| Table 3-15 |
| Scientists and engineers participating in work-related training, by employment status and occupation: 2008 |
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| Employment status
and occupation |
Number |
Percent |
| |
| All scientists and engineers |
23,232,000 |
57.8 |
| Employed |
19,244,000 |
66.5 |
| S&E occupations |
4,874,000 |
58.1 |
| Computer and mathematical
scientists |
1,970,000 |
54.1 |
| Biological, agricultural,
other life scientists |
498,000 |
56.2 |
| Physical scientists |
322,000 |
53.1 |
| Social scientists |
502,000 |
62.9 |
| Engineers |
1,582,000 |
63.1 |
| S&E-related occupations |
5,542,000 |
78.5 |
| Non-S&E occupations |
8,828,000 |
63.6 |
| Unemployed |
604,000 |
31.8 |
| S&E occupations |
140,000 |
25.9 |
| Computer and mathematical
scientists |
61,000 |
28.8 |
| Biological, agricultural,
other life scientists |
12,000 |
24.7 |
| Physical and related scientists |
10,000 |
22.5 |
| Social and related scientists |
11,000 |
36.8 |
| Engineers |
45,000 |
20.2 |
| S&E-related occupations |
106,000 |
44.0 |
| Non-S&E occupations |
359,000 |
30.5 |
| Not in labor force |
3,383,000 |
13.1 |
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NOTES: Scientists and engineers include those with one or more S&E or S&E-related degrees at bachelor's level or higher, or who have non-S&E degree at bachelor's level or higher and employed in S&E or S&E-related occupation in 2006. Unemployed individuals are those not working but who looked for job in preceding 4 weeks. For unemployed, the last job held was used for classification. Total excludes scientists and engineers who never worked. Detail may not add to total because of rounding.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) (2008), http://sestat.nsf.gov.
Science and Engineering Indicators 2012 |
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