This statistic shows the employment distribution of science and engineering occupations in the United States in 2017, by their educational attainment and occupation type. In 2017, 59.2 percent of those employed in science and engineering occupations were computer and mathematical scientists.
Distribution of employment in science and engineering occupations in the United States in 2017, by educational attainment and occupation
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National Science Foundation. (September 26, 2019). Distribution of employment in science and engineering occupations in the United States in 2017, by educational attainment and occupation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/829032/employment-distribution-of-scientists-and-engineers-in-the-us-by-education/
National Science Foundation. "Distribution of employment in science and engineering occupations in the United States in 2017, by educational attainment and occupation." Chart. September 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/829032/employment-distribution-of-scientists-and-engineers-in-the-us-by-education/
National Science Foundation. (2019). Distribution of employment in science and engineering occupations in the United States in 2017, by educational attainment and occupation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/829032/employment-distribution-of-scientists-and-engineers-in-the-us-by-education/
National Science Foundation. "Distribution of Employment in Science and Engineering Occupations in The United States in 2017, by Educational Attainment and Occupation." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/829032/employment-distribution-of-scientists-and-engineers-in-the-us-by-education/
National Science Foundation, Distribution of employment in science and engineering occupations in the United States in 2017, by educational attainment and occupation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/829032/employment-distribution-of-scientists-and-engineers-in-the-us-by-education/ (last visited May 31, 2023)
Distribution of employment in science and engineering occupations in the United States in 2017, by educational attainment and occupation [Graph], National Science Foundation, September 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/829032/employment-distribution-of-scientists-and-engineers-in-the-us-by-education/