 | 63,554 | 61,897 | 12,812 | 64,513 | 2,236 | 463,886 | |||
| NAVY | ||||||||||||||
| White | 14,973 | 22,007 | 14,979 | 13,203 | 6,073 | 12,184 | 46,044 | 8,434 | 8,416 | 7,724 | 154,037 | |||
| Black | 4,555 | 3,705 | 5,905 | 5,172 | 488 | 8,492 | 12,988 | 1,880 | 5,476 | 3,109 | 51,770 | |||
| AIAN4 | 1,260 | 2,114 | 1,236 | 1,186 | 359 | 928 | 4,345 | 718 | 834 | 618 | 13,598 | |||
| Asian | 711 | 1,128 | 1,780 | 2,478 | 177 | 2,251 | 4,279 | 574 | 1,277 | 574 | 15,229 | |||
| NHPI5 | 248 | 366 | 279 | 477 | 50 | 335 | 1,047 | 156 | 272 | 134 | 3,364 | |||
| Two or more | 1,833 | 3,552 | 2,127 | 2,272 | 401 | 1,684 | 6,726 | 880 | 1,356 | 1,988 | 22,819 | |||
| Unknown | 567 | 540 | 643 | 656 | 156 | 895 | 1,650 | 318 | 419 | 271 | 6,115 | |||
| TOTAL | 24,147 | 33,412 | 26,949 | 25,444 | 7,704 | 26,769 | 77,079 | 12,960 | 18,050 | 14,418 | 266,932 | |||
| Hispanic | 4,300 | 5,368 | 4,209 | 5,457 | 926 | 4,739 | 14,351 | 2,213 | 3,278 | 2,472 | 47,313 | |||
| Not Hispanic | 17,867 | 24,623 | 20,600 | 18,188 | 6,271 | 20,445 | 55,974 | 9,797 | 13,052 | 11,551 | 198,368 | |||
| Unknown | 1,980 | 3,421 | 2,140 | 1,799 | 507 | 1,585 | 6,754 | 950 | 1,720 | 395 | 21,251 | |||
| TOTAL | 24,147 | 33,412 | 26,949 | 25,444 | 7,704 | 26,769 | 77,079 | 12,960 | 18,050 | 14,418 | 266,932 | |||
| MARINE CORPS | ||||||||||||||
| White | 36,921 | 9,826 | 13,892 | 0 | 3,754 | 14,094 | 23,556 | 4,076 | 15,274 | 19,522 | 140,915 | |||
| Black | 2,365 | 1,229 | 2,018 | 0 | 270 | 5,223 | 2,355 | 529 | 3,394 | 2,134 | 19,517 | |||
| AIAN4 | 415 | 115 | 200 | 0 | 64 | 308 | 350 | 72 | 251 | 216 | 1,991 | |||
| Asian | 699 | 315 | 422 | 0 | 81 | 764 | 620 | 118 | 479 | 553 | 4,051 | |||
| NHPI5 | 336 | 137 | 165 | 0 | 28 | 333 | 311 | 52 | 217 | 195 | 1,774 | |||
| Two or more | 318 | 160 | 229 | 0 | 53 | 347 | 284 | 60 | 200 | 233 | 1,884 | |||
| Unknown | 1,539 | 740 | 944 | 0 | 232 | 2,406 | 1,535 | 251 | 1,210 | 172 | 9,029 | |||
| TOTAL | 42,593 | 12,522 | 17,870 | 0 | 4,482 | 23,475 | 29,011 | 5,158 | 21,025 | 23,025 | 179,161 | |||
| Hispanic | 4,837 | 1,554 | 2,248 | 0 | 492 | 5,120 | 4,050 | 818 | 3,664 | 3,651 | 26,434 | |||
| Not Hispanic | 37,756 | 10,968 | 15,622 | 0 | 3,990 | 18,355 | 24,961 | 4,340 | 17,361 | 19,374 | 152,727 | |||
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| TOTAL | 42,593 | 12,522 | 17,870 | 0 | 4,482 | 23,475 | 29,011 | 5,158 | 21,025 | 23,025 | 179,161 | |||
| AIR FORCE | ||||||||||||||
| White | 4,845 | 17,573 | 17,479 | 12,471 | 7,833 | 25,208 | 52,223 | 7,415 | 28,167 | 14,735 | 187,949 | |||
| Black | 410 | 2,978 | 2,416 | 4,599 | 1,026 | 12,232 | 6,960 | 1,765 | 7,863 | 3,081 | 43,330 | |||
| AIAN4 | 33 | 148 | 127 | 168 | 55 | 304 | 483 | 92 | 332 | 140 | 1,882 | |||
| Asian | 75 | 598 | 537 | 940 | 197 | 1,530 | 1,305 | 299 | 773 | 575 | 6,829 | |||
| NHPI5 | 42 | 257 | 226 | 363 | 101 | 639 | 778 | 122 | 562 | 190 | 3,280 | |||
| Two or more | 111 | 682 | 646 | 694 | 215 | 1,349 | 1,684 | 258 | 1,107 | 914 | 7,660 | |||
| Unknown | 264 | 1,068 | 991 | 1,349 | 402 | 3,007 | 2,740 | 557 | 1,564 | 471 | 12,413 | |||
| TOTAL | 5,780 | 23,304 | 22,422 | 20,584 | 9,829 | 44,269 | 66,173 | 10,508 | 40,368 | 20,106 | 263,343 | |||
