| Table 3-10 |
| Metropolitan areas with largest number of workers in S&E occupations, by occupation category: May 2010 |
| |
| |
Workers employed (n) |
|
Percentage of workforce |
| Metropolitan area |
All occupations |
S&E occupations |
STEM occupations |
|
S&E occupations |
STEM occupations |
| |
| U.S. total |
127,097,160 |
5,549,980 |
7,427,350 |
|
4.4 |
5.8 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria,
DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
2,289,200 |
243,350 |
291,730 |
|
10.6 |
12.7 |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ
Metropolitan Division |
4,982,650 |
182,350 |
250,050 |
|
3.7 |
5.0 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA
Metropolitan Division |
3,817,570 |
169,040 |
217,670 |
|
4.4 |
5.7 |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX |
2,497,880 |
135,170 |
184,640 |
|
5.4 |
7.4 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL Metropolitan
Division |
3,542,180 |
131,980 |
182,380 |
|
3.7 |
5.1 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA NECTA Division |
1,658,000 |
139,620 |
177,930 |
|
8.4 |
10.7 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan
Division |
1,346,300 |
131,130 |
164,980 |
|
9.7 |
12.3 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
857,160 |
131,890 |
164,640 |
|
15.4 |
19.2 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
2,001,860 |
115,340 |
150,490 |
|
5.8 |
7.5 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA |
2,200,660 |
108,840 |
139,950 |
|
4.9 |
6.4 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,678,090 |
99,380 |
132,040 |
|
5.9 |
7.9 |
| Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division |
1,804,600 |
93,760 |
120,330 |
|
5.2 |
6.7 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA |
1,238,720 |
83,330 |
111,550 |
|
6.7 |
9.0 |
| Denver-Aurora, CO |
1,183,990 |
82,610 |
101,300 |
|
7.0 |
8.6 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,683,500 |
73,680 |
100,060 |
|
4.4 |
5.9 |
| Baltimore-Towson, MD |
1,238,860 |
72,670 |
93,740 |
|
5.9 |
7.6 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA
Metropolitan Division |
948,970 |
73,800 |
92,600 |
|
7.8 |
9.8 |
| Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA Metropolitan
Division |
1,374,310 |
68,390 |
90,420 |
|
5.0 |
6.6 |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan
Division |
1,017,660 |
65,640 |
86,600 |
|
6.5 |
8.5 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan
Division |
951,150 |
64,470 |
84,770 |
|
6.8 |
8.9 |
| |
NECTA = New England City and Town Area; STEM = science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
NOTES: 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).
Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 |
|