| Table 3-1 |
| Concepts and counts of S&E labor force: 2003 and 2006 |
| |
| |
| Concept |
|
Education coverage |
|
Source |
|
Number |
| |
| Occupation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Employment in S&E occupations |
|
All |
|
2006 BLS Occupational and Employment Statistics Survey |
|
5,408,000 |
Employment in S&T or "STEM"
occupations |
|
All |
|
2006 BLS Occupational and Employment Statistics Survey |
|
7,442,000 |
| Employment in S&E occupations |
|
Bachelor's and above |
|
2006 NSF SESTAT data |
|
5,024,000 |
| Employment in S&E occupations |
|
Bachelor's and above |
|
2005 American Community Survey |
|
3,858,000 |
| Employment in S&E occupations |
|
All |
|
2005 American Community Survey |
|
5,301,000 |
| Education |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Highest degree in S&E field |
|
Bachelor's and above |
|
2006 NSF SESTAT data |
|
14,531,000 |
| Any degree in S&E field |
|
Bachelor's and above |
|
2006 NSF SESTAT data |
|
17,034,000 |
Any degree in S&E or S&E
related fields |
|
Bachelor's and above |
|
2006 NSF SESTAT data |
|
21,378,000 |
| Need for S&E knowledge |
|
|
|
|
|
|
At least bachelor's degree-level
knowledge in S&E |
|
Bachelor's and above |
|
2003 NSF SESTAT data |
|
12,851,000 |
At least bachelor's degree-level
knowledge in natural sciences
and engineering |
|
Bachelor's and above |
|
2003 NSF SESTAT data |
|
9,211,000 |
At least bachelor's degree-level
knowledge in social sciences |
|
Bachelor's and above |
|
2003 NSF SESTAT data |
|
5,333,000 |
| |
BLS = Bureau of Labor Statistics; NSF = National Science Foundation; SESTAT = Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System
SOURCES: NSF, Division of Science Resources Statistics, SESTAT database, 2003 and 2006 (preliminary data for 2006), http://sestat.nsf.gov; BLS, Occupational and Employment Statistics Survey, May 2006; and Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2005). Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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