Scientists, Engineers, and Technicians in Nonmanufacturing Industries... Detailed Statistical Tables... National Science Foundation... 1993

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Scientists,
Engineers,
and
Technicians in
Nonmanufacturing
Industries
1993
Detailed Statistical Tables
Division of Science ResourScteudsie s
Directorate forS ocial, Behavioral andE conomic Sciences
National Science Foundation
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Scientists,
Engineers, and
Technidans in
Nonmanutacturing
Industries
1993
Detailed Statistical Tables
Richard E. Morrison, Project Officer
Division of Science ResourScteudsie s
Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
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The development of Scientists, Engineers, and Publications Manager. Mathematica Policy
Technicians in Nonmanufacturing Industries: 1993 Research, Inc. (MPR), under NSF contract number
was managed by Richard E. Morrison, Senior SRS-88-21853, prepared the tables from data
Economist, National Science Foundation, Division of collected, assembled, and tabulated by the Bureau of
Science Resources Studies (SRS), Science and Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. MPR
Engineering Personnel Program (PER), under the Staff members who worked on this project were
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GENERAL NOTES
In this report, estimates are presented of the total level (tables A-2, A-3, A-4, A-7, A-8, and A-9) in this
number of positions filled by scientists, engineers, and 1993 edition, as well as in the 1990 edition, differ
technicians employed in nonmanufacturing industries from those in the prior (1987) report on
in 1993. The estimates were developed from the nonmanufacturing industries, because the industries
Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) Survey, a were recoded between the 1986 and 1989 surveys.
Federal/state program under which national and state Starting with the 1990 edition, greater
estimates are generated of employment by industry for noncomparability occurred at the 3-digit level of detail
nonfarm wage and salary workers. The Bureau of (tables A-1, A-5, A-6, and A-10) because of more
Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of extensive recoding. However, the numerous industry
Labor has primary responsibility for developing OES title changes did not affect the comparability of the
survey procedures and for providing states with 1990 and 1987 occupational estimates for total
technical guidance and assistance with survey nonmanufacturing.
problems. State Employment Security Agencies
implement the survey at the state level and prepare For the reasons outlined above, estimates in the
current and projected employment statistics for “hese tables of this 1993 report and the 1990 report should
labor markets. Some states also prepare substate be compared with those for 1987 (and earlier years)
estimates. only after consulting the 1987 SIC revisions to
determine industry comparability.
The Division of Science Resources Studies of the
National Science Foundation has enhanced the BLS Requests for previously published data and
effort since 1977 by financing the collection of additional information should be directed to
detailed estimates on the types of scientific and
technical jobs filled by industry. Analysis of this Richard E. Morrison
information yields insight into the dynamics of the Senior Economist
labor market. National Science Foundation
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Industries identified in the tables of this report are Arlington, VA 22230
from the "Numerical List of Short Titles” in the
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual, Tel: [phone] ext. 6904
revised edition. The numbers of scientists, engineers, Fax: [phone]
and technicians for a few industries at the 2-digit SIC Internet: [email protected]
TECHNICAL NOTES
GENERAL
SiC CODE REFERENCE DATE
May 12
National estimates of occupational employment in > Apr 12
the scientific, technical, and engineering fields for 75 May 12
nonmanufacturing industries were based on data from 76 May 12
the 1993 Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) 78 June 12
Survey. The OES Program is a Federal-state
cooperative effort in which each state conducts its 79 Apr 12
own survey to produce its estimates. The Bureau of 80 Apr 12
Labor Statistics (BLS) provided each state with 81 May 12
survey procedures, technical support, and trouble- 83 Apr 12
shooting assistance. The government agencies 84 Apr 12
participating in this program were the 50 State
Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) plus the 86 Apr 12
District ofC olumbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and 87 June 12
American Samoa. For this report, estimatate tsh e 89 June 12
national level were produced by BLS- Washington
based on data from the fifty states plus the District of METHOD OF COLLECTION
Columbia. State-level estimates can be obtained from
the individual SESAs. Survey schedules were initially mailed out to the
personnel offices of almost all sampled establish-
SCOPE OF SURVEY
ments. Some of the larger establishments, however,
received a personal visit.
The BLS nonmanufacturing industries survey
covers establishments in SIC codes 10, 12-17, 60-65, Two additional mailings were sent to nonrespon-
67, 70, 72, 73, 75, 76, 78-80 (except 806), 81, 83, 84, dents at approxi: ately <ix-week intervals.
86, 87, and 89. Nonrespondentst i. . : crittoi thce asurlve y
because of their siz: § _zived a telephone call or a
The reference date of this survey was the week that personal visit followup.
included April 12, May 12, or June 12, 1993. The
reference date for any particular unit in the survey SAMPLING PROCEDURES
depended on its SIC code. See the chart below for
those SICs covered in this publication. The sampling frame for the OES survey was a list of
units reported to the state's UnemployImnesunratnc e
SIC CODE REFERENCE DATE (U.L) files. The referdeatne cofe t he sampling frame
May 12 was the second quartero f 1992.
2 May 12
13 May 12 Within each state, the universe was stratified by SIC
14 May 12 and size class where size class was defineda s
15 May 12 follows:
16 May 12 Size Class
1-4
17 May 12
2 5-9
60 May 12
3 10-19
61 May 12
4 20-49
62 May 12
5 50-99
63 May 12
6 100-249
64 May 12
7 250-499
65 May 12
8 500-999
67 May 12
9 1000+
70 May 12
U.L. reporting units with fewer than 5 employeewesr e
not sampled in most states; instead, units with 5-9