| Hispanic | 229 | 1,101 | 1,028 | 1,422 | 404 | 3,186 | 3,163 | 587 | 1,826 | 127 | 13,073 | |||
| Not Hispanic | 5,549 | 22,196 | 21,378 | 19,158 | 9,423 | 41,064 | 62,981 | 9,917 | 38,526 | 19,951 | 250,143 | |||
| Unknown | 2 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 29 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 127 | |||
| TOTAL | 5,780 | 23,304 | 22,422 | 20,584 | 9,829 | 44,269 | 66,173 | 10,508 | 40,368 | 20,106 | 263,343 | |||
| TOTAL DoD | ||||||||||||||
| White | 156,904 | 68,136 | 89,244 | 49,116 | 29,751 | 77,954 | 166,290 | 28,351 | 91,498 | 43,915 | 801,159 | |||
| Black | 20,033 | 14,749 | 17,470 | 17,853 | 5,772 | 53,833 | 33,930 | 7,430 | 36,232 | 8,491 | 215,793 | |||
| AIAN4 | 2,942 | 2,616 | 2,040 | 1,655 | 621 | 2,002 | 5,725 | 1,011 | 1,926 | 988 | 21,526 | |||
| Asian | 5,408 | 3,027 | 4,597 | 5,417 | 1,122 | 7,699 | 8,658 | 1,512 | 4,783 | 1,778 | 44,001 | |||
| NHPI5 | 626 | 760 | 670 | 840 | 179 | 1,307 | 2,136 | 330 | 1,051 | 519 | 8,418 | |||
| Two or more | 2,262 | 4,394 | 3,002 | 2,966 | 669 | 3,380 | 8,694 | 1,198 | 2,663 | 3,135 | 32,363 | |||
| Unknown | 7,360 | 3,363 | 4,537 | 4,127 | 1,688 | 11,892 | 8,727 | 1,606 | 5,803 | 959 | 50,062 | |||
| TOTAL | 195,535 | 97,045 | 121,560 | 81,974 | 39,802 | 158,067 | 234,160 | 41,438 | 143,956 | 59,785 | 1,173,322 | |||
| Hispanic | 23,918 | 11,309 | 13,467 | 11,678 | 3,970 | 22,496 | 29,552 | 5,128 | 16,679 | 6,400 | 144,597 | |||
| Not Hispanic | 169,597 | 82,300 | 105,916 | 68,474 | 35,316 | 133,937 | 197,807 | 35,353 | 125,517 | 52,962 | 1,007,179 | |||
| Unknown | 2,020 | 3,436 | 2,177 | 1,822 | 516 | 1,634 | 6,801 | 957 | 1,760 | 423 | 21,546 | |||
| TOTAL | 195,535 | 97,045 | 121,560 | 81,974 | 39,802 | 158,067 | 234,160 | 41,438 | 143,956 | 59,785 | 1,173,322 | |||
| 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 | 31.5 | 5.9 | 13.5 | 7.4 | 3.8 | 8.3 | 14.0 | 2.6 | 12.5 | 0.61 | 100 | |||
| Black | 12.6 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 27.6 | 11.5 | 3.2 | 19.3 | 0.17 | 100 | |||
| AIAN4 | 30.4 | 5.9 | 11.8 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 11.4 | 13.5 | 3.2 | 12.6 | 0.35 | 100 | |||
| Asian | 21.9 | 5.5 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 17.6 | 13.7 | 2.9 | 12.6 | 0.42 | 100 | |||
| NHPI5 | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | |||
| Two or more | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | |||
| Unknown | 22.2 | 4.5 | 8.7 | 9.4 | 4.0 | 24.8 | 12.5 | 2.1 | 11.6 | 0.20 | 100 | |||
| TOTAL | 26.5 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 2.8 | 13.9 | 0.48 | 100 | |||
| Hispanic | 25.2 | 5.7 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 16.4 | 13.8 | 2.6 | 13.7 | 0.26 | 100 | |||
| Not Hispanic | 26.7 | 6.0 | 11.9 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 2.8 | 13.9 | 0.51 | 100 | |||
| Unknown | 22.6 | 4.8 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 4.2 | 17.9 | 10.7 | 1.8 | 14.3 | 0 | 100 | |||
| TOTAL | 26.5 | 6.0 | 11.7 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 13.7 | 13.3 | 2.8 | 13.9 | 0.48 | 100 | |||
| NAVY | ||||||||||||||
| White | 9.7 | 14.3 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 3.9 | 7.9 | 29.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 100 | |||
