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REVIEW OF OCCUPATIONAL 

EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS

EMPLOYMENT OF SCIENTIFIC, 

PROFESSIONAL, AND 

TECHNICAL PERSONNEL 

IN STATE GOVERNMENTS

JANUARY 1964

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

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EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS

Employment Of Scientific, 

Professional, and 

Technical Personnel 

in State Governments

January 1964

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary

Bulletin No. 1557

1967

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS

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PREFACE

T h is r e p o r t p r e s e n t s th e m a j o r fin d in g s of a s u r v e y of s c i ­

entific, p ro fe ssio n a l, and te ch n ic al em p lo y m en t in State gove rn m e n t a g e n c ie s in J a n u a ry 1964. The B u re a u of L a b o r S ta tis ­

tic s of the U.S. D ep a rtm en t of L abor m ade s im ila r su rv e y s in 

1959 and 1962. The State go v ern m en t su rv ey s e rie s w as o r ig ­

in a lly d e v e lo p e d u n d e r th e s p o n s o r s h i p of th e N a t i o n a l S c ie n c e 

F oundation w hich published the f ir s t re p o rt. S ubsequently it 

w as e stab lish ed a s a re g u la r p ro g ra m of the B u reau of L ab o r 

S tatistics.

The 1964 re p o rt w as p re p a re d by A rth u r Jaffe w ith the a s ­

sistance of Jack Golomb u n d er the su p e rv isio n of W illiam L. 

C o p e la n d a n d M i c h a e l D. W e r t h e i m e r . T h e s tu d y w a s c o n d u c te d 

u nder the g e n e ra l d irec tio n of R o b ert B. Steffes, C hief of the 

B u re a u ’s D ivision of O ccupational E m p lo y m en t S ta tistic s and 

H arold G oldstein, A ssista n t C o m m issio n e r of M anpow er and 

E m ploym ent S tatistic s.

The B u reau of L abor S tatistic s w ishes to e x p re s s its a p ­

p re c ia tio n to the m any State g o v ernm ent ag e n cies and in d iv id u als w hose co o p e ra tio n m ad e th is su rv e y p o s s ib le ; and e s - 

p ecially to C o ra E. T ay lo r, who headed the D ivision of O cc u ­

p a tio n a l E m p lo y m e n t S ta t i s t i c s w hen th e s u r v e y w a s in itia te d .

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SECTIO N P age

1. I n t r o d u c t i o n .............................................................................................................................................................. 1

S cope of th e S t u d y ......................................................................................................................................... 1

2. E m ploym ent of S cientific, P ro fe s s io n a l, and T ech n ical P e r s o n n e l ............................ 1

2. E n g i n e e r s ................................................................................................................................................................. 2

3. S c i e n t i s t s ................................................................................................................................................................. 3

4. S o c ia l W o r k e r s ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

5. S e le c te d H e a l t h - R e l a t e d P r o f e s s i o n s ..................................................................................................... 3

6. T e c h n i c i a n s ............................................................................................................................................................. 3

7. S c ie n tif ic , P r o f e s s i o n a l , a n d T e c h n i c a l P e r s o n n e l E n g a g e d in R e s e a r c h .................... 4

A PPE N D IX TA BLES

T A B L E

1. O ccupational D istrib u tio n of T o ta l N u m b er of S cien tific, P ro f e s s io n a l, and

T echnical P e rso n n e l E m ployed by State G o v ern m en ts, and N um ber 

E n g a g e d in R e s e a r c h , J a n u a r y 1 9 6 4 ...............................................................................................

2. S cientists, E n g in e ers, Social W o rk e rs, S elected H ea lth -R e la te d P ro fe s s io n a ls ,

and T echnicians E m ployed by State G overnm ent A gencies, by State,

J a n u a r y 19 6 4 .................................................................................................................................................... 8

3. E n g in e ers, by Type of A gency, O ccupation, and State, Ja n u a ry 1964 ............................ 10

4. S cientists in All A gencies, by O ccupation and State, Ja n u a ry 1 9 6 4 ................................ 12

5. S c ie n tists, by Type of A gency and O ccupation, J a n u a ry 1964 .............................................. 14

6. Social W o rk e rs, by Type of A gency, O ccupation, and State, Ja n u a ry 1964 .............. 15

7. S elected H ealth P ro f e s s io n s in A ll A g en c ies, by O ccu p atio n and S tate,

J a n u a r y 19 6 4 .................................................................................................................................................... 17

8. T echnicians in All A gencies, by O ccupation and State, Ja n u a ry 1964 ......................... 19

9. T e c h n i c i a n s by T y p e of A g e n c y a n d O c c u p a ti o n , J a n u a r y 1 9 6 4 ........................................... 21

10. S cien tists, E n g in e ers, Social W o rk e rs, S elected H ea lth -R e lated P ro fe s s io n a ls ,

a n d T e c h n i c i a n s P r i m a r i l y E n g a g e d in R e s e a r c h , b y S ta te , J a n u a r y 1 9 6 4 . . . 22

T r a n s m i t t a l L e t t e r ............................................................................................................................................. 24

Q u e s t i o n n a i r e (B L S F o r m 2 6 4 5 ) ............................................................................................................. 25

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SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION

D uring re c e n t y e a r s State governm ent agencies have been 

am ong the f a s te s t grow ing ac tiv itie s in the United S tate s.T h is 

g r o w t h h a s c r e a t e d r a p i d l y m o u n tin g n e e d s at th e S ta te g o v e r n ­

m e n t l e v e l f o r h ig h ly s k i l l e d a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l l y t r a i n e d p e r so n - 

nel. To K eep a b r e a s t of this grow th the B ureau of L ab o r S tat i s t i c s c o n d u c t s s u r v e y s c o v e r i n g th e e m p l o y m e n t of s c i e n t i f i c , 

te ch n ic al, and p ro fe s s io n a l p e rso n n e l in State go v ern m en t 

a g e n c i e s . 1 T h e l a t e s t s u r v e y w a s c o n d u c te d in th e e a r l y m o n th s 

of 1964 to obtain occupational em ploym ent in fo rm atio n as of 

J a n u a ry of th a t y e a r. T his survey, like those w hich p re c e d e d 

it, is p a r t of a b ro a d p ro g ra m conducted by the B u reau of 

L a b o r S t a t i s t i c s to d e v e lo p o c c u p a t io n a l e m p l o y m e n t s t a t i s t i c s 

co v e rin g sc ien tific, p ro fe ssio n a l, and technical em ploym ent 

a c r o s s a b ro a d s p e c tru m of the total A m eric an econom y.^

Scope of the S tud y

The 1964 su rv e y c o v e red m o st State governm ent ag en cies 

w ithin e a c h of the 50 S tates. E xcluded fro m the su rv e y w ere 

S tate e d u c a tio n a l in s titu tio n s , sin ce th ey a r e c o v e r e d in s tu d ie s 

conducted by the O ffice of E ducation oftheU .S . D ep a rtm en t of 

H ealth, E d u catio n , and W elfare and by the N ational Science 

F oundation. S pecial schools, such as schools for the m en tally 

r e ta rd e d , schools fo r the deaf and the blind, and in d u stria l 

sc h o o ls, a s w ell a s a d m in istra tiv e p erso n n e l in State D e p a rtm e n ts of E d u catio n w ere included in the survey since they a re 

n o t c o v e r e d b y o t h e r s t u d i e s . A ls o e x c lu d e d w e r e p e r s o n n e l in 

a g r ic u ltu r a l e x p e rim e n t stations, a g ric u ltu ra l ex tension s e r ­

v ic e s, and h o sp ita ls affiliated w ith State u n iv e rsitie s. C e rta in

^ E m p l o y m e n t of S c ie n tif ic a n d T e c h n i c a l P e r s o n n e l in S ta te 

G o v ern m en t A g e n c ie s- -R e p o rt on a 1959 S urvey. NSF 61-17 

(N ational Science F oundation); E m ploym ent of S cientific and 

T e c h n i c a l P e r s o n n e l in S ta te G o v e r n m e n t A g e n c i e s - - 1 9 6 2 , 

B ulletin No. 1412 (B u reau of L abor S tatistics).

