TABLE 30. Domestic R&D employment, by occupation, sex, industry, and company size: 2008
(Thousands of employees)
Engineers and their
managers
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
NAICS code
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
Total
Male
799
470
2
1
2
1
3
1
2i
24
3
1
*i
11
4
4
8
4i
2
15
42
6
5
4
27
212
44
82
672
410
2
1
2
1
2
1
2i
18
2
1
*i
8
2
4
7
4
2
14
38
5
4
4
25
184
38
72
Scientists and their
managers
Technicians and
technologists
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
128
60
1
*
*
*
1
*
1
6
1
*
*
4
1
1
1
*
*
1
4
*
*
*
2
27
6
10
188
126
5
1
*
1
3
*
1
87
8
1
3
67
5
4
1
1
*
1
2
*
*
*
1
12
*
2
120
80
3
1
*
*
2
*
1
50
6
1
2
36
3
3
1
1
*
1
2
*
*
*
1
9
*
2
68
47
2
*
*
*
1
*
*
37
2
*
1
31
2
1
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
2
*
*
244
137
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
33
6
1
1
20
1
3
5
3
2
8
10
1
1
2
6
24
3
9
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
Male
i
i
i
i
Support staff
(clerical and others)
Female
Total
177
104
2
*
1
1
1
*
1i
20
5i
1
1i
10
1
2
4
3
2
7
9
1
1
2
6
19
2
7
67
33
2
*
1
*
*
*
*
13
2
*
*
10
1
1
1
*
*
1
1
*
*
*
*
5
*
2
194
116
3
*
3
*
1
1
*
30
2
*
*
26
1
1
3
1
3
5
6
*
1
1
4
28
8
6
i
i
i
i
Male
i
i
i
i
i
Female
101
61
1
*
1
*
*
1i
*i
11
1
*
*i
9
*
*
2
1
2
4
4
*
*
*
3
14
5
3
93
55
1
*
2
*
*
*
*
20
1
*
*
17
1
*
1
*
1
1
2
*
*
*
1
14
2
2
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control
instruments
3345
48
42
6
8
6
2
10
8
2
11
3
8
Electromedical, electrotherapeutic, and irradiation
apparatus
334510, 334517
12
10
2
3
2
1
3
2
1
2
1
1
Search, detection, navigation, guidance,
aeronautical, and nautical systems and instruments
i
i
22 i
20 i
3i
4
3
1
4i
3i
1i
7i
1i
6i
Other measuring and controlling instruments
other 3345
13
12
1
2
1
*
3
2
*
2
1
1
Computer and peripheral equipment and other
computer and electronic products
3341, 3343, 3346
38
32
6i
1
1
*
3
2
1i
5
3
2
335
336
3361–3363
3364
13
113
44
67
12
100
38
60
1i
4
2
2
1i
3
2
2
*i
1
*
*
4
25
8
16
3
21
7
13
1
3
1
2i
2
23 i
3
19 i
1
15 i
2
12 i
1
8i
1
7i
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components
Transportation equipment
Automobiles, bodies, trailers, and parts
Aerospace products and parts
334511
i
i
1
14
6
8
TABLE 30. Domestic R&D employment, by occupation, sex, industry, and company size: 2008
(Thousands of employees)
Engineers and their
managers
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
Internet service providers, Web search portals, and
data processing 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
Other professional, scientific, and technical services
Health care services
Other nonmanufacturing
All companies
Small companies (number of domestic employees)a
5–499
5–99
5–49
NAICS code
Total
Male
336411–336413
336414, 336415, 336419
336992
other 336
337
339
3391
3399
62
5
*
2
3
23
13
10
55
5
*
2
2
20
11
9
329
3
*
1i
6i
4
3
1
1
174
120
262
3
*
1i
6i
3
2
1
1
136 i
95
