| Table 3-4 |
| Individuals with S&E highest degree
employed in non-S&E occupations, by occupation and relation of
degree to job: 1999 |
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Degree related to job |
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| Occupation |
Degree holders |
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Closely |
Somewhat |
Not |
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Number |
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Percent |
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| All non-S&E occupations |
4,976,900 |
|
33.2 |
34.1 |
32.7 |
| Managers/administrators |
1,416,000 |
|
30.0 |
43.0 |
27.0 |
| Sales/marketing |
764,400 |
|
13.3 |
37.5 |
49.2 |
| K–12 teachers |
452,400 |
|
65.8 |
22.7 |
11.5 |
| Technologists/technicians |
337,600 |
|
46.6 |
34.1 |
19.3 |
| Health related |
322,200 |
|
58.1 |
27.1 |
14.7 |
| Social services |
291,500 |
|
61.2 |
28.7 |
10.0 |
| Arts/humanities |
122,500 |
|
21.7 |
38.1 |
40.2 |
| Non-S&E postsecondary teachers |
50,000 |
|
68.1 |
23.7 |
8.2 |
| Other |
1,220,400 |
|
20.0 |
29.2 |
50.8 |
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NOTE: Details may not add to totals
because of rounding.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources
Statistics, Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT),
1999. |
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| Science & Engineering Indicators
– 2004 |
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