^ S c ie n c e a n d E n g i n e e r i n g in A m e r i c a n I n d u s t r y - F i n a l R e ­

p o r t on a 1 9 5 3 -1 954 S u r v e y , N SF 56-1 5; S c ie n c e a n d E n g i n e e r ­

in g in A m e r i c a n I n d u s t r y - R e p o r t on a 1956 S u r v e y , N S F 5 9- 

50; S c ie n tif ic a n d T e c h n i c a L P e r s o n n e l in A m e r i c a n I n d u s t r y -

o ther State ag en cies such as le g isla tiv e bodies, ju d icial t r i ­

b u n als, and b o a rd s and c o m m issio n s w ith re g u la to ry and 

l i c e n s i n g f u n c ti o n s w e r e e x c lu d e d f r o m th e s u r v e y b e c a u s e th e y 

do n o t e m p l o y s c i e n t i f i c a n d t e c h n i c a l p e r s o n n e l. F o r th e s a k e 

of b r e v i t y , th e c o v e r a g e of th e s tu d y w ill be r e f e r r e d to s i m p l y 

as "nonschool e m p lo y m e n t.”

Q u estio n n aire s w ere m a ile d d ire c tly to som e 1,850 State 

g o v ern m en t ag en cies. V irtu ally all resp o n d ed . E ach re s p o n ­

dent w as re q u e ste d to provide in fo rm atio n , by occupation, on 

the to ta l n u m b e r of p e rso n s em ployed and the n u m b e r p r im a ­

rily engaged in r e s e a r c h . A v a rie ty of specific occupations 

w ere c o v e red w ithin ea ch of five b ro ad occupational c a te ­

g o r i e s - - e n g i n e e r s , s c i e n t i s t i s , s o c i a l w o r k e r s, h e a l t h - r e l a t e d 

p ro fe s s io n a ls , and te ch n ician s.

C hanges in em ploym ent by occupation betw een the p re s e n t 

su rv e y and the p rec ed in g su rv ey s a re difficult to a s s e s b e ­

cau se of changes in p e rso n n e l c la ssific a tio n and d ifferen ces 

in th e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of d e f i n i t i o n s b y r e s p o n d e n ts . In a d d itio n , 

changes in definitions for v a rio u s occupations and the in tr o ­

duction of new occupations in the 1964 su rv ey , no doubt, have 

changed the rep o rtin g p a tte rn s of m any resp o n d e n ts.

E m p lo y m e n t of Scientific, P rofe ssion al, and T e c h n ic a l Personnel

In e a r l y 1964, t h e r e w e r e 1 5 6 ,800 p e r s o n s e m p l o y e d by th e 

50 State g o v ern m en ts w orking a s e n g in e e rs, sc ie n tists, social

R e p o r t on a 1959 S u r v e y , N S F 6 0 - 6 2 ; S c ie n tif ic a n d T e c h n i c a l 

P e r s o n n e l in I n d u s t r y - I 9 6 0 . N S F 6 1 - 7 5 ; S c ie n tif ic a n d T e c h ­

n i c a l P e r s o n n e l in I n d u s t r y - 1 9 6 1 , N S F 6 3 - 3 2 ; E m p l o y m e n t 

of S c ie n tif ic a n d T e c h n i c a l P e r s o n n e l in I n d u s t r y - 1 9 6 2 , B u l ­

le tin No. 1418 (B ureau of L ab o r S tatistics). F o rth c o m in g b u lle tin s w ill co v er s im ila r em ploym ent data for 1963-1964 and 

re v is e d data for 1961 and 1962. E m p lo y m en t in the A tom ic 

E n e r g y F i e l d - A I9 6 0 O c c u p a t i o n a l S u r v e y , B L S B u lle tin 

No. 1297 and re p o rts u n d er the sam e title for 1961 and 1962 

(obtainable fro m the A tom ic E n e rg y C o m m issio n ).

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DISTRIB U TION OF SCIENTIFIC, PROFESSIONAL, AND TECHNICAL 

PERSONNEL IN STATE GOVERNMENTS -JANUARY 1964

T H O U S A N D S OF E MPL OY EES

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Occupation Technicians eciea Engineers

Health

Occupations

P e rce n t of Total 

Scientific, 

Professional, 

and Technical 

E m p lo ym e n t 38.4 23.1 22.0 10.6 5.9

w o rk e rs , se lected h e a lth -re la te d p ro fe s s io n a ls , and te c h n icians. (See appendix table 1.) T h ese highly sk illed State e m ­

p lo y e e s r e p r e s e n te d 13 p e r c e n t of a ll S tate g o v e rn m e n t n o n ­

sc h o o l em p lo y m e n t. A d is trib u tio n of th e s e p e r s o n s a m o n g the 

five m a jo r occupational g roups is show n in C h a rt 1.

C a lif o r n ia and N ew Y o rk , w h ic h r e s p e c t i v e l y h av e th e h ig h ­

e s t State governm ent em p lo y m en t to ta ls, significantly e x ­

ceeded all other States in the to ta l n u m b e r of p e rso n n e l e m ­

ployed in the surveyed p ro fe ssio n a l and te c h n ic a l occupations 

and ranked am ong the top th re e in e a c h of the five m a jo r o c ­

c u p a tio n a l g r o u p in g s . T h e s e tw o S t a t e s - - h a v i n g 18 p e r c e n t of 

to ta l State governm ent nonschool e m p lo y m e n t--e m p lo y e d 20 

p e rc e n t of the total scien tific, p ro fe ssio n a l, and te c h n ic a l 

p e rso n n e l em ployed by all State g o v ern m e n ts.

W yom ing, A lask a, V erm o n t, U tah, and H aw aii ra n k e d a s the 

S ta te s w ith th e h i g h e s t r a t i o s ( 2 1 - 2 5 p e r c e n t ) of s c i e n t i f i c , p r o ­

fessio n al, and technical p e rso n n e l to to ta l State g o v ern m e n t 

nonschool em ploym ent. The S tates having the lo w est ra tio s 

(6-8 p ercent) w ere W est V irg in ia, South D akota, O klahom a, 

Indiana, N orth C arolina, and N ew M exico. (See appendix 

table 2.)