| Black | 8.8 | 7.2 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 0.94 | 16.4 | 25.1 | 3.6 | 10.6 | 6.0 | 100 | |||
| AIAN4 | 9.3 | 15.5 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 32.0 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 100 | |||
| Asian | 4.7 | 7.4 | 11.7 | 16.3 | 1.2 | 14.8 | 28.1 | 3.8 | 8.4 | 3.8 | 100 | |||
| NHPI5 | 7.4 | 10.9 | 8.3 | 14.2 | 1.5 | 10.0 | 31.1 | 4.6 | 8.1 | 4.0 | 100 | |||
| Two or more | 8.0 | 15.6 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 1.8 | 7.4 | 29.5 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 8.7 | 100 | |||
| Unknown | 9.3 | 8.8 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 2.6 | 14.6 | 27.0 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 100 | |||
| TOTAL | 9.0 | 12.5 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 2.9 | 10.0 | 28.9 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 100 | |||
| Hispanic | 9.1 | 11.3 | 8.9 | 11.5 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 30.3 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 100 | |||
| Not Hispanic | 9.0 | 12.4 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 3.2 | 10.3 | 28.2 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 100 | |||
| Unknown | 9.3 | 16.1 | 10.1 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 31.8 | 4.5 | 8.1 | 1.9 | 100 | |||
| TOTAL | 9.0 | 12.5 | 10.1 | 9.5 | 2.9 | 10.0 | 28.9 | 4.9 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 100 | |||
| MARINE CORPS | ||||||||||||||
| White | 26.2 | 7.0 | 9.9 | 0 | 2.7 | 10.0 | 16.7 | 2.9 | 10.8 | 13.9 | 100 | |||
| Black | 12.1 | 6.3 | 10.3 | 0 | 1.4 | 26.8 | 12.1 | 2.7 | 17.4 | 10.9 | 100 | |||
| AIAN4 | 20.8 | 5.8 | 10.0 | 0 | 3.2 | 15.5 | 17.6 | 3.6 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 100 | |||
| Asian | 17.3 | 7.8 | 10.4 | 0 | 2.0 | 18.9 | 15.3 | 2.9 | 11.8 | 13.7 | 100 | |||
| NHPI5 | 18.9 | 7.7 | 9.3 | 0 | 1.6 | 18.8 | 17.5 | 2.9 | 12.2 | 11.0 | 100 | |||
| Two or more | 16.9 | 8.5 | 12.2 | 0 | 2.8 | 18.4 | 15.1 | 3.2 | 10.6 | 12.4 | 100 | |||
| Unknown | 17.0 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 0 | 2.6 | 26.6 | 17.0 | 2.8 | 13.4 | 1.9 | 100 | |||
| TOTAL | 23.8 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 2.5 | 13.1 | 16.2 | 2.9 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 100 | |||
| Hispanic | 18.3 | 5.9 | 8.5 | 0 | 1.9 | 19.4 | 15.3 | 3.1 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 100 | |||
| Not Hispanic | 24.7 | 7.2 | 10.2 | 0 | 2.6 | 12.0 | 16.3 | 2.8 | 11.4 | 12.7 | 100 | |||
| Unknown | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | |||
| TOTAL | 23.8 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 2.5 | 13.1 | 16.2 | 2.9 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 100 | |||
| AIR FORCE | ||||||||||||||
| White | 2.6 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 13.4 | 27.8 | 3.9 | 15.0 | 7.8 | 100 | |||
| Black | 0.95 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 10.6 | 2.4 | 28.2 | 16.1 | 4.1 | 18.1 | 7.1 | 100 | |||
| AIAN4 | 1.8 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 16.2 | 25.7 | 4.9 | 17.6 | 7.4 | 100 | |||
