TABLE 46. Worldwide, domestic, and foreign R&D employment, by sex, 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
Aircraft, aircraft engine, and aircraft parts
Guided missile, space vehicle, and related parts
NAICS code
21–23, 31–33, 42–81
31–33
311
312
313–16
321
322
323
324
325
3251
Total
2,065
1,261
32
6
8
8i
8
5
6
220
20
Worldwide
Male
Female
Total
Domestic
Male
Female
Total
Foreign
Male
Female
163
95
4
1
*
*
*
*
*
27
2
1,542
960
19
4
4i
7i
7
4i
4
123
14
524
301
13
3
4i
1i
1
1i
1
97
6
1,469
886
24
3
7
8i
7
4
4
162
15
1,108
681
15
2
3i
7i
6
4i
3
92
11
361
205
9
1
4i
1i
1
1i
1
70
4
597
375
8
3
1
*
1
*
1
58
5
434
280
4
2
*
*
1
*
1
30
4
1
2
55
5
2
5
2
1
3
11
1
1
4
5
55
11
20
i
3
2
36
7
5
6
4
*
2
43
5
2
18
18
158
26
75
2
1
17
3
4
4
3i
*
2
35
4
2
14
15
122
20
57
*
1
20
3
1
2
1
*
*
8
*
*
4
3
37
6
18 i
3252
3253
3254
3256
3255, 3259
326
327
331
332
333
33311
333295
3336
other 333
334
3342
3344
8
8
151
18
15
36
12
8
33
131
13
9
41
68
426
79
175
7
5
76
9
11
29 i
9i
7
30 i
113
11
8
34
60
334
62
137
2
3
74
8
4
7i
3
1
3i
18
1
1
8
8
92
17
38 i
6
6
114
11
10
30
8
7
31
89
8
7
24
50
267
53
101
5
4
60
6
7
24
6
6
28
78
7
6
20
45
212
42
81
3345
98
75 i
23 i
76
58
18 i
22
17 i
5i
334510, 334517
26
20
6i
22
17
5i
4
3
1i
334511
other 3345
other 334
335
336
3361–63
3364
336411–13
336414–15, 336419
33
39
73
42
202
110
82
76
5
23
32 i
59
36
173
96
68
64
5
30
24
37
25
147
64
73
68 i
5
21
20 i
31
22
126
56
61
56 i
5
3
16
36
17
55
46
9
9
*
2
12 i
28
14
48
40
7
7
*
1i
3i
8
3
7
6
1
1
*
10
7
14
6
29
14
13
13
1
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
9
4
6
3
22
8
12
12
1
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
TABLE 46. Worldwide, domestic, and foreign R&D employment, by sex, industry, and company size: 2012
(Thousands)
Industry and company size
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
All companies (number of domestic employees)
Small companiesa
5–499
5–99
5–49
5–9
NAICS code
Total
Worldwide
Male
Female
*
2
1
20
15
5
223
2
*
5
*
2
74
54
1
53
3
10
6
12
*
Domestic
Male
Female
*
10
5
57
40
17
583
9
2
25 i
9
3
225
148
2i
146
13 i
33
31
26
1
*
9
4
42
29
13
427
8
1
20
9
2
175
114
2
113
10
25
26
15
1
*
1
1
15
11
4
155
1
*
4
*
1
50
34
1
33
3
8
5
10
*
1
1i
248
39
101
75
25
1
*
173
31
80
38
11
Total
Total
336992
other 336
337
339
3391
3399
21–23, 42–81
21
22
42
454111–12
48–49
51
511
5111
5112
517
518
other 51
52
53
*
11
5
75
52
23
804
13
2
26 i
11
4
326
233
3i
230
14 i
41
37
31
2
*
9
4
55
38
17
582
11
2
21
11
2
252
179
2
177
11
31
31
18
1
533
other 53
54
5413
5415
5417
541711
1
1i
353
42
162 i
107
32
1
*
238
34
126
48
13
541712
541720
other 54
621–23
72
4
41
6
33
2i
31 i
2i
39
2i
10 i
4i
46
4
33
6
24
2i
25 i
2i
22
2i
8i
4i
–
31
2,065
23 i
1,542
8i
524
28
1,469
20 i
1,108
8i
361
3
597
–
–
–
–
494
286
201
42
383
220
153
31
112
66
48
11
342
202
141
30
95
56
40
8
57
28
19
4
23, 44–45 (excluding
454111–12), 55–56,
624, 71–72, 81
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
*
*
115
9
37
59
18
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
437
258
181
38
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
*
*
75
8
22
37
13
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
0
1
*
18
12
6
222
3
*
2i
2
*
100
85
*i
85
1
8
6
5
*
Foreign
Male
Female
0
*
*
13
9
5
154
3
*
1
2
0
77
65
*
65
1
6
5
3
*
0
*
*
5
3
2
67
*
*
*
*
*
23
20
*
20
*
2
1
2
*
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
*
*
105 i
3
61 i
32
7
*
0
64 i
3
46 i
10
2
*
*i
40 i
1
15 i
22
5
26
*
8i
*i
8
*i
6i
*i
17
*i
3i
*i
3
434
41
18 i
11 i
1i
1
163
16
10
8
3
i
i
i
i
TABLE 46. Worldwide, domestic, and foreign R&D employment, by sex, industry, and company size: 2012
(Thousands)
Industry and company size
NAICS code
Total
Worldwide
Male
10–24
–
76
59
25–49
–
83
63
50–99
–
86
67
100–249
–
116
91
250–499
–
93
72
Medium and large companies
500–999
–
83
64
1,000–4,999
–
335
251
5,000–9,999
–
247
167
10,000–24,999
–
263
193
25,000 or more
–
643
484
* = amount < 500; i = > 50% of the estimate is a combination of imputation and reweighting to account for nonresponse.
Female
i
i
i
i
17
20
18
25
21
19
84
80
70
159
i
i
i
i
Total
Domestic
Male
73
70
77
101
79
57
54
61
79
61
67
226
138
198
401
52
170
96
146
302
Female
i
i
i
i
16
16
16
21
18
15
57
41
53
99
Total
i
i
i
i
3
13
9
15
14
16
108
109
65
242
Foreign
Male
2
9i
7
11
11
12
81
70
47
182
Female
1i
4i
2
4
3
4
27
39
17
59
NAICS = 2007 North American Industry Classification System.
a
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.
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.