| Table 3-3 |
| S&E employment and job openings, by occupation: 2004 and projected 2014 |
| (Thousands) |
| |
| Occupation |
|
2004 |
|
2014 |
|
Change |
|
Job
Openings |
|
10-year total
growth (%) |
|
10-year job
openings as
percent of 2004
employment |
| |
| All occupations |
|
145,612 |
|
164,540 |
|
18,928 |
|
54,680 |
|
13.0 |
|
37.5 |
| All S&E |
|
5,120 |
|
6,440 |
|
1,319 |
|
2,186 |
|
25.8 |
|
42.7 |
| Computer/mathematical scientists |
|
2,698 |
|
3,656 |
|
958 |
|
1,273 |
|
35.5 |
|
47.2 |
| Engineers |
|
1,449 |
|
1,644 |
|
195 |
|
507 |
|
13.4 |
|
35.0 |
| Life scientists |
|
232 |
|
280 |
|
48 |
|
103 |
|
20.8 |
|
44.6 |
| Physical scientists |
|
250 |
|
281 |
|
30 |
|
94 |
|
12.2 |
|
37.4 |
| Social scientists/related occupations |
|
492 |
|
580 |
|
88 |
|
209 |
|
17.9 |
|
42.5 |
| Selected other occupations |
|
| S&E managers |
|
513 |
|
616 |
|
103 |
|
200 |
|
20.1 |
|
39.0 |
| S&E technicians |
|
874 |
|
986 |
|
112 |
|
303 |
|
12.8 |
|
34.7 |
| Postsecondary teachers/administrators |
|
1,760 |
|
2,312 |
|
553 |
|
953 |
|
31.4 |
|
54.1 |
| Computer programmers |
|
455 |
|
464 |
|
9 |
|
117 |
|
2.0 |
|
25.6 |
| Healthcare practitioner/technical occupations |
|
6,805 |
|
8,561 |
|
1,756 |
|
3,047 |
|
25.8 |
|
44.8 |
| |
NOTE: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) does not make projection for S&E occupations as a group; numbers in table based on sum of BLS projections in those occupations that National Science Foundation considers S&E.
SOURCE: BLS, Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections, National Industry-Occupation Employment Projections 2004–14 (2005). Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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