M any fa c to rs influence the em p lo y m e n t of sc ien tific, p r o ­

f e s s i o n a l , a n d t e c h n i c a l p e r s o n n e l in in d i v i d u a l S ta te s. A m o n g 

the m o re im p o rta n t fa c to rs a r e the follow ing: the am ount of 

m oney m ade available and the ty p e s of se rv ic e u n d e rta k e n by 

the State ag en cies; w hether the s e rv ic e s and p ro je c ts a re 

c a r r ie d out d ire c tly by the State o r a r e c o n tra c te d to c o n s u ltin g a n d o th e r f i r m s . O t h e r f a c t o r s a f f e c t i n g th e e m p l o y m e n t of 

such p erso n n e l include n a tu ra l r e s o u r c e s , m a jo r in d u s trie s , 

a n d th e e x t e n t to w h c ih l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t u n i t s a s s u m e r e s p o n ­

sibility for m a jo r p ro je c ts.

SECTION 2. ENGINEERS

S ta te a g e n c i e s e m p lo y e d 3 4 ,5 0 0 e n g i n e e r s in J a n u r a y 1964. 

(S ee a p p e n d ix ta b le 3.) A p p r o x i m a t e l y 2 5 ,7 0 0 of t h e s e e n g i n e e r s 

(74 p ercen t) w ere civil e n g in e e rs em ployed in State highw ay

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d e p a rtm e n ts. T h e re w e re 1,200 sa n ita ry en g in ee rs, m o st of 

w hom w ere em ployed by State health d ep a rtm en ts. A lm ost a 

th ir d of the e n g in e e r s (11,000) w e re em p lo y ed in the F a r W est 

S tates w h ere C a lifo rn ia v astly exceeded all o th er States in 

t h i s o c c u p a t i o n a l g r o u p . E m p l o y m e n t of e n g i n e e r s in th e N o r t h ­

e a s t, M iddle W e st, and S o uthern g ro u p in g s of S ta te s w as d i s ­

trib u te d m o re equally.

SEC TION 3. SCIENTISTS

T h ere w ere 16,700 sc ien tists em ployed in a v a rie ty of 

sc ien tific o ccu p atio n s. (See appendix table 4.) One half (8,300) 

w ere life s c ie n tis ts - - s c ie n tis ts w orking in the a g ric u ltu ra l, 

b iological, and b io m e d ic al fields. A g ricu ltu ra l and biological 

sc e in e tis ts w ere c o n c en tra ted in State a g ric u ltu ra l and co n ­

se rv a tio n a g e n c ie s w h ere 94 p e rc e n t of these sc ie n tists w ere 

em ployed. M ost b io m e d ic al sc ie n tists (95 p ercen t) w ere in 

State h ealth and w elfare ag en cies. (See appendix table 5.)

T h e r e m a i n i n g h a lf of S ta te g o v e r n m e n ts * s c ie n t if i c p e r s o n - 

n el c o n siste d of 2,600 p h y sical sc ien tists (ch e m ists, geolog ists, g e o p h y sic ists, and other p h ysical sc ien tists), 2,500 

p sy c h o lo g ists, 2,000 m a th em aticia n s and sta tistic ia n s, and 

1,400 so c ial s c ie n tists (eco n o m ists, sociologists, a n th ro p o lo ­

g is ts , and o th e r s o c ia l s c ie n tis ts ) . A m ong th e se sc ie n tific p e r ­

s o n n e l, p s y c h o l o g i s t s p r e d o m i n a t e d in m e n t a l h e a l t h a g e n c i e s 

and e c o n o m ists in such agencies as D epartm ents of R evenue, 

C o m m e rc e , and L ab o r w hich collectively dom inate the “M isc e l l a n e o u s ” c l a s s i f i c a t i o n of a g e n c i e s .

SECTION 4. SOCIAL WORKERS

A b o u t 9 ,2 0 0 s o c i a l w o r k e r s w e r e e m p lo y e d by S ta te g o v e r n ­

m en t ag e n c ie s. (See appendix table 6.) The 4,000 p sy c h ia tric 

a n d m e d i c a l s o c i a l w o r k e r s w e r e e m p lo y e d p r i m a r i l y in S tate 

m e n tal in stitu tio n s. Social w o rk e rs, not classified as p sy c h ia tric or m e d ic a l (5,200), w ere engaged p rin cip ally in w elfare 

ac tiv itie s. New Y ork and C alifornia State agencies em ployed

21 p e r c e n t of a l l s o c i a l w o r k e r s a m o n g th e 50 S t a t e s , a s o m e ­

w hat higher p ro p o rtio n than th e se two S tates had of nonschool 

g o v ern m en t em p lo y m en t in all S tates.

SECTION 5. SELECTED HEALTH-RELATED PROFESSIONS

S tate g o v e r n m e n t s e m p l o y e d 3 6 ,200 h e a l t h - r e l a t e d p r o f e s ­

sional w o rk e rs , including 21,600 p ro fe ssio n a l n u r s e s , 4,400 

p h y sic ia n s, 3,800 p s y c h ia tris ts , 3,400 sa n ita ria n s, 1,100 v e te r in a ria n s , 1,000 d en tists, and 800 public health o fficers with 

M .D.*s.(See appendix table 7.) State ag en cies dealing with the 

p h y s i c a l a n d m e n t a l h e a l t h of th e g e n e r a l p u b lic w e r e th e p r i ­

m a ry e m p lo y e rs of th ese p e rs o n s . A significant p ro p o rtio n of 

p h y s ic ia n s (12 p e r c e n t) , d e n t is ts (21 p e r c e n t) , and n u r s e s (9 

p e rc e n t), and to a le s s e r d e g re e p sy c h ia tris ts (4 p erce n t) and 

p u b lic h e a lth o f fic e r s (2 p e r c e n t) w e r e e m p lo y e d by State 

w elfa re ag e n cies.

New Y ork, P en n sy lv a n ia , C alifo rn ia, M a ssa c h u se tts, and 

F l o r i d a , h av in g 31 p e r c e n t of to ta l S tate g o v e r n m e n t n o n e d u - 

c a tio n a l e m p lo y m e n t, e m p lo y e d 43 p e r c e n t of the to ta l r e p o r t e d 

n u m b e r of p e rs o n s in th e se selected h e a lth -re la te d p r o ­

fe ssio n s.

SECTION 6. TECHNICIANS

Of the 60,200 t e c h n i c i a n s , h a lf w e r e e m p lo y e d a s e n g i n e e r ­

ing te ch n ician s and an o th er th ird w ere d ra ftsm e n and s u r ­

v e y o rs who w ere em ployed, p red o m in ate ly , by State highway 

d e p a r t m e n t s . (See a p p e n d ix t a b le s 8 a n d 9.) A m o n g th e r e m a i n ­

ing te ch n ic ia n s, th e re w ere 5,400 in the v a rio u s p h y sic al and 

life science field s, and 3,700 m e d ica l and dental tech n ician s. 

