In 2017, over 17 million people worked as skilled technical workers , defined here as workers in occupations that employ significant levels of S&E expertise and technical knowledge and whose... Asians account for a smaller share of the STW (4% versus 6%), and so do foreign-born individuals (16

S&E fields receive support through various mechanisms, including RAs, TAs, and fellowships. Of the full-time S&E graduate students supported by the federal government in 2021, 69% received RAs... In 2021, around 71% of S&E master’s students paid for their graduate program using personal

Article counts refer to publications from selected journals and conference papers in S&E 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 author(s) listed in the article. Articles are... e West Bank and Gaza Strip are separate entities

The United States has a key position in the global science and engineering (S&E) enterprise. As S&E... S&E activity in the United States. Although the United States was key in the rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines, the data in this report show the U.S. S&E enterprise could be strengthened

S&E fields.

Federal agencies fund and perform research in a broad range of S&E fields, and each agency’s mission area is reflected in the major S&E fields in which it obligates funds. The information on federal obligations for research in S&E fields presented in this section addresses both basic research

The United States continues to perform the most R&D, award the most S&E doctoral degrees, and account for significant numbers of S&E research articles and citations worldwide. However, growth of S&E capabilities... This report covers trends in and the relative global position of the U.S. S&E enterprise, including

All S&E highest degree holders include professional degree holders not reported separately. The 2-year and precollege institutions include 2-year colleges and community colleges or technical institutes and preschool, elementary, middle, and secondary schools. The 4-year institutions include 4-year

Article counts refer to publications from selected journals and conference papers in S&E 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 author(s) listed in the article. Articles are... e West Bank and Gaza Strip are separate entities