TABLE 120. Worldwide, domestic, and foreign all and R&D employment, by industry and company size: 2010
(Thousands)
Worldwide employees
Industry and company size
All industries
Manufacturing industries
Food
Beverage and tobacco products
Textiles, apparel, and leather products
Wood products
Paper
Printing and related support activities
Petroleum and coal products
Chemicals
Basic chemicals
Resin, synthetic rubber, fibers, and filaments
Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical
Pharmaceuticals and medicines
Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation
Paint, coating, adhesive, and other chemical
Plastics and rubber products
Nonmetallic mineral products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery
Agricultural implement
Semiconductor machinery
Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment
Other machinery
Computer and electronic products
Communications equipment
Semiconductor and other electronic components
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control
instruments
Electromedical, electrotherapeutic, and irradiation
apparatus
Search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical,
and nautical system and instruments
Other measuring and controlling instruments
Other computer and electronic products
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components
Transportation equipment
Automobiles, bodies, trailers, and parts
Aerospace products and parts
Aircraft, aircraft engine, and aircraft parts
Guided missile, space vehicle, and related parts
Military armored vehicle, tank, and tank components
Domestic employees
Foreign employees
NAICS code
All
R&D
% R&D
employees
All
R&D
% R&D
employees
21–23, 31–33, 42–81
31–33
311
312
313–316
321
322
323
324
325
3251
3252
3253
3254
3256
3255, 3259
326
327
331
332
333
33311
333295
3336
other 333
334
3342
3344
29,195
17,408
2,305
614
304
132
356
189
D
2,522
332
218
64
1,065
483
359
666
248
373
543
1,450
140
37
134
1,140
2,782
354
747
1,924
1,180
29
7
6
2
12
4
6
234
18
7
D
160
18
D
27
13
8
29
86
9
9
12
57
390
85
133
6.6
6.8
1.2
1.2
1.9
1.7
3.3
2.0
D
9.3
5.5
3.2
D
15.0
3.6
D
4.1
5.3
2.2
5.4
5.9
6.4
23.1
8.6
5.0
14.0
24.0
17.9
18,638
10,260
1,541
276
206
109
209
164
66
1,439
198
136
45
619
252
189
467
159
264
451
800
80
24
78
618
1,393
212
290
1,412
849
22
3
5
2
8
3
4
169
12
5
4
120
12
16
21
9
7
27
65
7
6
10
42
266
55
80
7.6
8.3
1.5
1.2
2.5
2.0
3.8
2.0
5.4
11.8
6.1
3.8
9.1
19.5
4.7
8.4
4.5
5.5
2.8
6.1
8.2
8.8
27.2
12.8
6.8
19.1
26.0
27.8
10,557
7,148
764
338
98
24
147
25
D
1,083
134
82 i
19
446
231
170
200
89
108
93
650 i
60
13
56
522 i
1,389
142
457
512
331
6
4
1
*
4
*
2
64
6
2i
D
39
6
D
6
5
1
2
20
2
2
2
15
124
30
53
4.9
4.6
0.8
1.1
0.5
*
2.7
1.9
D
6.0
4.5
2.2
D
8.8
2.5
D
3.0
5.1
0.8
1.9
3.1
3.3
15.7
2.7
2.8
8.9
21.0
11.6
3345
954
105
11.1
605
89
14.7
348
17
4.8
334510, 334517
155
24
15.2
122
21
17.1
33
3
8.1
334511
other 3345
other 334
335
336
3361–3363
3364
336411–336413
336414, 336415, 336419
336992
402
397
727
820
2,950
1,642
1,002
D
D
4
51
31
66
51
215
88
102
96
7
*
12.7
7.8
9.1
6.2
7.3
5.4
10.2
D
D
8.7
289
194
286
351
1,670
709
766
658
108
4
48
20
42
29
155
50
81
75
6
*
16.5
10.4
14.5
8.4
9.3
7.1
10.6
11.4
6.0
8.7
3
11
25
22
60
38
21
21
*
0
2.8
5.3
5.6
4.6
4.7
4.1
8.8
D
D
0.0
All
113
203 i
441
469
1,280
933
237
D
D
0
R&D
% R&D
employees
TABLE 120. Worldwide, domestic, and foreign all and R&D employment, by industry and company size: 2010
(Thousands)
Worldwide employees
Industry and company size
Other transportation
Furniture and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Medical equipment and supplies
Other miscellaneous manufacturing
Nonmanufacturing industries
Mining, extraction, and support activities
Utilities
Construction
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Electronic shopping and electronic auctions
Other retail trade
Transportation and warehousing
Information
Publishing
Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers
Software publishers
Telecommunications
