| Table 3-9 |
| Metropolitan areas with largest proportion of workers in S&E occupations, by occupation category: May 2010 |
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Percentage of workforce |
|
Workers employed (n) |
| Metropolitan area |
S&E occupations |
STEM occupations |
|
All occupations |
S&E occupations |
STEM occupations |
| |
| U.S. total |
4.4 |
5.8 |
|
127,097,160 |
5,549,980 |
7,427,350 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
15.4 |
19.2 |
|
857,160 |
131,890 |
164,640 |
| Huntsville, AL |
13.7 |
17.5 |
|
202,410 |
27,780 |
35,500 |
| Boulder, CO |
13.6 |
15.9 |
|
152,100 |
20,640 |
24,220 |
| Corvallis, OR |
12.4 |
17.4 |
|
32,770 |
4,050 |
5,700 |
| Durham, NC |
11.8 |
15.1 |
|
266,990 |
31,590 |
40,260 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division |
11.4 |
14.8 |
|
154,760 |
17,710 |
22,960 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA
Division |
11.1 |
14.7 |
|
113,630 |
12,630 |
16,660 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Metropolitan Division |
10.6 |
12.7 |
|
2,289,200 |
243,350 |
291,730 |
| Bethesda-Frederick-Gaithersburg, MD
Metropolitan Division |
9.9 |
12.5 |
|
551,550 |
54,820 |
68,860 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan
Division |
9.7 |
12.3 |
|
1,346,300 |
131,130 |
164,980 |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, WA |
9.2 |
12.6 |
|
96,390 |
8,830 |
12,100 |
| Bloomington-Normal, IL |
8.8 |
11.4 |
|
85,760 |
7,570 |
9,750 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX |
8.8 |
11.1 |
|
92,510 |
8,110 |
10,230 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL |
8.6 |
11.3 |
|
189,730 |
16400 |
21,480 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division |
8.4 |
10.7 |
|
1,658,000 |
139,620 |
177,930 |
| Olympia, WA |
8.4 |
10.3 |
|
93,910 |
7,870 |
9,640 |
| Kokomo, IN |
8.4 |
10.9 |
|
37,790 |
3,160 |
4,120 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO |
8.0 |
10.0 |
|
125,100 |
10,070 |
12,500 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
8.0 |
10.4 |
|
759,910 |
60,600 |
79,210 |
| Colorado Springs, CO |
7.9 |
9.5 |
|
240,000 |
19,050 |
22,700 |
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NECTA = New England City and Town Area; STEM = science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
NOTES: Excludes metropolitan statistical areas where S&E proportions were suppressed. Larger metropolitan areas broken into component metropolitan divisions. Differences among employment estimates may not be statistically significant. For additional details, see appendix table 3-4.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Survey (May 2010).
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