| Table 3-2 |
| Measures and counts of S&E workforce: 2003 and 2006 |
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| Measure |
Education coverage |
Data source |
Number |
| |
| Occupation |
|
|
|
| Employment in S&E occupations |
All |
2006 BLS OES |
4,962,000 |
| Employment in S&E occupations |
Bachelor's and above |
2006 NSF/SRS SESTAT |
5,024,000 |
| Employment in S&E occupations |
Bachelor's and above |
2006 Census Bureau ACS |
4,262,000 |
| Employment in S&E occupations |
All |
2006 Census Bureau ACS |
5,771,000 |
| Education |
|
|
|
| At least one degree in S&E field |
Bachelor's and above |
2006 NSF/SRS SESTAT |
16,602,000 |
| Highest degree in S&E field |
Bachelor's and above |
2006 NSF/SRS SESTAT |
12,436,000 |
| Employed and job closely related to highest degree |
Bachelor's and above |
2006 NSF/SRS SESTAT |
4,540,000 |
| Job is in S&E |
Bachelor's and above |
2006 NSF/SRS SESTAT |
2,590,000 |
| Job is something other than S&E |
Bachelor's and above |
2006 NSF/SRS SESTAT |
1,950,000 |
Employed and job somewhat
related to highest degree |
Bachelor's and above |
2006 NSF/SRS SESTAT |
3,045,000 |
| Job is in S&E |
Bachelor's and above |
2006 NSF/SRS SESTAT |
1,026,000 |
| Job is something other than S&E |
Bachelor's and above |
2006 NSF/SRS SESTAT |
2,019,000 |
Employment requires bachelor's level
S&E technical expertise in — |
|
|
|
| One or more S&E fields |
Bachelor's and above |
2003 NSF/SRS SESTAT and NSCG |
12,855,000 |
Engineering, computer science,
math, or natural sciences |
Bachelor's and above |
2003 NSF/SRS SESTAT and NSCG |
9,215,000 |
| Social sciences |
Bachelor's and above |
2003 NSF/SRS SESTAT and NSCG |
5,335,000 |
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ACS = American Community Survey; BLS = Bureau of Labor Statistics; OES = Occupational and Employment Statistics; NSF/SRS = National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics; SESTAT = Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System; NSCG = National Survey of College Graduates
SOURCES: BLS, 2006 OES Survey; Census Bureau, 2006 ACS; and NSF/SRS, 2006 SESTAT integrated file and special analytic file comprising 2003 SESTAT integrated file and 2003 NSCG.
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