| Table 3-3 |
| Measures and size of employed S&E workforce: 2003, 2008, and 2009 |
| |
| Measure |
|
Education coverage |
|
Data source |
|
Workers |
| |
| Occupation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Employment in S&E occupations |
|
All degree levels |
|
2009 BLS OES |
|
5,786,000 |
| Employment in S&E occupations |
|
Bachelor's and above |
|
2008 NSF/NCSES SESTAT |
|
4,874,000 |
| Employment in S&E occupations |
|
All degree levels |
|
2009 Census Bureau ACS |
|
6,416,000 |
| Employment in S&E occupations |
|
Bachelor's and above |
|
2009 Census Bureau ACS |
|
4,750,000 |
| Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| At least one degree in S&E field |
|
Bachelor's and above |
|
2008 NSF/NCSES SESTAT |
|
17,214,000 |
| Highest degree in S&E field |
|
Bachelor's and above |
|
2008 NSF/NCSES SESTAT |
|
12,588,000 |
| Job closely related to highest degree |
|
Bachelor's and above |
|
2008 NSF/NCSES SESTAT |
|
4,802,000 |
| S&E occupation |
|
Bachelor's and above |
|
2008 NSF/NCSES SESTAT |
|
2,635,000 |
| Other occupation |
|
Bachelor's and above |
|
2008 NSF/NCSES SESTAT |
|
2,168,000 |
| Job somewhat related to highest degree |
|
Bachelor's and above |
|
2008 NSF/NCSES SESTAT |
|
3,101,000 |
| S&E occupation |
|
Bachelor's and above |
|
2008 NSF/NCSES SESTAT |
|
996,000 |
| Other occupation |
|
Bachelor's and above |
|
2008 NSF/NCSES SESTAT |
|
2,105,000 |
| Job requires S&E technical expertise at bachelor's level |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| In one or more S&E fields |
|
Bachelor's and above |
|
2003 NSF/NCSES SESTAT and NSCG |
|
12,855,000 |
| Engineering, computer science, mathematics,
or natural sciences |
|
Bachelor's and above |
|
2003 NSF/NCSES SESTAT and NSCG |
|
9,215,000 |
| Social sciences |
|
Bachelor's and above |
|
2003 NSF/NCSES SESTAT and NSCG |
|
5,335,000 |
| |
ACS = American Community Survey; BLS = Bureau of Labor Statistics; OES = Occupational Employment Statistics Survey; NSF/NCSES = National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics; SESTAT = Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System; NSCG = National Survey of College Graduates
SOURCES: BLS, 2009 OES; Census Bureau, 2009 ACS; NSF/NCSES, 2008 SESTAT integrated file and special analytic file comprising 2003 SESTAT integrated file and 2003 NSCG.
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