Table B-20.  FY 2009 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 116,432 24,368 46,106 25,543 14,044 44,872 56,173 11,574 56,749 2,934 398,795
   Females 985 2,931 4,499 10,229 2,968 21,980 3,807 1,009 10,798 219 59,425
   Total 117,417 27,299 50,605 35,772 17,012 66,852 59,980 12,583 67,547 3,153 458,220
NAVY                        
   Males 23,918 27,174 18,648 18,046 6,964 21,992 71,816 12,683 15,214 13,624 230,079
   Females 4,271 2,919 5,109 4,909 446 6,916 8,854 1,505 3,602 3,598 42,129
   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                        
   Males 46,311 10,192 12,340 0 4,105 23,273 27,584 4,835 20,391 21,578 170,609
   Females 202 513 1,130 0 329 4,390 1,262 275 1,772 1,884 11,757
   Total 46,513 10,705 13,470 0 4,434 27,663 28,846 5,110 22,163 23,462 182,366
AIR FORCE                        
   Males 4,954 20,709 17,662 10,416 8,556 32,293 58,813 9,298 32,213 16,471 211,385
   Females 357 1,500 5,161 10,293 1,542 17,965 3,708 653 6,764 4,023 51,966
   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                        
   Males 191,615 82,443 94,756 54,005 33,669 122,430 214,386 38,390 124,567 54,607 1,010,868
   Females 5,815 7,863 15,899 25,431 5,285 51,251 17,631 3,442 22,936 9,724 165,277
   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,
Gun Crews, & Commu- Other Admin- Non-
GENDER Seamanship1 Electronics nications Medical Technical istrators Electrical Craftsman Supply Occupational2 TOTAL
ARMY                        
   Males 29.20% 6.11% 11.56% 6.41% 3.52% 11.25% 14.09% 2.90% 14.23% 0.74% 100%
   Females 1.66% 4.93% 7.57% 17.21% 4.99% 36.99% 6.41% 1.70% 18.17% 0.37% 100%
   Total 25.62% 5.96% 11.04% 7.81% 3.71% 14.59% 13.09% 2.75% 14.74% 0.69% 100%
NAVY                        
   Males 10.40% 11.81% 8.11% 7.84% 3.03% 9.56% 31.21% 5.51% 6.61% 5.92% 100%
   Females 10.14% 6.93% 12.13% 11.65% 1.06% 16.42% 21.02% 3.57% 8.55% 8.54% 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                        
   Males 27.14% 5.97% 7.23% 0.00% 2.41% 13.64% 16.17% 2.83% 11.95% 12.65% 100%
   Females 1.72% 4.36% 9.61% 0.00% 2.80% 37.34% 10.73% 2.34% 15.07% 16.02% 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                        
   Males 2.34% 9.80% 8.36% 4.93% 4.05% 15.28% 27.82% 4.40% 15.24% 7.79% 100%
   Females 0.69% 2.89% 9.93% 19.81% 2.97% 34.57% 7.14% 1.26% 13.02% 7.74% 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                        
   Males 18.96% 8.16% 9.37% 5.34% 3.33% 12.11% 21.21% 3.80% 12.32% 5.40% 100%
   Females 3.52% 4.76% 9.62% 15.39% 3.20% 31.01% 10.67% 2.08% 13.88% 5.88% 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.
      Rows and columns may not add to totals due to rounding.