Data processing, hosting, and related services
Other information
Finance and insurance
Real estate and rental and leasing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Architectural, engineering, and related services
Computer systems design and related services
Scientific R&D services
Biotechnology R&D
Physical, engineering, and life sciences (except
biotechnology) R&D
Social sciences and humanities R&D
Other professional, scientific, and technical services
Health care services
Other nonmanufacturing
All companies (number of employees)
Small companies (number of employees)a
5–499
5–99
5–49
5–9
10–24
25–49
NAICS code
other 336
337
339
3391
3399
All
302 i
205
D
483
D
R&D
Domestic employees
% R&D
employees
24 i
6
56
38
19
7.9
2.8
D
7.8
D
All
192 i
171
524
307
217
R&D
Foreign employees
% R&D
employees
All
R&D
% R&D
employees
23 i
6
46
33
14
12.0
3.3
8.8
10.6
6.3
110 i
33
D
176
D
1i
*
10
5
5
1.0
0.5
D
2.9
D
21–23, 42–81
21
22
23
42
44, 45
454111, 454112
other 44, 45
48, 49
51
511
5111
5112
517
518
other 51
52
53
54
5413
5415
5417
541711
11,787
380
402
273
388
268
D
D
1,164
2,498
1,147
52
1,095
850
182
319
1,795
43
2,405
545
1,017
301
129
744
9
4
13
15
5
3
2
2
300
226
4
222
18 i
23
32
20
1
339
41
160
106
31
6.3
2.4
0.9
4.9
3.9
1.9
D
D
*
12.0
19.7
8.3
20.2
2.1
12.9
10.1
1.1
3.3
14.1
7.6
15.7
35.1
24.2
8,378
232
394
239
309
234
40
194
834
1,770
549
40
509
843
128
251
1,490
40
1,564
434
601
209
74
563
7
3
13
14
4
3
1
2
208
145
4
141
17 i
21
26
16
1
260
39
114
80
25
6.7
3.1
0.9
5.3
4.6
1.9
7.7
0.7
*
11.7
26.3
9.8
27.6
2.0
16.4
10.2
1.1
2.8
16.6
9.0
19.0
38.4
33.1
3,409
148
8
34
79
35
D
D
330
727
598
12
586
8
54
68
305
3
841
111
416 i
92
55
181
2
*
1
1
1
*
*
*
92
81
*
81
2
2
7
5
*
79
2i
46
25
7
5.3
1.2
1.6
1.9
0.9
1.8
D
D
*
12.6
13.6
3.1
13.8
21.0
4.5
9.7
1.5
8.6
9.4
2.1
11.0
27.6
12.3
541712
541720
other 54
621–623
55, 56, 624, 71, 72, 81
165
7
542
348
1,823
71
3i
32
10
26
43.0
47.8
5.8
2.8
1.4
128
7
320
346
925
52
3i
26
10
25
41.0
47.2
8.0
2.8
2.7
37
*
222
2i
898 i
18
*
6
*i
1
50.2
71.2
2.6
7.6
*
–
29,195
1,924
6.6
18,638
1,412
7.6
10,557
512
4.9
–
–
–
–
–
–
3,918
1,679
1,021
143
347
531
492
295
205
40
85
80
12.6
17.6
20.1
27.8
24.5
15.1
3,270
1,518
957
124
326
506
441
270
191
35
80
75
13.5
17.8
19.9
28.4
24.5
14.9
648
162
64
18
21
25
51
25
14
4
5
5
7.9
15.6
22.0
23.8
24.5
18.5
TABLE 120. Worldwide, domestic, and foreign all and R&D employment, by industry and company size: 2010
(Thousands)
Worldwide employees
Industry and company size
NAICS code
All
R&D
% R&D
employees
Domestic employees
All
R&D
% R&D
employees
Foreign employees
All
50–99
–
659
90
13.7
561
79
14.1
97
100–249
–
1,329
115
8.7
1,020
102
10.0
309
250–499
–
909
83
9.1
732
70
9.6
177
Medium and large companies (number of employees)
500–999
–
1,033
72
6.9
745
58
7.8
288
1,000–4,999
–
4,739
322
6.8
2,628
217
8.3
2,112
5,000–9,999
–
2,877
207
7.2
1,651
130
7.9
1,226
10,000–24,999
–
3,997
248
6.2
2,555
176
6.9
1,442
25,000 or more
–
12,631
583
4.6
7,788
390
5.0
4,842
* = amount < 500 employees; D = data withheld to avoid disclosing operations of individual companies; i = value > 50% of estimate is a combination of imputation and reweighting to account for nonresponse.
R&D
% R&D
employees
11
13
13
11.5
4.3
7.1
14
105
77
72
193
4.8
5.0
6.3
5.0
4.0
NAICS = 2007 North American Industry Classification System.
a
Upper bound based on U.S. Small Business Administration's definition of small business; Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS) does not include companies with fewer than five domestic employees.
NOTES: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Industry classification based on dominant business code for domestic R&D performance where available. For companies that did not report business codes, classification used
for sampling was assigned. Statistics are representative of companies located in United States that performed or funded R&D.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics and U.S. Census Bureau, Business R&D and Innovation Survey, 2010.