M ore than half the p h y sic al science te ch n ician s w orked on 

h ig h w a y a n d p u b lic w o r k s p r o j e c t s . S ig n if ic a n t p r o p o r t i o n s a l s o 

w ere em ployed in a g ric u ltu ra l ag en cies (16 percen t) and 

p h y sic a l health ag en cies (16 p erc en t). A g ric u ltu ra l and biolo g i c a l t e c h n ic ia n s w e r e c o n c e n t r a t e d in the fie ld s of a g r i c u l ­

t u r e a n d c o n s e r v a t i o n a l th o u g h b i o l o g i c a l t e c h n i c i a n s a l s o w e r e

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DISTRIBUTION OF SCIENTIFIC, PROFESSIONAL, AND T ECHNICAL 

PERSONNEL IN STATE GOVERNMENTS ENGAGED IN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

JANUARY 1964

OCCUPATION

NUMBER

E NG AG ED IN

RESEARCH

Total Scientific,

Professional, 4,800

and Technical 

Personnel

Scientists 2,900

Technicians 900

Engineers 700

Selected Health 200

Occupations

Social Workers 100

N U M B E R E N G A G E D IN R E S E A R C H AS A P E R C E N T

OF T O T A L EMPL OYM EN T, BY OCCU PA TIO N

fo u n d in f a i r l y l a r g e n u m b e r s (26 p e r c e n t ) w o r k i n g in th e h e a l t h 

f ie l d . M e d ic a l a n d d e n t a l t e c h n i c i a n s w e r e c o n c e n t r a t e d p r i n c i ­

pally in health agencies.

State agencies in the S outhern R egion em ployed over 40 

p e r c e n t of the d r a f ts m e n , s u r v e y o r s , and e n g in e e rin g te c h n ic i a n s b u t only 25 p e r c e n t of th e e n g i n e e r s a m o n g th e 50 S t a t e s . 

As a re su lt, in the Southern S tates the ra tio of te ch n ic ia n s to 

to ta l s c ie n tis ts and e n g in e e rs w as s ig n ific a n tly h ig h e r th an in 

other m a jo r sections of the country. The a v e ra g e ra tio for all 

S t a t e s , o th e r th a n S o u th e r n S t a t e s , w a s 9 t e c h n i c i a n s f o r e a c h 

10 s c ie n tis ts and e n g in e e rs. In the South th is r a tio w as 19 

te c h n ic ia n s fo r e a c h 10 s c ie n t is ts and e n g i n e e r s . T he r a ti o s 

of the n u m b e r of te c h n ic ia n s to e a c h 10 s c ie n tis ts and e n g in e e rs for other regions of the co u n try w ere N o rth e a st, 8; 

M id d le W est, 12; and F a r W e st, 9.

SECTION 7. SCIENTIFIC, PR OFESSIONAL, AND 

TECHNICAL PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN RESEARCH

Only th ree p e rc e n t (4,800) of the sc ien tific, p ro fe ssio n a l, 

and technical p erso n n e l em ployed by State g o v ern m en t 

ag e n cies w ere engaged in r e s e a r c h . As in d icated in C h a rt 2, 

th e b u lk of th o s e w h o s e t i m e w a s d e v o t e d p r i m a r i l y to r e s e a r c h 

w e re the 2,900 s c ie n tis ts . R e s e a r c h w as a sig n ific an t a c tiv ity 

am ong the biologists, b io m ed ical s c ie n tis ts , e c o n o m ists, g eo ­

lo g ists, and g e o p h y s ic is ts --b e tte r than a fo u rth of th ese 

sc ie n tists w ere w orking in r e s e a r c h o rie n te d a c tiv itie s. (See 

appendix table 10.)

Of the 900 technicians w orking on r e s e a r c h p r o je c ts , 65 

p e rc e n t w ere engineering and b io lo g ical te ch n ic ia n s. An a d ­

d itio n al 27 p e rc e n t w ere p h y sic a l sc ie n c e , m e d ic a l, and d en tal 

tech n ician s. A fa r g re a te r p e rc e n ta g e of all biological te c h ­

n ic ian s (12 p ercen t) w ere in r e s e a r c h w ork than w ere o ther 

types of technicians.

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The re m a in in g 1,000 p ro fe ssio n a l p e rso n s engaged in r e ­

s e a r c h c o n s i s t e d of 700 e n g in e e rs (2 p e r c e n t of a ll S tate 

e m p l o y e d e n g i n e e r s ) , 100 s o c i a l w o r k e r s (1 p e r c e n t of th e 

so c ia l w o rk e rs on State governm ent p ay ro lls), and 200 in the 

su rv e y e d h e a lth o ccu p atio n s (0.5 p e rc e n t of the to ta l re p o r te d 

as em ployed in th e se se lec ted health occupations). H alf the 

em p lo y ee s in the h ealth occupations w ere p s y c h ia tris ts .

C opies of the re p o rtin g fo rm and in ­

s t r u c t i o n s f o r th e 1 964 S u r v e y of S c ie n tif ic 

and T ec h n ica l P e rs o n n e l E m ployed by 

S ta te G o v e r n m e n t s a r e r e p r o d u c e d f o llo w ­

ing the la s t appendix table.

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A P P E N D IX T A B L E S

M ost of the ta b les included in th is appendix p re s e n t data 

f o r e a c h S ta te . H o w e v e r , c a u t i o n i s u r g e d in m a k in g S t a t e - b y - 

S ta te c o m p a r i s o n s of e m p l o y m e n t w ith o u t a c q u i r i n g a n i n t i m a t e 

k now ledge of in d iv id u al S tate p r o g r a m s , p r a c tic e s , and c l a s s i ­

fication sy ste m s. F o r ex a m p le , wide d ifferen ces ex ist in the 

types of p r o g ra m s u n d e rta k e n by S tates in any given y e a r, in 

p r a c t i c e s s u c h a s th e h i r i n g of s c i e n t i f i c a n d t e c h n i c a l w o r k e r s 

or the u se of outside consulting s e rv ic e s , and in functions 

p e r f o r m e d b y a g e n c i e s h a v in g s i m i l a r n a m e s o r by p e r s o n n e l 

having the sam e occupational title s . A lthough State tab les a re 

p r e s e n te d by re g io n fo r the r e a d e r ’s convenience, s ta tis tic s 

by reg io n a re not likely to be c o m p a ra b le , for the re a so n s 

cited.

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T a b le t .

O ccu p a tio n a l Distribution of T o ta l N u m b e r of S cie n tific , P ro fe s s iu n a l, and Te c h n ic a l P e rs o n n e l, 

Em ployed by S ta te G o ve rnm e n ts, and N u m b e r E n g a g e d in R e s e a rch , la n u a ry 1964

Total

Engaged in

research

1

Occupation

Total Engaged in

research

Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

156,830 1 0 0 .0 4,816 1 0 0 .0 Social workers............ 9,222 5.9 99 2 . 1

Engineers............... 34,537 2 2 .0 744 15.4 Medical social workers.. 448 .3 2 (i/)

Psychiatric social workCivil engineers...... . 30,958 19.7 659 13.7 ers ............ 3,534 2.3 80 1.7

Sanitary engineers.... 1,244 . 8 13 .3 Other social workers.... 5,240 3.3 17 .4

Other engineers.... . 2,335 1.5 72 1.5

Selected health pro16,686 1 0 .6 2 , 8 6 6 59.5 fessions ................ 36,153 23.1 187 3.9

Chemis ts.............. 1,431 .9 153 3.2 Public health officers

Geologists and geophysi- (M.D.)............... 819 .5 28 • 6

cists............... 1,047 .7 336 7.0 Psychiatrists (M.D.).... 3,795 2.4 91 1.9

Other physical scien­ All other physicians (M.

tists............... 107 . 1 1 1 . 2 D. and D.O.)......... 4,443 2 . 8 2 1 .4

Dentists (D.D.S. or D.D.

