TABLE 76. Worldwide, domestic, and foreign all and R&D employment, by industry and company size: 2009
(Thousands of employees)
Worldwide employees
Domestic employees
Foreign employees
NAICS code
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
27,094
16,679
2,015
339
269
157
349
184
185
2,286
399
239
75
910
411
251
667
263
367
596
1,388
141
39
120
1,089
2,697
370
735
1,879
1,137
30
4
6
4
12
4
3
201
17
8
6
136
16
17
30
6
7
34
82
10
8
7
57
371
94
121
6.9
6.8
1.5
1.1
2.2
2.4
3.4
1.9
1.8
8.8
4.2
3.4
8.6
15.0
4.0
6.8
4.5
2.3
2.0
5.8
5.9
7.1
21.3
5.8
5.3
13.8
25.3
16.5
17,788
9,882
1,435
112
175
124
216
170
85
1,287
220
162
49
538
159
159
459
204
256
480
799
83
24
74
618
1,268
213
279
1,424
850
24
2
5
4
8
3
2
157
12
7
5
110
11
13
22
5
7
33
65
7
6
5
46
260
63
76
8.0
8.6
1.6
1.8
2.8
3.0
3.8
2.0
2.3
12.2
5.4
4.1
9.5
20.4
6.7
8.3
4.7
2.7
2.6
6.9
8.1
8.4
24.8
7.3
7.5
20.5
29.6
27.4
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control
instruments
3345
980
101
10.3
565
83
Electromedical, electrotherapeutic, and irradiation
apparatus
334510, 334517
285
25
8.9
159
22
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 implements
Semiconductor machinery
Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment
Other machinery
Computer and electronic products
Communications equipment
Semiconductor and other electronic components
Search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical,
and nautical system and instruments
Other measuring and controlling instruments
Computer and peripheral equipment and other computer
and electronic products
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components
Transportation equipment
Automobiles, bodies, trailers, and parts
Aerospace products and parts
All
R&D
% R&D
employees
R&D
% R&D
employees
9,306
6,798
580
227
94
32
133
14
101
999
179
76 i
25
372
253
93
208
59
112
116
589
58
15
46
471
1,429
158
456
454
287
7
2
1
*
4
*
1
44
5
2
2
26
6
4
8
*
1
1
18
3
2
1
11
111
31
45
4.9
4.2
1.2
0.8
1.1
*
2.8
0.6
1.4
4.4
2.7
2.0
6.7
7.1
2.2
4.4
3.9
0.8
0.6
0.9
3.0
5.2
15.5
3.2
2.3
7.8
19.5
9.9
14.7
415
18
4.3
13.8
126
All
3i
2.7
334511
353
48
13.7
228 i
41
18.0
126 i
7
5.9
other 3345
341
27
8.0
178
20
11.3
163
7
4.3
other 334
611
55
9.1
211
38
17.8
400
18
4.4
335
336
3361–3363
3364
739
3,055
1,722
1,174
45
220
87
110
6.2
7.2
5.1
9.3
320
1,748
753
862
25
167
55
89
7.8
9.5
7.3
10.4
419
1,307
969
313
21
53
32
20
4.9
4.1
3.3
6.5
TABLE 76. Worldwide, domestic, and foreign all and R&D employment, by industry and company size: 2009
(Thousands of employees)
Worldwide employees
Industry and company size
Aircraft, aircraft engine, and aircraft parts
Guided missile, space vehicle, and related parts
Military armored vehicle, tank, and tank components
Other transportation equipment
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 mail-order houses
