| Table 3-A |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics projections of employment and job openings in S&E and other selected occupations: 2008–18 |
| (Thousands) |
| |
| Occupation |
BLS National Employment Matrix 2008 estimate |
BLS projected 2018 employment |
Job openings from growth and net replacements, 2008–18 |
10-year growth in total employment (%) |
10-year job openings % of 2008 employment |
| |
| All occupations |
150,932 |
166,206 |
50,929 |
10.1 |
33.7 |
| All S&E |
5,571 |
6,717 |
2,321 |
20.6 |
41.7 |
| Computer/mathematical scientists |
3,101 |
3,895 |
1,353 |
25.6 |
43.6 |
| Life scientists |
279 |
354 |
144 |
26.7 |
51.4 |
| Physical scientists |
276 |
317 |
123 |
15.1 |
44.6 |
| Social scientists/related occupations |
343 |
400 |
170 |
16.5 |
49.4 |
| Engineers |
1,572 |
1,750 |
531 |
11.3 |
33.8 |
| S&E-related occupations |
|
|
|
|
|
| S&E managers |
522 |
589 |
166 |
13.0 |
31.8 |
| S&E technicians |
855 |
925 |
298 |
8.2 |
34.9 |
| Computer programmers |
427 |
414 |
80 |
-2.9 |
18.8 |
| Healthcare practitioners and technicians |
7,491 |
9,091 |
3,139 |
21.4 |
41.9 |
| Selected other occupations |
|
|
|
|
|
| Postsecondary teachers |
1,699 |
1,956 |
553 |
15.1 |
32.5 |
| Lawyers |
759 |
858 |
240 |
13.0 |
31.7 |
| |
BLS = Bureau of Labor Statistics
NOTES: Estimates of current and projected employment for 2008–18 from BLS's National Employment Matrix. Data in matrix from Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) survey and Current Population Survey (CPS). Together, these sources cover paid workers, self-employed workers, and unpaid family workers in all industries, agriculture, and private households. Because data are derived from multiple sources, they can often differ from employment data provided by OES, CPS, or other employment surveys alone. BLS does not make projections for S&E occupations as a group; numbers in table based on sum of BLS projections in occupations that National Science Foundation considers as S&E.
SOURCE: BLS, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections, special tabulations (2011) of 2008–18 National Industry-Occupation Employment Projections.
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