Data include employed civilians 25–75 years old. Highest degree is derived from first major of highest degree. STEM middle-skill occupations are included in non-S&E occupations for the college-educated workforce in the National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG).
February 12, 2026
September 26, 2019
Scientists and engineers include those with one or more S&E or S&E-related degrees at the bachelor's level or higher or those who have only a non-S&E degree at the bachelor's level or higher and are employed in an S&E or S&E-related occupation. For data on unemployment rates by occupation
September 26, 2019
September 26, 2019
Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Survey employment data do not cover employment in some sectors of the agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting industry; in private households; or among self-employed individuals. As a result, the data do not represent total U.S. employment.
September 26, 2019
Please see the Science and Engineering Labor Force Technical Appendix for definitions of S&E occupations and S&E technicians and computer programmers.
September 26, 2019
S&E and low-income households suffered the most severe impacts, both in terms of job security and education. Yet, the pandemic showed the power of the S&E enterprise... U.S. S&E base provided the springboard upon which vaccines were developed and made
January 18, 2022
November 16, 2023
February 22, 2022
Articles 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... EU-27. See Table SDISC-6 for all S&E fields. See Table SDISC-7–Table SDISC-20 for data for all
July 23, 2025
Data are not available for all S&E-related workers for 1993–99. National estimates were not available from the Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) in 2001. Middle-skill occupations are excluded because the data source does not allow for the separation of middle-skill
August 31, 2021
September 04, 2019