M.).................. 1,019 . 6 3 . 1

Agricultural scientists. 3,284 2 . 1 126 2 . 6 Professional nurses

Bio-medical scientists.. 2,035 1.3 557 1 1 . 6

(R.N.)............... 21,559 13.7 24 .5

Other life scientists... 2,936 1.9 829 17.2 Veterinarians (D.V.M.).. 1,083 .7 17 .4

341 #2 30 . 6 Sanitarians............ 3,435 2 . 2 3 . 1 Mathematicians••••••••••

Statisticians.......... 1,619 1.0 259 5.4

Technicians.............. 60,232 38.4 920 19.1

Economis ts............. 692 .4 218 4.5

Sociologists and anthro­ Draftsmen.............. 7,920 5.1 34 .7

pologists ...••••..... 2 0 2 . 1 85 1 . 8 SurveyorsTrt............ 11,971 7.6 5 . 1

Other social scientists. 495 .3 74 1.5 Engineering technicians. 30,535 19.5 381 7.9

Clinical psychologists.. 1,978 1.3 140 2.9 Physical science techniSocial psychologists.... 147 . 1 23 .5 cians................ 1,539 1.0 . 123 2 . 6

Other psychologists.... 372 . 2 25 .5 Agricultural technicians 1,988 1.3 2 1 .4

Biological technicians.. 1,842 1 . 2 217 4.5

Medical and dental technicians .............. 3,674 2.3 126 2 . 6

Other technicians...... 763 .5 13 .3

Note: Because of rounding of percentages, sums of individual parts may not equal totals or 100.0

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S cie n tis ts , E n g in e e rs , S o c ia l W o rk e rs , S e le c te d H ealth-R elated P ro fe s s io n a ls , and T e c h n ic ia n s 

E m p loyed by State G o ve rn m e n t A g e n c ie s , by S tate , Jan ua ry 1964

T a b le 2 .

State

Total

All occupations

Scientists Engineers Social workers

Selected

health-related

professionals

Number Technicians

Percent of

total

employment JV

Total............. 156,830 13.0 16,686 34,537 9,222 36,153 60,232

Northeast............... 36,605 11.5 3,616 7,996 2,818 13,374 8,801

Connecticut........... 2,611 1 1 . 6 261 620 234 604 892

Maine................. 1,177 12.9 182 301 92 2 1 1 391

Massachusetts......... 5,618 14.2 453 1,303 425 2,191 1,246

New Hampshire......... 6 6 8 1 1 . 8 72 343 18 160 75

New Jersey............ 3,671 1 2 . 0 274 1,077 438 1,164 718

New York............... 12,781 10.9 1,393 2,653 1,174 4,938 2,623

Pennsylvania.......... 7,954 9.9 805 1,183 162 3,616 2,188

Rhode Island.......... 1,179 13.4 97 162 248 373 299

Vermont............... 946 2 1 . 6 79 354 27 117 369

Middle West............. 34,015 11.7 4,159 7,244 2,357 6,338 13,917

Illinois.............. 5,911 1 0 . 6 822 1,556 343 1,403 1,787

Indiana............... 2,138 8.3 348 624 93 441 632

Iowa.................. 2,944 16.3 191 321 156 340 1,936

Kansas................ 2,440 14.3 283 427 162 431 1,137

Michigan.............. 4,463 1 2 . 0 728 942 400 821 1,572

Minnesota............. 3,409 15.5 320 543 175 6 8 8 1,683

Missouri.............. 3,004 1 1 .1 267 859 174 395 1,309

Nebraska.............. 1,165 1 0 . 8 115 229 105 183 533

North Dakota.......... 635 12.7 8 8 182 23 72 270

Ohio.................. 4,363 9.6 488 666 215 978 2,016

South Dakota.......... 476 8 . 1 93 150 24 1 0 2 107

Wisconsin.............. 3,067 15.8 416 745 487 484 935

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T a b le 2 .

S c ie n tis ts , Engineers, S o c ia l W o rk e rs , S e le c te d H e a lth -R e la te d Professionals, and T e c h n ic ia n s

Em ployed by S ta te Governm ent A g e n c ie s , by S ta te , Ja n u a ry 196 4 - Continued

State

Total

All occupations

Scientists Engineers Social workers

Selected

health-related

professionals

Number Technicians

Percent of

total

employment I f

South............... . 50,527 13.2 4,679 8,308 2,240 10,964 24,336

Alabama............... 3,580 17.3 195 736 39 460 2,150

Arkansas............... 1,379 1 1 . 0 145 194 58 327 655

Delaware.............. 732 12.9 56 77 45 159 395

Florida...... ......... 6,451 17.7 649 777 471 1,953 2,601

Georgia............... 2,712 1 2 . 6 301 654 96 280 1,381

Kentucky........... . 3,075 14.1 273 702 107 398 1,595

Louisiana............. 3,927 1 1 . 8 147 493 219 851 2,217

Maryland.............. 3,204 14.9 279 448 257 1,206 1,014

Mississippi........... 2,368 16.3 249 251 117 534 1,217

North Carolina........ 2,763 8.4 370 776 8 6 545 986

Oklahoma............. . 1,606 8 . 2 281 1 20 128 447 630

South Carolina........ 2,062 12.4 191 278 51 640 902

Tennessee............. 3,516 15.4 301 394 251 793 1,777

Texas.................. 6,851 13.2 454 1,352 161 991 3,893

Virginia............. . 5,151 15.1 608 828 115 1,203 2,397

West Virginia......... 1,150 6.4 180 228 39 177 526

Far West................. 35,683 17.0 4,232 10,989 1,807 5,477 13,178

Alaska................ 974 22.5 178 346 36 72 342

Arizona............... 1,216 12.7 168 132 41 91 784

California............ 17,812 18.6 1,651 6,297 731 2,883 6,250

Colorado.............. 1,780 12.9 185 490 80 256 769

Hawaii................. 1,295 20.9 185 259 162 383 306

Idaho.................. 1 ,2 0 0 19.4 157 113 25 307 598

Montana............... 1,343 19.8 115 379 33 125 691

Nevada................. 649 17.4 99 236 26 65 223

New Mexico............ 1,115 8.5 156 188 65 138 568

Oregon................. 2,651 15.9 538 782 103 569 659

Utah................... 1,514 2 1 . 0 275 353 137 81 6 6 8

Washington............ 3,133 13.4 445 1,156 275 404 853

Wyoming................ 1 ,0 0 1 25.2 80 258 93 103 467

1/ Excluding employment in State educational institutions.

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Ta b le 3 .

