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Working-age individuals, by occupational group and employment status: 2013–23
STEM includes S&E, S&E-related, and STEM middle-skill
February 12, 2026
Share of workers in occupational groups, by R&D intensity: 2022
Data include the employed, civilian, noninstitutionalized population ages 25–75 not currently in primary or secondary school. Missing occupations and those who have not worked in the past 5 years or have never worked are not included in the workforce data. STEM includes S&E, S&E-related, and STEM
February 12, 2026
Postgraduation plans of doctorate recipients with definite commitments, by broad field of study: Selected years, 1977–2017
Life sciences includes agricultural sciences and natural resources, biological and biomedical sciences, and health sciences. b Non-S&E fields not shown separately. c Percentages are based on the number of doctorate recipients reporting definite postgraduation commitments with response to type
September 26, 2019
Workers, by occupational group, educational level, and industry: 2017 and 2022
Data include the employed, civilian, noninstitutionalized population ages 25–75 not currently in primary or secondary school. Missing occupations and those who have not worked in the past 5 years or have never worked are not included in the workforce data. STEM includes S&E, S&E-related, and STEM
February 12, 2026
Employed STEM workers, by sex and occupation group: 2021
S&E = science and engineering; STEM = science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
May 30, 2024
U.S. workforce, by STEM occupation group and education level: 2021
S&E = science and engineering; STEM = science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
May 30, 2024
Educational attainment of STEM workers, by occupation group: 2021
S&E = science and engineering; STEM = science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
May 30, 2024
High school graduates who earned Carnegie credits in STEM courses, total and by STEM course type: 1990–2019
One Carnegie credit is defined as 120 hours of class instruction over the course of a secondary school year. Advanced mathematics covers courses in algebra II, trigonometry, precalculus and analysis, probability and statistics, and calculus. Advanced science and engineering covers courses
October 26, 2023
Demographic characteristics of skilled technical and total workforce of U.S. high R&D intensive industries: 2017
Skilled technical workers are in occupations that employ significant levels of S&E expertise and technical knowledge and whose educational attainment is less than a bachelor's degree. Employment figures are for those aged 25 and older and do not include those employed in military occupations. High
January 23, 2020
STEM workers with credentials, by occupation group and type of credential: 2020
S&E = science and engineering; STEM = science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
May 30, 2024
Median personal earnings for full-time, year-round workers, by sex and STEM occupation group: 2021
S&E = science and engineering; STEM = science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
May 30, 2024
Foreign content share of gross exports of the computer, electronic, and optical equipment industry, by selected region, country, or economy: 2015
U.S. exports do not include exports to Canada and Mexico. The EU includes 28 current member countries. EU exports do not include exports among individual EU member countries. China includes Hong Kong. China's exports do not include exports between mainland China
January 23, 2020
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