The top 10 most common jobs for Hispanic and Latino scientists and engineers

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- Number of Hispanic and Latino scientists and engineers in this occupation: 91,000 (3.1% of all Hispanic and Latino scientists)
- Total U.S. scientists and engineers in this occupation: 1.1 million (3.8%)
- About this profession: These managers oversee teams of engineers or scientists while leading technical activities and research and making data-based decisions. Engineering managers are vital in virtually all related sectors, including mechanical, civil, environmental, and biomedical fields. In the sciences, managers are sought to coordinate and direct research of teams studying everything from climate change to cancer.

#10. Science and engineering manager, including health
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- Number of Hispanic and Latino scientists and engineers in this occupation: 103,000 (3.5% of all Hispanic and Latino scientists)
- Total U.S. scientists and engineers in this occupation: 1.1 million (3.6%)
- About this profession: Science and engineering technicians resolve technical problems by setting up and maintaining equipment, conducting experiments, gathering data, and tracking results. An electrical engineering technician, for example, might assemble and wire control panels or maintain other equipment. These workers also regularly undertake projects related to research and development.

#9. Science and engineering technician/technologist
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- Number of Hispanic and Latino scientists and engineers in this occupation: 111,000 (3.8% of all Hispanic and Latino scientists)
- Total U.S. scientists and engineers in this occupation: 862,000 (2.8%)
- About this profession: This category includes K-12 teachers who don't specifically teach science or engineering; a fifth-grade teacher or high school history teacher would fall into this category.

#8. Nonscience and engineering precollege teacher
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- Number of Hispanic and Latino scientists and engineers in this occupation: 132,000 (4.5% of all Hispanic and Latino scientists)
- Total U.S. scientists and engineers in this occupation: 1.3 million (4.3%)
- About this profession: Scientists and engineers in sales and marketing roles can include doing everything from selling software or lab equipment to graphic design and product marketing. With more technical knowledge, marketers and salespeople from STEM backgrounds can more often speak to the technical side of what clients may need.

#7. Sales and marketing
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- Number of Hispanic and Latino scientists and engineers in this occupation: 161,000 (5.5% of all Hispanic and Latino scientists)
- Total U.S. scientists and engineers in this occupation: 1.1 million (3.6%)
- About this profession: Social services are an even more common non-STEM career path for Hispanic and Latino scientists. These roles include things like social workers and parole officers. Those who feel called to community work may be especially inclined to move into these roles. 

 

#6. Social service and related occupations
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- Number of Hispanic and Latino scientists and engineers in this occupation: 185,000 (6.3% of all Hispanic and Latino scientists)
- Total U.S. scientists and engineers in this occupation: 2.2 million (7.3%)
- About this profession: This broad category includes managers and leaders across specialties, from marketing managers to nonprofit executives. It only excludes managers in STEM fields.

#5. Nonscience and engineering manager
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- Number of Hispanic and Latino scientists and engineers in this occupation: 303,000 (10.3% of all Hispanic and Latino scientists)
- Total U.S. scientists and engineers in this occupation: 3.6 million (12.0%)
- About this profession: Computer and information scientists include programmers, software developers, and database engineers: any role for those with degrees in computer science, information science, or data science. These are the workers building the computer technology of the future.

#4. Computer and information scientist
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- Number of Hispanic and Latino scientists and engineers in this occupation: 341,000 (11.5% of all Hispanic and Latino scientists)
- Total U.S. scientists and engineers in this occupation: 3.1 million (10.2%)
- About this profession: These roles refer to non-STEM roles for those who previously studied or worked in science and engineering. "Management-related occupations" refer widely to any job in which a worker is overseeing employees, as is the case with chief executives, educational administrators, or managers in transportation, storage, finance, or construction.

 

#3. Management-related occupations
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- Number of Hispanic and Latino scientists and engineers in this occupation: 440,000 (14.9% of all Hispanic and Latino scientists)
- Total U.S. scientists and engineers in this occupation: 3.8 million (12.5%)
- About this profession: This is another broad category including all non-science and engineering occupations except for managers, arts and humanities professionals, teachers, sales and marketing workers, and social services employees. The vast range includes roles such as clerks to cashiers and laborers to administrators.

 

#2. Other nonscience and engineering occupations
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- Number of Hispanic and Latino scientists and engineers in this occupation: 575,000 (19.5% of all Hispanic and Latino scientists)
- Total U.S. scientists and engineers in this occupation: 6.1 million (20.3%)
- About this profession: Health-related occupations include doctors, nurses, public health officers, and others who devote their careers to addressing human health. These are some of the most public-facing STEM careers, and representation here can make all the difference for Hispanic and Latino Americans seeking medical help.

Data reporting by Paxtyn Merten. Story editing by Shannon Luders-Manuel. Copy editing by Paris Close.

#1. Health-related occupations
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