21–23, 42–81
21
22
23
42
44, 45
4541
other 44, 45
48, 49
51
511
Scientists and their
managers
Female
7
*
*
*
*
3
2
1i
67
*
*
*
1
1
1
*
*
38
25
i
i
i
i
Technicians and
technologists
Total
Male
Support staff
(clerical and others)
Total
Male
Female
Female
Total
Male
Female
2
*
*
*
*
4
4
1
1
*
*
*
*
3
2
1
*
*
0
0
*
1
1
*
15
1i
*
1
2i
11
5
5
12
1i
*
1
1i
8
4
4
2i
*i
0
*i
*
3
2
1
18 i
1
*
1
1i
7
4
3
11 i
1
*
*
1i
3
2
2
6i
*
*
*
*i
3
2
1
62
1
*i
*
1i
0
0
0
*
7
6
40
*
*i
*
1i
0
0
0
*
6
5
22
*
*i
*
1i
0
0
0
*
1
1
107
2
*i
*
4i
*
*
*
*
27
16
72
2
*i
*
3i
*
*
*
*
21
12
34
*
*i
*
1i
*
*
*
*
6
4
78
*
*
4
3i
*
*
*
*
16
11
40
*
*
4
2i
*
*
0
*
10
7i
38
*
*
1
1i
*
*
*
*
6
4i
5111
1i
1i
*i
*i
*i
*
*i
*i
*i
*i
*i
*i
5112
517
119
25 i
95
21 i
25 i
4i
6
*i
5
*i
1
*i
15
3i
11
3i
4
1i
10
1i
6i
*i
4i
*i
518
other 51
27 i
2
18 i
2
9i
*
1
*
1
*
*
*
7
1
6
1
2
*
1
3
1
2
1
1
52
53
54
5413
5415
5417
other 54
621–623
55, 56, 61, 624, 71, 72, 81
5
1
125
20
64
25
16
1
7i
4
1
101
16
51
20
13
1
6i
2
*
23
3
13
4
3
*
2i
*i
*
45
4
5
31
5
4
3
*
*
28
3
4
18
4
3
1
*i
*i
16
1
1
13
1
1
2
1
1
63
8
25
21
9
2
5i
1
*
41
6
20
9
6
*
3i
*
*
22
2
6
12
3
2
2i
1
1
35
7
6
18
5
5
14
*i
*
15
4
3
6
1
*
9
1
*
20
3
3
12
3
5
5
21–23, 31–33, 42–81
799
672
128
188
120
68
244
177
67
194
101
93
–
–
–
201
119
87
177
106
77
24
13
10
54
34
23
38
25
18
16
9
5
86
52
37
63
37
27
23
15
10
69
37
27
38
19
13
31
18
13
TABLE 30. Domestic R&D employment, by occupation, sex, industry, and company size: 2008
(Thousands of employees)
Engineers and their
managers
Industry and company size
5–24
25–49
50–99
100–249
250–499
Scientists and their
managers
Technicians and
technologists
Support staff
(clerical and others)
NAICS code
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
–
–
–
–
–
55
31
33
48
34
49
28
29
41
29
6
3
3
7
5
13
10
11
14
7
11
7
7
9
5
2
3
4
5
2
22
15
16
20
13
16
11
10
16
10
6
3
5
5
4
19
8
10
25
7
9
5
6
15
4
10
3
4
10
4
5
22
13
15
48 i
8
28
17
41
41
5
16
10
25
25
3
11
7
16
15
13
37
21
31
55
10
26
15
23
40
3
11
6
8
15
8
22
22
24
49 i
5
11
12
10
26 i
3
11
10
15
23 i
Medium and large companies (number of domestic
employees)
500–999
–
34
29
1,000–4,999
–
138
116
5,000–9,999
–
65
52
10,000–24,999
–
95
80
25,000 or more
–
266
218 i
* = amount < $500,000; i = value > 50% of estimate is a combination of imputation and reweighting to account for nonresponse.
NAICS = 2002 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. After 2008
BRDIS sample was selected and surveyed, an error was identified that resulted in excluding 226,884 single-establishment companies with five paid employees from sample frame. Most excluded establishments were classified
in industries with low R&D intensities, such as construction, retail trade, and service sectors. Based on available information for these small single-establishment companies, their contribution to 2008 R&D estimates is
estimated to be negligible.
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, 2008.