E n g in e e rs , by Ty p e of A g e n c y , O ccupatien, and S ta te , Jan ua ry 1964

State

All agencies Highways and public works Health and welfare

Other

agencies

Total Civil Sanitary Other Total Civil

Sanitary

and

other

Total Sanitary

Civil

and

other

Total

Total.............. 34,537 30,958 1,244 2,335 31,238 29,886 1,352 1,385 1,053 332 1,914

Northeast............... 7,996 6,731 362 903 6,958 6,481 477 334 295 39 704

Connecticut........... 620 588 1 1 2 1 593 581 1 2 1 0 7 3 17

Maine................. 301 282 5 14 276 272 4 1 0 5 5 15

Massachusetts......... 1,303 1,214 46 43 1,209 1,187 2 2 48 40 8 46

New Hampshire......... 343 325 8 1 0 327 324 3 14 8 6 2

New Jersey............ 1,077 983 28 6 6 924 911 13 30 28 2 123

New York...... ........ 2,653 2,127 146 380 2,226 2,044 182 1 1 0 97 13 317

Pennsylvania.......... 1,183 914 1 0 2 167 914 875 39 1 0 0 1 0 0 -- 169

Rhode Island.......... 162 151 8 3 144 142 2 9 7 2 9

Vermont............... 354 147 t*8 199 345 145 2 0 0 3 3 — 6

Middle West............. 7,244 6,466 358 420 6,431 6,170 261 375 291 79 438

Illinois.............. 1,556 1,445 48 63 1,445 1,411 34 44 40 4 67

Indiana............... 624 558 47 19 554 551 3 51 46 5 19

Iowa.................. 321 291 2 2 8 261 261 - - 38 2 2 16 2 2

Kansas................ 427 396 15 16 380 371 9 15 15 — 32

Michigan.............. 942 810 42 90 815 765 50 55 27 28 72

Minnesota............. 543 498 25 2 0 485 483 2 26 25 1 32

Missouri.............. 859 817 28 14 813 809 4 30 28 2 16

Nebraska.............. 229 217 4 8 2 1 2 212 - - 4 3 1 13

North Dakota.......... 182 148 14 2 0 159 145 14 16 14 2 7

Ohio.................. 6 6 6 533 43 90 613 521 92 51 40 1 1 2

South Dakota.......... 150 91 5 54 137 85 52 6 5 1 7

Wisconsin............. 745 662 65 18 557 556 1 39 31 8 149

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State

All agencies Highways and public works Health and welfare

Other

agencies

Total Civil Sanitary Other Total Civil

Sanitary

and

other

Total Sanitary

Civil

and

other

Total

South.................... 8,308 7,507 350 451 7,566 7,339 227 437 305 132 305

Alabama............... 736 704 17 15 704 691 13 24 17 7 8

Arkansas.............. 194 147 1 1 36 180 145 35 1 2 1 1 1 2

Delaware.............. 77 70 6 1 67 67 - - 7 5 2 3

Florida............... 777 702 54 2 1 697 684 13 6 6 53 13 14

Georgia............... 654 616 13 25 6 1 0 607 3 25 13 1 2 19

Kentucky.............. 702 675 19 8 667 667 — 2 1 19 2 14

Louisiana.... ......... 493 417 - - 76 436 389 47 14 - - 14 43

Maryland............ r. 448 383 37 28 399 377 2 2 37 36 1 1 2

Mississippi........... 251 243 5 3 240 239 1 5 5 - - 6

North Carolina........ 776 677 41 58 687 660 27 47 2 2 25 42

Oklahoma.............. 1 2 0 73 1 1 36 76 65 1 1 13 1 1 2 31

South Carolina........ 278 232 1 0 36 261 227 34 14 1 0 4 3

Tennessee............. 394 359 2 1 14 357 348 9 27 2 1 6 1 0

Texas................. 1,352 1,246 39 67 1,233 1,228 5 67 39 28 52

Virginia.............. 828 748 59 2 1 746 739 7 54 41 13 28

West Virginia......... 228 215 7 6 206 206 — 4 2 2 18

Far West................ 10,989 10,254 174 561 10,283 9,896 387 239 157 82 467

Alaska................ 346 332 5 9 309 308 1 5 5 32

Arizona............... 132 1 1 0 5 17 109 104 5 6 5 1 17

California............ 6,297 5,870 64 363 6,016 5,686 330 125 64 61 156

Colorado.............. 490 440 1 0 40 436 432 4 16 1 0 6 38

Hawaii................ 259 249 9 1 203 2 0 2 1 1 1 9 2 45

Idaho.................. 113 97 5 1 1 103 96 7 6 5 1 4

Montana........... . 379 365 4 1 0 367 359 8 6 4 2 6

Nevada................. 236 209 4 23 2 1 0 191 19 4 4 - - 2 2

New Mexico............ 188 165 7 16 165 165 - - 8 7 1 15

Oregon.......... «...... 782 740 29 13 722 716 6 17 16 1 43

Utah................... 353 343 5 5 341 340 1 6 5 1 6

Washington............ 1,156 1,088 2 0 48 1,059 1,054 5 26 2 0 6 71

Wyoming............... 258 246 7 5 243 243 3 3 1 2

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Table 4

S c ie n t is t s in A ll A g e n c ie s , by O c cu p a tio n and S ta te , Ja n u a ry 1964

State

All

scientists Chemists

Geologists

and

geophysicists

Agricultural

scientists

Biomedical

scientists

Biological

scientists

Mathematicians

Statisticians

Economists

Sociologists

and

anthropologists

Psychologists

Other

scientists

Total... ........ 16,686 1,431 1,047 3,284 2,035 2,936 341 1,619 692 2 0 2 2,497 602

Northeast............... 3,616 328 105 550 694 323 131 417 209 59 719 81

Connecticut........... 261 23 3 43 53 15 2 47 24 1 40 1 0

Maine............... .. 182 13 9 44 7 47 4 19 7 3 27 2

Massachusetts......... 453 49 — 17 112 32 2 19 3 4 215 —

New Hampshire......... 72 9 — 27 2 2 2 — 3 4 — 5 —

New Jersey............ 274 13 8 14 44 35 24 69 6 6 55 —

New York.............. 1,393 108 55 120 389 116 95 143 115 2 2 198 32

Pennsylvania.......... 805 98 2 2 247 53 34 1 92 47 17 158 36

Rhode Island.......... 97 7 — 1 2 23 13 1 18 1 5 17 —

Vermont............... 79 8 8 26 1 1 9 2 7 2 1 4 1

Middle West............. 4,159 368 304 553 529 649 89 376 123 41 849 278

Illinois.............. 822 82 73 65 2 2 1 76 8 64 5 15 197 16

Indiana............... 348 1 1 8 32 44 46 4 2 0 1 0 — 50 123

Iowa.................. 191 13 15 16 19 29 1 13 2 7 64 1 2

Kansas....... ......... 283 44 71 1 0 19 23 1 1 2 1 2 -- 63 19

Michigan............... 728 87 51 113 67 169 13 32 50 1 95 50

Minnesota.............. 320 26 4 84 45 2 2 1 55 1 2 — 65 6

Missouri............... 267 19 28 72 18 46 6 36 1 1 28 3

Nebraska.............. 115 13 6 2 1 2 30 3 5 3 4 2 1 7

North Dakota.......... 8 8 1 1 16 5 8 19 ~ 6 4 -- 18 1

Ohio.................. 488 31 16 75 40 74 34 41 2 2 165 8

South Dakota.......... 93 1 15 — 5 48 — 15 2 2 5

Wisconsin............. 416 30 1 60 41 67 8 6 8 2 0 1 0 78 33

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S cie n tis ts in All A g e n c ie s , b y O c cu p a tio n and S ta te , Ja n u a ry 1964 -• C o n tin u e d

