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Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) Integrated File Public Use Data Files

The Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) is a unique source of longitudinal information on the education and employment of the college-educated U.S. science and engineering workforce. These data are collected through biennial surveys:


Microdata and related instructions from SESTAT are provided in the files below. The SESTAT data system was integrated through 2013. Data are available for each survey year beginning with 2001.

All data files are provided as compressed .zip files. Use an archive utility program that supports the .zip format to uncompress the files you download to your computer.
Year
Downloadable Files
2013
SESTAT_2013 (ZIP 19.2 MB)
2010
SESTAT_2010 (ZIP 16.0 MB)
2008
SESTAT_2008 (ZIP 14.0 MB)
2006
SESTAT_2006 (ZIP 14.0 MB)
2003
SESTAT_2003 (ZIP 15.6 MB)
2001
SESTAT_2001 (ZIP 8.8 MB)
1999 (1993-1999)
SESTAT_1993-1999 (ZIP 88.0 MB)