National Center for Education Statistics

Staff at Title IV institutions and administrative offices, by race/ethnicity, gender, and primary function/occupational activity: United States, fall 2007
Gender and primary function/ occupational activity	Total	White, non- Hispanic	Black, non- Hispanic	Hispanic	Asian/ Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaska Native	Race/ ethnicity unknown	Nonresident alien
Total	3,630,956	2,543,950	363,319	209,549	196,898	21,506	134,648	161,086
Professional staff	2,683,214	1,932,596	198,177	115,169	158,533	13,802	112,195	152,742
Faculty1	1,407,467	1,064,889	91,737	54,728	79,563	7,141	68,456	40,953
Executive/administrative/ managerial	225,778	179,706	22,094	10,879	6,795	1,276	4,053	975
Other professional (support/service)	720,990	518,973	71,712	38,014	47,463	4,086	18,874	21,868
Graduate assistants2	328,979	169,028	12,634	11,548	24,712	1,299	20,812	88,946
Nonprofessional staff	947,742	611,354	165,142	94,380	38,365	7,704	22,453	8,344
Technical and paraprofessionals	195,502	130,487	27,129	16,167	11,754	1,703	5,420	2,842
Clerical and secretarial	453,798	302,703	72,353	42,951	17,570	3,318	11,407	3,496
Skilled crafts	62,342	48,240	6,580	4,771	1,205	586	774	186
Service/maintenance	236,100	129,924	59,080	30,491	7,836	2,097	4,852	1,820
Men	1,674,034	1,178,587	135,877	89,361	97,343	9,179	65,901	97,786
Professional staff	1,321,245	953,984	75,983	52,257	82,363	6,202	56,394	94,062
Faculty1	757,537	577,079	39,426	28,362	47,355	3,618	35,418	26,279
Executive/administrative/ managerial	105,223	86,077	8,596	4,517	3,114	523	1,824	572
Other professional (support/ service)	285,364	206,624	23,180	13,994	19,030	1,484	8,401	12,651
Graduate assistants2	173,121	84,204	4,781	5,384	12,864	577	10,751	54,560
Nonprofessional staff	352,789	224,603	59,894	37,104	14,980	2,977	9,507	3,724
Technical and paraprofessionals	80,152	55,616	8,745	6,576	5,077	642	2,294	1,202
Clerical and secretarial	66,826	38,642	10,913	7,898	4,146	496	3,357	1,374
Skilled crafts	58,336	45,302	5,977	4,531	1,101	534	714	177
Service/maintenance	147,475	85,043	34,259	18,099	4,656	1,305	3,142	971
Women	1,956,922	1,365,363	227,442	120,188	99,555	12,327	68,747	63,300
Professional staff	1,361,969	978,612	122,194	62,912	76,170	7,600	55,801	58,680
Faculty1	649,930	487,810	52,311	26,366	32,208	3,523	33,038	14,674
Executive/administrative/ managerial	120,555	93,629	13,498	6,362	3,681	753	2,229	403
Other professional (support/ service)	435,626	312,349	48,532	24,020	28,433	2,602	10,473	9,217
Graduate assistants2	155,858	84,824	7,853	6,164	11,848	722	10,061	34,386
Nonprofessional staff	594,953	386,751	105,248	57,276	23,385	4,727	12,946	4,620
Technical and paraprofessionals	115,350	74,871	18,384	9,591	6,677	1,061	3,126	1,640
Clerical and secretarial	386,972	264,061	61,440	35,053	13,424	2,822	8,050	2,122
Skilled crafts	4,006	2,938	603	240	104	52	60	9
Service/maintenance	88,625	44,881	24,821	12,392	3,180	792	1,710	849

¹ Staff whose primary responsibility is instruction, research, and/or public service.

² By definition, all graduate assistants are part-time.

NOTE: Race/ethnicity (including race/ethnicity unknown) applies to U.S. citizens, resident aliens, and other eligible noncitizens. Nonresident aliens are not designated by race or ethnicity. Data are for all institutions and administrative offices.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 2007-08, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section.