State

All

scientists Chemists

Geologists

and

geophysicists

Agricultural

scientists

Biomedical

scientists

Biological

scientists

Mathematicians

Statisticians

Economists

Sociologists

and

anthropologists

Psychologists

Other

scientists

South.................... 4,679 469 300 1,328 543 769 6 8 439 106 14 510 133

Alabama........... . 195 13 2 1 29 46 43 *•*. 15 1 2 0 7

Arkansas.............. 145 16 13 73 5 1 2 3 5 2 .... 13 3

Delaware.............. 56 3 5 4 1 2 9 3 5 2 2 1 1

Florida................ 649 89 14 123 73 173 — 55 14 7 70 31

Georgia............... 301 24 6 83 53 6 6 5 28 .... __ 2 0 16

Kentucky.............. 273 23 7 8 6 31 29 6 46 9 ... 26 1 0

Louisiana.............. 147 1 2 32 1 1 39 — 18 _ __ 42 2

Maryland.............. 279 2 2 4 60 57 18 2 31 2 1 52 30

Mississippi........... 249 1 0 1 1 149 — 31 6 29 5 .. 7 1

North Carolina........ 370 78 28 73 41 50 17 48 4 30 1

Oklahoma............. . 281 29 23 116 26 25 — 28 1 __ 33

South Carolina........ 191 1 1 9 80 1 33 4 13 5 1 23 1 1

Tennessee............. 301 25 25 35 67 61 3 29 1 2 2 29 13

Texas.................. 454 30 37 78 65 93 6 40 42 _ _ 59 4

Virginia............ .. 608 59 43 278 56 64 13 32 3 1 59

West Virginia......... 180 25 2 2 60 9 23 — 17 4 -- 16 4

Far West..... ........... 4,232 266 338 853 269 1,195 53 387 254 8 8 419 110

Alaska................ 178 6 2 2 24 9 89 4 19 5

Arizona............... 168 1 0 4 — 1 2 105 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 California............ 1,651 144 179 108 133 431 1 2 162 150 /,C\ 228 64 Colorado.............. 185 1 1 7 56 15 49 8 7 9 3 19 l

Hawaii................ 185 6 1 69 2 33 4 44 8 18 Idaho.................. 157 7 1 1 63 1 26 1 1 2 5 7 24

Montana............. . 115 1 0 2 23 6 47 1 19 4 3

Nevada............ .... 99 5 5 2 0 9 35 3 7 3 4 7 l

New Mexico............ 156 9 32 30 1 1 16 5 1 2 8 9 9 15

Oregon................ 538 2 1 2 2 266 25 105 1 0 2 2 23 4 36 4

Utah................... 275 15 24 23 1 0 151 1 1 2 18 18 3

Washington............ 445 18 15 156 31 94 2 49 28 3 36 13 Wyoming............... 80 4 14 15 5 14 1 1 0 4 4 9

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T a b le 5 .

S c ie n tis ts , by Ty p e of A g e n c y and O c c u p a tio n , January 1964

Occupation All

agencies

Highway

and

public works

Health

and

welfare

Agriculture

and

conservation

Other

agencies

All scientists........... 16,686 1,268 6,223 7,108 2,087

Total physical scientists.................. 2,585 773 625 916 271

Chemists.............

Geologists and geo1,431 254 555 475 147

physicists...........

Other physical scien1,047 502 15 433 97

tists................ 107 17 55 8 27

Total life scientists... 8,255 50 2,157 5,920 128

Agricultural scientists................ 3,284 33 87 3,120 44

Bio-medical scientists 2,035 6 1,933 91 5

Biological scientists. 2,936 1 1 137 2,709 79

Mathematicians......... 341 108 36 17 180

Statisticians.......... 1,619 224 605 155 635

Total social scientists. 1,389 113 485 99 692

Economists...........

Sociologists and

692 105 1 0 6 6 511

Anthropologists......

Other social scien2 0 2 “■ — 133 23 46

tists ................ 495 8 342 1 0 135

Total psychologists.... 2,497 — 2,315 1 181

Clinical............. 1,978 _ _ 1,945 _ _ 33

Social............... 147 -- 142 — 5

Other psychologists..• 372 228 1 143

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S ocial W ork e rs, by T y p e of A g e n c y , O c c u p a tio n , and S ta te , January 1 9 6 4

State

All agencies Health Welfare

Other

agencies

Total Medical

Psychiatric Other Total

Medical

6c psychiatric

Other Total

Medical

& psychiatric

Other Total

Total.............. 9,222 448 3,534 5,240 3,807 3,571 236 5,077 375 4,702 338

Northeast............... 2,818 173 1,072 1,573 1,125 1 , 1 1 0 15 1,557 133 1,424 136

Connecticut........... 234 1 0 42 182 41 41 _ 192 1 1 181 1

Maine.................. 92 7 31 54 43 32 1 1 49 6 43

Massachusetts....... .. 425 29 2 2 2 174 239 239 — 180 1 1 169 6

New Hampshire......... 18 — 8 1 0 8 8 — 1 0 _ 1 0

New Jersey............ 438 48 125 265 133 133 — 2 2 2 39 183 83

New York.............. 1,174 44 496 634 514 510 4 634 30 604 26

Pennsylvania.......... 162 14 1 2 2 26 1 2 2 1 2 2 — 2 0 14 6 2 0

Rhode Island.......... 248 19 23 206 23 23 — 225 19 206

Vermont............... 27 2 3 2 2 2 2 -- 25 3 2 2 —

Middle West............. 2,357 64 953 1,340 1 , 0 1 0 926 84 1,338 90 1,248 9

Illinois.............. 343 28 251 64 255 253 2 8 8 26 62

Indiana............... 93 2 61 30 61 61 __ 32 2 30 _

Iowa......... ......... 156 1 44 1 1 1 65 43 2 2 91 2 89 ....

Kansas................ 162 5 84 73 74 74 — 8 8 15 73

Michigan.............. 400 8 181 2 1 1 182 182 — 218 7 2 1 1

Minnesota............. 175 7 79 89 79 79 — 96 7 89 _

Missouri.............. 174 8 62 104 117 65 52 56 4 52 1

Nebraska.............. 105 3 38 64 43 39 4 62 2 60

North Dakota.......... 23 -- 1 0 13 1 0 1 0 — 13 13 _

Ohio................... 215 2 74 139 53 53 — 162 23 139

South Dakota.......... 24 -- 6 18 6 6 _ 18 18 _

Wisconsin............. 487 63 424 65 61 4 414 2 412 8

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All agencies Health Welfare Other