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
Small companies (number of domestic employees)a
5–499
R&D
Domestic employees
% R&D
employees
NAICS code
All
All
336411–336413
336414, 336415, 336419
336992
other 336
337
339
3391
3399
949
225
3
156
211
912
601
311
100
9
*
23 i
5
72
50
22
10.6
4.1
5.4
14.9
2.6
7.9
8.3
7.1
663
198
3
130 i
172
572
352
219
21–23, 42–81
21
22
23
42
44, 45
4541
other 44, 45
48, 49
51
511
5111
5112
517
518
other 51
52
53
54
5413
5415
5417
541711
10,415
444
398
83
242
383
45
338
920
2,499
1,128
58
1,071
840
210
320
1,399
54
2,439
328
1,090
284
121
742
11
2
5
8i
5
4
*
2
295
221
4
217
28 i
27
18
27
1
374
40
154
107
43
7.1
2.5
0.6
5.8
3.4
1.2
9.6
*
*
11.8
19.6
6.9
20.3
3.4
13.0
5.7
1.9
1.8
15.3
12.3
14.2
37.5
35.6
7,906
235
391
71
163
371
38
334
849
1,795
542
49
493
835
155
262 i
1,115
48
1,721
240
756
234
105
574
9
2
4
7
3
3
*
2
206
140
4
137
27
23
15
22
1
307
39
117
85
36
541712
153
59
38.3
120
541720
other 54
621–623
55, 56, 61, 624, 71, 72, 81
11
737
271
1,283
5
72
6
7
47.7
9.8
2.2
0.5
9i
491
266
882
–
27,094
1,879
6.9
17,788
–
3,832
504
13.2
3,045
Foreign employees
% R&D
employees
R&D
81
8
*
22 i
5
57
38
19
All
R&D
% R&D
employees
12.2
4.2
6.7
17.2
3.1
9.9
10.7
8.7
286
27
1i
25 i
39
341
249
92
19
1
*
1i
*
15
12
3
6.8
3.3
*
3.0
*
4.4
4.8
3.4
7.3
3.6
0.5
5.6
4.2
0.9
8.1
*
*
11.5
25.9
7.5
27.7
3.3
14.8
5.7
2.0
2.0
17.8
16.2
15.5
36.5
34.1
2,509
210
7
12
79
11
7
4
72
704
587
9
578
5
55
58
284
6
718
89
333 i
50
16 i
167
2
*
1
1i
1i
1i
*
*
89
80
*
80
1
4
3
4
*
67
1
37
21
7
6.7
1.2
0.9
6.6
1.7
11.5
17.4
0.5
*
12.6
13.7
3.6
13.9
19.2
7.9
5.4
1.6
*
9.3
1.7
11.2
41.9
45.7
45
37.3
33
14
41.6
5i
65
6
6
54.7
13.3
2.2
0.7
2
245
5
401
*
7
*
1
15.7
2.8
1.9
*
1,424
8.0
9,306
454
4.9
459
15.1
787
45
5.7
i
i
i
i
TABLE 76. Worldwide, domestic, and foreign all and R&D employment, by industry and company size: 2009
(Thousands of employees)
Worldwide employees
Industry and company size
NAICS code
All
R&D
5–99
–
1,803
314
5–49
–
1,099
208
5–24
–
585
122
25–49
–
515
86
50–99
–
703
106
100–249
–
1,112
105
250–499
–
918
84
Medium and large companies (number of domestic employees)
500–999
–
1,083
83
1,000–4,999
–
3,856
297
5,000–9,999
–
2,608
168
10,000–24,999
–
4,411
292
25,000 or more
–
11,302
533
* = amount < 500 employees; i = value > 50% of estimate is a combination of imputation and reweighting to account for nonresponse.
Domestic employees
% R&D
employees
All
17.4
19.0
20.9
16.8
15.0
9.5
9.2
7.7
7.7
6.5
6.6
4.7
Foreign employees
R&D
% R&D
employees
All
R&D
% R&D
employees
1,471
869
429
440
602
853
721
295
197
116
81
99
91
72
20.1
22.6
27.1
18.3
16.4
10.7
10.0
332
231
156
75
101
259
197
19
12
6
6
7
14
12
5.6
5.1
3.9
7.4
6.8
5.4
6.3
795
2,349
1,603
2,679
7,316
64
204
112
212
374
8.0
8.7
7.0
7.9
5.1
288
1,507
1,005
1,733
3,986
20
94
56
81
160
6.8
6.2
5.6
4.7
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, 2009.