TABLE 50. Domestic full-time equivalent R&D employees and R&D scientists and engineers, by work status, industry, and company size: 2012
(Thousands)
Industry and company size
All industries
Manufacturing industries
Food
Beverage and tobacco products
Textile, apparel, and leather products
Wood products
Paper
Printing and related support activities
Petroleum and coal products
Chemicals
Basic chemicals
Resin, synthetic rubber, and artificial synthetic fibers
and filaments
Pesticide, fertilizer, and other agricultural chemical
Pharmaceuticals and medicines
Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation
Paint, coating, adhesive, and other chemicals
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 instrument
Other measuring and controlling device
Other computer and electronic products
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components
Transportation equipment
Automobiles, bodies, trailers, and parts
Aerospace products and parts
NAICS code
21–23, 31–33, 42–81
31–33
311
312
313–16
321
322
323
324
325
3251
Total
1,251
758
20
3
6
6i
6
3
4i
147
14
FTE R&D employeesa
Full-time
Full-time employees
R&D
working on R&D
part-time
employees
1,113
674
17
2
4
3
5
1
2
143
13
i
i
i
i
i
i
118
71
2
*
1
3
1
2
2
3
1
3252
3253
3254
3256
3255, 3259
326
327
331
332
333
33311
333295
3336
other 333
334
3342
3344
6
6
102
10
9
22
7
5
20
74
8
7
21
38
243
52
88
5
6
100
10
9
17 i
5i
3
13 i
67
7
7
20
33
221
51
80
*
*
1
*
*
3
2
3
7
6
*
*
1
5
15
*
1
3345
67
53
13
334510, 334517
22
22
23
21
37
22
115
54
56 i
13
19 i
36
20
101
49
48 i
334511
other 3345
other 334
335
336
3361–63
3364
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
Part-time
employees
working on R&D
Total
21
13
*
*
*
*
*
0
*
1
*
869
544
12
2
2
1
3
1
3
99
7
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
792
496
11
1
1
1
2
*
1
97
7
i
i
i
i
65
40
1
*
*
*
*
*
1
1
*
i
13
9
*
*
*
0
*
0
*
1
*
3
4
69
8
5
10
3
1
7
51
6
4
17
24
178
43
64
1
49
39
9
*
*
*
15
15
*
*
10
2i
1
2
14
5i
8
*
*
*
*
1
*
*
18
16 i
31 i
16
93
42
48 i
10
15 i
31 i
15
84
40
42 i
8
2
1
1
9
3
6
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
*
*
1
*
*
2
1
1
3
4
*
*
1
3
11
*
1
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
3
4
70
9
5
13 i
4i
2
10 i
55
6
5
18
27
195
44
70
i
*
*
1
*
*
2
*
*
*
1
*
*
*
*
7
*
6
i
FTE R&D scientists and engineersb
Full-time
Full-time employees
Part-time
R&D
working on R&D
employees
part-time working on R&D
employees
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
*
*
*
*
*
1
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
6
*
5
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
*
*i
*i
*i
*
*
*
TABLE 50. Domestic full-time equivalent R&D employees and R&D scientists and engineers, by work status, industry, and company size: 2012
(Thousands)
Industry and company size
Aircraft, aircraft engine, and aircraft parts
Guided missile, space vehicle, and related parts
Military armored vehicle, tank, and tank component
Other transportation
Furniture and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Medical equipment and supplies
Other miscellaneous manufacturing
Nonmanufacturing industries
Mining, extraction, and support activities
Utilities
Wholesale trade
Electronic shopping and electronic auctions
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
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
(except copyrighted works)
Other real estate and rental and leasing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Architectural, engineering, and related services
Computer systems design and related services
Scientific research and development services
Biotechnology research and development
Physical, engineering, and life sciences (except
biotechnology) research and development
Social sciences and humanities research
and development
Other professional, scientific, and technical services
Health care services
Other nonmanufacturing
