TABLE 118. Worldwide, domestic, and foreign R&D employment, by sex, industry, and company size: 2010
(Thousands)
Worldwide
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
Other transportation
Domestic
Foreign
NAICS code
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
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
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
1,437
899
17
4
3
2
9
3
5
132
13
6
5
81
9
18
22
10
7
26
77
8
7
10
51
310
64
106
487
281
12
3
2
*
3
1
1
102
5
1
D
79
8
D
5
3
1
3
8
1
1
1
6
80
21
28
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
1,060
651
13
2
3
2
6
2
3
96
9
4
3
61
6
12
17
7
7
25
60
7
6
9
38
214
42
64
352
198
10
2
2
*
2
1
1
74
3
1
1
59
5
4
4
2
1
3
6
1
1
1
4
51
13
16
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
376
248
4
2
*
*
3
*
2
36
4
1i
2
20
3
6
5
3i
1
2
18
2
2
1
13
96
22
41
135
82
3
2
*
*
1
*
*
28
2
*i
D
19
3
D
1
1
*
*
2
*
*
*
2
28
8
11
3345
105
86
19
89
73
16
17
13
4
334510, 334517
24
18
5
21
16
5
3
2
1
51
31
66
51
215
88
102
96
7
*
24 i
43
25
55
44
183
77
87
81
6
*
20 i
7
6
12
7
32
12
16
15
1
*
4i
48
20
42
29
155
50
81
75
6
*
23 i
41
16
35
26
132
43
69
63
6
*
19 i
7
4
7
4
23
7
13
12
1
*
4i
3
11
25
22
60
38
21
21
*
0
1i
3
8i
20
18
51
33
18
18
*
0
1i
*
3i
5
3
9
5
3
3
*
0
*i
334511
other 3345
other 334
335
336
3361–3363
3364
336411–336413
336414, 336415, 336419
336992
other 336
Total
Male
Female
TABLE 118. Worldwide, domestic, and foreign R&D employment, by sex, industry, and company size: 2010
(Thousands)
Worldwide
Industry and company size
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
50–99
100–249
Domestic
Foreign
NAICS code
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
337
339
3391
3399
6
56
38
19
5
42
27
14
1
15
10
4
6
46
33
14
4
34
24
11
1
12
9
3
*
10
5
5
*
7
4
3
*
3
1
1
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
744
9
4
13
15
5
3
2
2
300
226
4
222
18 i
23
32
20
1
339
41
160
106
31
538
7
3
11
10
4
3
1
1
233
176
3
173
14 i
17
26
11
1
236
35
127
54
15
206
2
1
2
5
1
1
1
1
67
50
1
49
4i
7
6
9
*
103
7
33
52
17
563
7
3
13
14
4
3
1
2
208
145
4
141
17 i
21
26
16
1
260
39
114
80
25
410
6
3
10
10
3
2
1
1
160
112
3
109
13 i
15
20
9
1
188
33
92
46
12
153
1
1
2
5
1
1
*
1
48
32
1
32
4i
6
5
7
*
72
7
23
34
12
181
2
*
1
1
1
*
*
*
92
81
*
81
2
2
7
5
*
79
2i
46
25
7
128
1
*
1i
*
*
*
*
*
73
64
*
64
1
2
6
3
*
48
2i
35
8
3
53
*
*
*i
*
*
*
*
*
19
17
*
17
*
1
1
2
*
31
*i
10
18
4
541712
541720
other 54
621–623
55, 56, 624, 71, 72, 81
71
3i
32
10
26
37
2i
21
3
17
33
2i
11
7
9
52
3i
26
10
25
32
2i
17
3
16
20
2i
9
7
9
18
*
6
*i
1
5
*
4i
*i
1
13
*
2i
*i
*
–
1,924
1,437
487
1,412
1,060
352
512
376
135
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
492
295
205
40
85
80
90
115
384
234
162
27
70
65
72
88
108
61
43
12
15
15
18
27
441
270
191
35
80
75
79
102
343
213
151
24
65
61
63
77
99
56
40
11
15
14
16
25
51
25
14
4
5
5
11
13
41
21
11
3
4
4
9
11
10
4
3
1
1
1
2
3
TABLE 118. Worldwide, domestic, and foreign R&D employment, by sex, industry, and company size: 2010
(Thousands)
Worldwide
Industry and company size
NAICS code
Total
Male
Domestic
Female
Total
Male
Foreign
Female
Total
Male
Female
250–499
–
83
62
20
70
53
18
13
10
Medium and large companies (number of employees)
500–999
–
72
55
17
58
44
14
14
11
1,000–4,999
–
322
239
82
217
160
57
105
79
5,000–9,999
–
207
142
65
130
92
38
77
50
10,000–24,999
–
248
178
70
176
127
49
72
51
25,000 or more
–
583
439
144
390
295
95
193
144
* = 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.
3
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.
3
25
27
21
50