| Table 3-8 |
| Top-ranked metropolitan areas for employment in S&E occupations, by S&E percentage of total employment: 2006 |
| |
| |
| Rank |
|
Metropolitan area |
|
Workforce
(%) |
|
S&E
employees
(n) |
| |
| na |
|
United States |
|
4.1 |
|
5,407,710 |
| 1 |
|
Boulder, CO |
|
14.3 |
|
22,520 |
| 2 |
|
San Jose-Sunnyvale-
Santa Clara, CA |
|
14.1 |
|
126,090 |
| 3 |
|
Huntsville, AL |
|
12.2 |
|
24,030 |
| 4 |
|
Durham, NC |
|
10.7 |
|
27,770 |
| 5 |
|
Corvallis, OR |
|
10.7 |
|
4,150 |
| 6 |
|
Washington-Arlington-
Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
|
10.5 |
|
297,670 |
| 7 |
|
Kennewick-Richland-
Pasco, WA |
|
9.3 |
|
7,880 |
| 8 |
|
Ames, IA |
|
8.4 |
|
3,440 |
| 9 |
|
Palm Bay-Melbourne-
Titusville, FL |
|
7.9 |
|
16,490 |
| 10 |
|
Olympia, WA |
|
7.9 |
|
7,440 |
| 11 |
|
Austin-Round Rock, TX |
|
7.9 |
|
56,100 |
| 12 |
|
Seattle-Tacoma-
Bellevue, WA |
|
7.8 |
|
127,070 |
| 13 |
|
Ann Arbor, MI |
|
7.6 |
|
14,950 |
| 14 |
|
Boston-Cambridge-
Quincy, MA-NH |
|
7.4 |
|
180,110 |
| 15 |
|
Portsmouth, NH-ME |
|
7.3 |
|
4,140 |
| 16 |
|
Colorado Springs, CO |
|
7.0 |
|
17,610 |
| 17 |
|
Fort Walton Beach-
Crestview-Destin, FL |
|
6.9 |
|
5,970 |
| 18 |
|
Madison, WI |
|
6.9 |
|
22,640 |
| 19 |
|
Raleigh-Cary, NC |
|
6.9 |
|
32,920 |
| 20 |
|
San Francisco-Oakland-
Fremont, CA |
|
6.9 |
|
137,150 |
| |
na = not applicable
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Survey, May 2006. See appendix table 3-6. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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