TABLE 37. Domestic full-time equivalent R&D employees and R&D scientists and engineers, by work status, industry, and company size: 2011
(Thousands)
FTE R&D employeesa
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 systems and
instruments
Other measuring and controlling device
Other computer and electronic products
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components
Transportation equipment
Motor vehicles, bodies, trailers, and parts
Aerospace products and parts
NAICS code
Total
21–23, 31–33, 42–81
31–33
311
312
313–316
321
322
323
324
325
3251
1,231
723
24
3
5
2
7
2
5
145
17
Full-time
R&D
employees
FTE R&D scientists and engineersb
Full-time
employees working
on R&D part time
154
91
2
*
1
1
1
1
*
4
1
i
i
i
i
1,061
623
20
3
4
1
6
1
4i
140
16
5
5
95
14
9
16
6i
4
19
74
7
7i
22
38
236
49
81 i
5
5
93
13
8
10
4
3
10
63
7
6
21
29
213
47
75 i
*
*
1
*
1
6
2
1
8
10
*
*
1
9
22
2
6
i
63
50
12
334510, 334517
22 i
21
334511
other 3345
other 334
335
336
3361, 3362, 3363
3364
23
18
43
24
98
47
43
13
16
42
21
76
38
31
3252
3253
3254
3256
3255, 3259
326
327
331
332
333
33311
333295
3336
other 333
334
3342
3344
3345
i
i
i
Part-time
employees
working on R&D
Total
17
8
1
*
*
*
*
*
*
2
*
853
520
12
2
2
1
6
1
2
97
10
Full-time
R&D
employees
Full-time
employees working
on R&D part time
Part-time
employees
working on R&D
764
466
11
2
2
1
6
1
2i
94
10
81
50
1
*
*
*
*
*
*
2
1
i
i
i
i
i
3i
4
65
10
6
9
3
2
10
56
6
5i
18
27
190
40
66 i
3
4
63
10
5
6
2
2
7
50
6
5
17
22
174
38
62 i
*
*
1
*
*
3
1
*
4
6
*
*
1
5
15
1
4
i
i
1
47
38
9
*
1
*
16
15
1
*
9
2
2
3
21
8
12
*
*
*
*i
1
1
*
18
14
37 i
19
76
36
36
11
12
36 i
17
63
32
27
7
1
1
2
13
4
9
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
*
*
1
*
*
*
*
*
*
1
*
*
*
1
1
*
*
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
7
4
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
1
*
i
i
i
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
1
*
*
i
*
*
*
*
1
1
*
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
TABLE 37. Domestic full-time equivalent R&D employees and R&D scientists and engineers, by work status, industry, and company size: 2011
(Thousands)
FTE R&D employeesa
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 equipment
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
Full-time
R&D
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
39
4
*i
7
3
49
30
18
509
10
1
14 i
4i
1
216
140
28
4
*
6
2
41
28
14
437
9
1
7
3
1
204
133
5111
5112
517
518
other 51
52
53
3i
137
22 i
30
24
20
1
533
other 53
54
5413
5415
5417
541711
541712
541720
other 54
621–23
23, 44–45 (excluding
454111–12), 55–56, 624,
71–72, 81
FTE R&D scientists and engineersb
Full-time
employees working
on R&D part time
Part-time
employees
working on R&D
12
*
*
1
1
7
2
5
63
1
*
7
*
*
9
5
i
3i
131
21 i
28
22
15
1
*
5
1
2
1
4
*
i
i
i
i
1
*
215
41
77
65
18
1
*
175
29
64
59
16
44
Full-time
employees working
on R&D part time
Part-time
employees
working on R&D
32
4
*i
5
2
29
20
9
333
5i
1
6i
1
1
167
110
23
4
*i
4
1
26
19
7
298
5
1
4i
1
1i
160
105
9
*
*
*
*
3
1
2
31
*
*
2
*
*
6
4
*
2
*i
*i
*
1
*
2i
108
18 i
20
20
8
1
2i
103
17 i
19
19
7
1
*
3
*
1
1
1
*
*
*
35 i
12 i
13 i
4
1
*
0
4
*
1
3
*
1
*
133
31
51
36
10
1
*i
112
23
44
33
9
*
0
19 i
8i
7i
2
1
*
0
2
*
*
1
*
40
2i
1
25 i
24
1i
1i
4i
30
6
3i
23
6
*i
6i
*i
1i
1i
*
*i
15
1
*
12
1
*i
3i
*i
*i
*i
*i
21
14
6i
1i
9
6
3i
*i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
*
*
0
*
*
1
*
*
9
*
*
1
*
0
3
2
Total
Full-time
R&D
employees
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
*
*
0
*
*
*
*
*
4
*
*
*
*
0
2
2
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
*
1
*i
*i
*i
*
*
i
i
i
i
i
TABLE 37. Domestic full-time equivalent R&D employees and R&D scientists and engineers, by work status, industry, and company size: 2011
(Thousands)
FTE R&D employeesa
Industry and company size
All companies (number of domestic employees)
NAICS code
Total
Full-time
R&D
employees
–
1,231
1,061
FTE R&D scientists and engineersb
Full-time
employees working
on R&D part time
Small companiesc
5–499
–
378
291
5–99
–
217
159
5–49
–
151
110
5–9
–
31
24
10–24
–
59
41
25–49
–
61
45
50–99
–
66
49
100–249
–
84
67
250–499
–
77
66
Medium and large companies
500–999
–
51
44
1,000–4,999
–
205
180
5,000–9,999
–
106
98
10,000–24,999
–
178
160
25,000 or more
–
313
286
* = amount < 500; i = value > 50% of the estimate is a combination of imputation and reweighting to account for nonresponse.
154 i
79
51
36
6
16
14
15
17
11
Part-time
employees
working on R&D
Total
Full-time
R&D
employees
Full-time
employees working
on R&D part time
Part-time
employees
working on R&D
17
853
764
81 i
7i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
8
6
5
1
2
2
1
1i
1i
231
130
90
17
36
37
40
53
48
191
102
72
14
29
29
31
46
43
37
26
17
3
7
7
9
7
5
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
3
2
2
*
1
1
1
*
*
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
6
22 i
7i
17 i
23
*
3i
1
1
4
32
136
71
121 i
262
28
123
68
110
245
3
13
3
11
15
i
i
i
i
i
*
1
*
1
3
i
i
i
i
FTE = full-time equivalent; NAICS = 2007 North American Industry Classification System.
a
Includes scientists and engineers and their managers, as well as technicians, technologists, and support staff.
Includes scientists and engineers and their managers.
c
Upper bound based on U.S. Small Business Administration's definition of a small business; 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. 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 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, 2011.