The majority of people in S&E occupations (57%) are R&D workers, and so are considerable proportions of those in S&E-related (22%) and non-S&E occupations (18%) (Figure 3-12), suggesting that R&D-based work activities are prevalent in various types of jobs. In general, S&E doctorate holders indicated higher
September 26, 2019
Article counts refer to publications from a selection of peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings in S&E fields from Scopus. Articles are classified by their year of publication and are assigned to a region, country, or economy on the basis of the institutional address(es) of the author(s
December 17, 2019
S&E occupations as a group, nor does it do so for some of the S&E and S&E-related occupational... S&E = science and engineering; STEM = science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
May 30, 2024
Articles refer to publications from a selection of conference proceedings and peer-reviewed journal articles in S&E fields from Scopus. Articles are classified by their year of publication and are assigned to a region, country, or economy on the basis of the institutional address(es) of the author
July 23, 2025
Article counts refer to publications from a selection of conference proceedings and peer-reviewed journals in S&E fields from Scopus. Articles are classified by their year of publication and are assigned to a region, country, or economy on the basis of the institutional address(es) of the author(s
October 28, 2021
Article counts refer to publications from a selection of conference proceedings and peer-reviewed journals in S&E fields from Scopus. Articles are classified by their year of publication and are assigned to a region, country, or economy on the basis of the institutional address(es) of the author(s
December 11, 2023
Industries vary in their proportions of S&E workers. In 2017, four industry groups with the largest numbers of S&E workers—professional, scientific, and technical services; manufacturing; educational services; and government—accounted for about 65% of industry S&E employment, compared with 31
September 26, 2019
do not cross state lines. S&E degree fields: Degree fields at the bachelor’s level or higher... STEM occupations: Primarily includes occupations in management (excluding science and engineering [S&E... STEM) expertise to perform their core duties, although these occupations do not require a bachelor’s
May 30, 2024
S&E workforce definitions used in prior Indicators reports that focused primarily on S&E workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher. In 2019, the ACS showed approximately 6.6 million workers with a bachelor’s degree or higher in S&E occupations
August 31, 2021
January 18, 2022
Foreign-born workers employed in S&E occupations tend to have higher levels of education than those born in the United States. Among individuals employed in S&E occupations, 17% of foreign-born... S&E occupations, the higher the degree level, the greater the proportion of the workforce who are
September 26, 2019
As the number of workers in S&E... S&E workers across employment sectors (Table 3-4; Figure 3-9... S&E doctorate holders, while the education sector is a less prominent
September 26, 2019