| Asian | 1.1 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 13.8 | 2.9 | 22.4 | 19.1 | 4.4 | 11.3 | 8.4 | 100 | |||
| NHPI5 | 1.3 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 11.1 | 3.1 | 19.5 | 23.7 | 3.7 | 17.1 | 5.8 | 100 | |||
| Two or more | 1.4 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 2.8 | 17.6 | 22.0 | 3.4 | 14.5 | 11.9 | 100 | |||
| Unknown | 2.1 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 10.9 | 3.2 | 24.2 | 22.1 | 4.5 | 12.6 | 3.8 | 100 | |||
| TOTAL | 2.2 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 3.7 | 16.8 | 25.1 | 4.0 | 15.3 | 7.6 | 100 | |||
| Hispanic | 1.8 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 3.1 | 24.4 | 24.2 | 4.5 | 14.0 | 0.97 | 100 | |||
| Not Hispanic | 2.2 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 16.4 | 25.2 | 4.0 | 15.4 | 8.0 | 100 | |||
| Unknown | 1.6 | 5.5 | 12.6 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 15.0 | 22.8 | 3.1 | 12.6 | 22.0 | 100 | |||
| TOTAL | 2.2 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 3.7 | 16.8 | 25.1 | 4.0 | 15.3 | 7.6 | 100 | |||
| TOTAL DoD | ||||||||||||||
| White | 19.6 | 8.5 | 11.1 | 6.1 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 20.8 | 3.5 | 11.4 | 5.5 | 100 | |||
| Black | 9.3 | 6.8 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 24.9 | 15.7 | 3.4 | 16.8 | 3.9 | 100 | |||
| AIAN4 | 13.7 | 12.2 | 9.5 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 9.3 | 26.6 | 4.7 | 8.9 | 4.6 | 100 | |||
| Asian | 12.3 | 6.9 | 10.4 | 12.3 | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.7 | 3.4 | 10.9 | 4.0 | 100 | |||
| NHPI5 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 2.1 | 15.5 | 25.4 | 3.9 | 12.5 | 6.2 | 100 | |||
| Two or more | 7.0 | 13.6 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 2.1 | 10.4 | 26.9 | 3.7 | 8.2 | 9.7 | 100 | |||
| Unknown | 14.7 | 6.7 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 3.4 | 23.8 | 17.4 | 3.2 | 11.6 | 1.9 | 100 | |||
| TOTAL | 16.7 | 8.3 | 10.4 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 13.5 | 20.0 | 3.5 | 12.3 | 5.1 | 100 | |||
| Hispanic | 16.5 | 7.8 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 15.6 | 20.4 | 3.5 | 11.5 | 4.4 | 100 | |||
| Not Hispanic | 16.8 | 8.2 | 10.5 | 6.8 | 3.5 | 13.3 | 19.6 | 3.5 | 12.5 | 5.3 | 100 | |||
| Unknown | 9.4 | 15.9 | 10.1 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 31.6 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 100 | |||
| TOTAL | 16.7 | 8.3 | 10.4 | 7.0 | 3.4 | 13.5 | 20.0 | 3.5 | 12.3 | 5.1 | 100 | |||
| 1. 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 2. 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 also part of | ||||||||||||||
| this occupational area. | ||||||||||||||
| 3. "Non-occupational" may include students, patients, those with unassigned duties, and unknowns. | ||||||||||||||
| 4. American Indian, Alaska Native | ||||||||||||||
| 5. The Army does not report data on the number of active duty enlisted personnel in either the Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (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. | ||||||||||||||
| Rows or columns may not add to totals due to rounding. | ||||||||||||||