NAICS code
Total
FTE R&D employeesa
Full-time
Full-time employees
R&D
working on R&D
part-time
employees
336411–13
336414–15, 336419
336992
other 336
337
339
3391
3399
21–23, 42–81
21
22
42
454111–12
48–49
51
511
52 i
4
*
5
3
52
38
15
493
9
1
20 i
7i
3
215
144
45
4
*
3
3
47
34
13
439
7
1
18
6
3
202
138
5111
5112
517
518
other 51
52
53
2i
142
13 i
30
28
14
1
2i
136
11 i
26
27
12
1
*
4
1
4
1
3
*
533
other 53
54
5413
5415
5417
541711
1
*i
202
26
80
69
23
1
*
175
19
71
63
21
*
*
23
6
8
4
1
541712
43
39
541720
other 54
621–23
3i
27
3
17
23, 44–45 (excluding
454111–12), 55–56,
624, 71–72, 81
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
8
*
*
1
*
4
3
1
47
1
1
1
1
*
10
4
i
i
i
i
i
i
Total
*
*
0
*
*
1
1
*
7
*
*
*
*
*
3
2
45
3
*
2
2
35
26
9
325
4
1
7
1
1
166
121
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
39
3
*
2
1
32
24
8
296
4
1
6
1
1
158
116
i
i
i
i
i
6
*
*
*
*
3
2
1
25
1
*
1
*
*
6
3
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
*
*
0
*
0
*
*
*
4
*
*
*
*
*
2
2
i
i
i
i
i
*i
2i
*
*
*i
*
*
1i
120
8i
16
21
6
1
1i
115
8i
14
20
5
1i
*
3
1
1
1
1
*
i
i
i
i
i
*
0
4
1i
1
2
1
1
*
128
19
59
34
15
1
*
112
14
53
32
14
*
*
14
4
6
1
1
i
i
i
i
i
3
1
19
17
1
*
2i
22 i
3i
1i
5
*i
*i
*i
*i
*
17 i
1i
*
14 i
1i
*i
3
*i
*i
*i
*i
11 i
6i
*i
8i
6i
2i
*i
i
i
i
i
i
Part-time
employees
working on R&D
FTE R&D scientists and engineersb
Full-time
Full-time employees
Part-time
R&D
working on R&D
employees
part-time working on R&D
employees
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
0
2i
0
*
*i
*
0
0
0
2i
1i
1i
1
*
TABLE 50. Domestic full-time equivalent R&D employees and R&D scientists and engineers, by work status, industry, and company size: 2012
(Thousands)
Industry and company size
All companies (number of domestic employees)
NAICS code
Total
–
1,251
FTE R&D employeesa
Full-time
Full-time employees
R&D
working on R&D
part-time
employees
1,113
Small companiesc
5–499
–
348
295 i
5–99
–
202
176 i
5–49
–
141
125 i
5–9
–
29
27 i
10–24
–
59
52 i
25–49
–
54
46 i
50–99
–
60
51 i
100–249
–
82
67 i
250–499
–
64
53
Medium and large companies
500–999
–
57
49
1,000–4,999
–
203
179
5,000–9,999
–
130
119
10,000–24,999
–
171
154
25,000 or more
–
342
315
* = amount < 500; i = > 50% of the estimate is a combination of imputation and reweighting to account for nonresponse.
Part-time
employees
working on R&D
Total
118 i
21
869
48
24
16
2
7
7
8
14
10
5
2
1
*
*
1
1
1
1
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
8
21
9
12 i
21
i
i
i
i
i
i
208
119
82
16
35
31
37
49
40
1i
3i
2
5
6i
37
139
84
114
287
FTE R&D scientists and engineersb
Full-time
Full-time employees
Part-time
R&D
working on R&D
employees
part-time working on R&D
employees
792
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
180
105
73
15
31
27
32
41
34
33
128
79
103
269
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
65 i
13 i
25
12
8
1
4
3
4
7
5
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
3
1
1
*
*
1
1
1
*
4
9i
4
7i
14
*
2
1
4
4
FTE = full-time equivalent; NAICS = 2007 North American Industry Classification System.
a
Includes scientists and engineers and their managers and also technicians, technologists, and support staff.
Includes scientists and engineers and their managers.
c
The upper bound is based on the U.S. Small Business Administration's definition of a small business; the Business R&D and Innovation Survey does not include companies with fewer than five domestic employees.
b
NOTES: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. The industry classification is based on the dominant business code for domestic R&D performance, where available. For companies that did not report business codes, the
classification used for sampling was assigned. Statistics are representative of companies located in the 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, 2012.
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