agencies

State

Total Medical

Psychiatric Other Total

Medical

& psychiatric

Other Total

Medical

& psychiatric

Other Total

South................... . 2,240 1 0 2 722 1,416 834 771 63 1,341 44 1,297 65

A1 ................ 39 6 25 8 30 26 4 4 4 5

Arkansas................ 58 2 13 43 15 13 2 43 2 41 --

Delaware.............. . 45 4 4 37 1 0 7 3 35 1 34

Florida............ . 471 _ 94 377 95 8 8 7 376 6 370 --

Georgia....... ......... 96 7 2 87 2 2 8 14 74 1 73 —

107 15 54 38 69 69 -- 30 -- 30 8

219 13 119 87 141 127 14 78 5 73 --

Maryland............... 257 29 78 150 109 107 2 148 -- 148 --

117 2 6 109 9 6 3 59 -- 59 49

8 6 4 19 63 29 23 6 56 — 56 1

128 8 34 8 6 17 17 -- 109 23 8 6 2

South Carolina......... 51 6 33 1 2 36 36 -- 15 3 1 2 --

Tennessee........... . 251 2 61 188 61 61 -- 190 2 188 —

IpyflRtT1,.............. 161 109 52 108 108 -- 53 1 52

VIrginla f.............. 115 4 55 56 59 59 -- 56 -- 56

West Virginia.......... 39

_ 16 23 24 16 8 15 -- 15

Far West................. 1,807 109 787 911 838 764 74 841 108 733 128

‘Alaska................. 36 2 6 28 8 8 28 -- 28 —

Arizona.......... ...... 41 1 19 2 1 2 0 2 0 -- 2 1 -- 2 1 --

Cfll1 fornia............. 731 43 566 1 2 2 576 576 -- 154 32 1 2 2 1

Col orado......... . 80 8 38 34 46 46 -- 34 -- 34

Hawaii................. 162 17 2 1 124 43 37 6 107 -- 107 1 2

Idaho.............. . 25 5 9 1 1 14 14 — 1 1 -- 1 1

Montana,, T............. 33 1 2 30 3 3 -- 30 -- 30

NevadaTT............... 26 4 6 16 1 2 1 0 2 14 -- 14 --

New Mex-f ro, ......... 65 2 3 60 18 4 14 47 1 46 —

Oregon................. 103 3 23 77 3 3 — 79 2 77 2 1

Utah................... 137 3 16 118 19 17 2 94 2 92 24

Washington............ . 275 1 0 74 191 76 26 50 199 58 141 —

Wyoming,, - - T ...................................... 93 1 0 4 79 — -- -- 23 13 1 0 70

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State

All health

professions

Public

health

officers

Psychiatrists Physicians,

all other

Dentists

Professional

nurses

(R.N.)

Veterinarians Sanitarians

Total............. 36,153 819 3,795 4,443 1,019 21,559 1,083 3,435

Northeast............... 13,374 173 1,958 1,582 300 8,533 175 653

Connecticut........... 604 1 0 49 62 13 386 2 82

Maine.................. 2 1 1 5 8 28 4 138 6 2 2

Massachusetts......... 2,191 24 290 279 31 1,501 1 0 56

New Hampshire......... 160 1 7 16 3 126 1 6

New Jersey............. 1,164 1 1 1 22 239 35 681 2 0 56

New York.............. 4,938 80 1,155 386 128 2,938 47 204

Pennsylvania.......... 3,616 40 276 506 76 2,465 84 169

Rhode Island.......... 373 1 39 56 9 2 2 1 3 44

Vermont............... 117 1 1 2 1 0 1 77 2 14

Middle West............. 6,338 89 634 949 2 2 2 3,789 153 502

Illinois.............. 1,403 31 87 282 42 908 2 0 33

Indiana............... 441 0 25 93 23 247 1 52

Iowa................... 340 3 54 27 6 186 1 1 53

Kansas................ 431 6 42 99 9 233 6 36

Michigan............. . 821 14 126 80 27 456 34 84

Minnesota............. 6 8 8 15 23 69 2 2 463 24 72

Missouri............... 395 4 42 58 2 0 238 2 31

Nebraska.............. 183 1 29 34 8 107 . . 4

North Dakota.......... 72 1 1 0 16 4 29 3 9

Ohio................... 978 9 149 143 39 542 17 79

South Dakota.......... 1 0 2 1 2 15 1 69 8 6

Wisconsin............. 484 4 45 33 2 1 311 27 43

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State All health

professions

Public

health

officers

Psychiatrists

Physicians,

all other

Dentists

Professional

nurses

(R.N.)

Veterinarians Sanitarians

South.................... 10,964 401 660 1 ,1 2 0 319 6,232 305 1,927

Alabama................ 460 26 25 5 1 0 228 26 140

Arkansas............... 327 13 29 38 4 193 6 44

Delaware............... 159 4 15 26 1 2 87 1 14

Florida................ 1,953 98 82 1 02 48 1,141 65 417

Georgia................ 280 1 14 75 1 2 149 7 2 2

Kentucky............... 398 2 28 113 2 1 208 5 2 1

Louisiana.............. 851 34 35 85 1 0 445 16 226

Maryland............... 1,206 43 111 83 2 2 766 31 150

Mississippi............ 534 31 13 27 5 330 3 125

North Carolina......... 545 — 47 79 38 296 49 36

Oklahoma............... 447 15 19 33 9 251 35 85

South Carolina......... 640 26 27 52 8 364 15 148

Tennessee.............. 793 39 24 70 2 0 480 6 154

Texas.................. 991 16 123 162 31 558 15 8 6

Virginia............... 1,203 53 63 124 51 638 2 2 252

West Virginia.......... 177 5 46 18 98 3 7

Far West................. 5,477 156 543 792 178 3,005 450 353

Alaska................. 72 5 3 2

.. _ 50 •• w 1 2

Arizona................ 91 7 6 9 3 53 5 8

California............. 2,883 62 343 541 113 1,624 168 32

Colorado............... 256 3 24 35 5 156 2 0 13

Hawaii........... ...... 383 8 28 2 1 5 186 2 0 115

Idaho.................. 307 5 2 17 2 109 146 26

Montana................ 125 3 5 1 2 2 48 38 17

Nevada................. 65 4 3 8 5 32 5 8

New Mexico............. 138 13 4 6 5 77 2 31

Oregon................. 569 25 87 53 18 346 2 0 2 0

Utah................... 81 6 9 1 2 2 33 2 17

Washington............. 404 1 0 26 64 16 235 13 40

Wyoming................ 103 5 3 1 2 2 56 1 1 14

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State Total

technicians

Draftsmen Surveyors Engineering

technicians

Physical

science

technicians

Agricultural

technicians

Biological

technicians

Medical

and dental

technicians

Other

technicians

Total.............. 60,232 7,920 11,971 30,535 1,539 1,988 1,842 3,674 763

Northeast............... 8,801 927 1,616 4,210 227 250 203 1,138 230

Connecticut........... 892 157 250 358 6 46 1 2 61 2

Maine................. 391 29 60 209 27 26 4 27 9

Massachusetts......... 1,246 111 172 621 55 54 24 205 4

New Hampshire......... 75 8 3 30 1 2 5 16 1

New Jersey............ 718 96 104 333 28 29 24 94 1 0

New York.............. 2,623 310 794 799 81 67 135 279 158

Pennsylvania.......... 2,188 152 133 1,441 8 1 0 - - 398 46

Rhode Island.......... 299 28 65 147 1 0 - - . . 49

Vermont............... 369 36 35 272 -- 13 4 9 --

Middle West............. 13,917 2,887 2,611 6,266 555 413 305 718 162

Illinois.............. 1,787 335 331 801 57 44 1 01 96 2 2

Indiana............... 632 81 90 323 24 — 98 16

Iowa................... 1,936 554 316 883 17 35 91 33 7

Kansas................ 1,137 63 — 904 72 2 0 14 55 9

Michigan.............. 1,572 241 306 649 166 25 19 148 18

Minnesota............. 1,683 687 383 475 3 78 1 49 7

Missouri.............. 1,309 122 230 839 76 31 3 4 4

Nebraska.............. 533 55 296 79 59 3 14 25 2

North Dakota.......... 270 52 36 136 31 1 2 9 3

Ohio................... 2,016 595 326 834 1 54 53 115 38

South Dakota.......... 107 19 45 7 — . . 26 1 0

Wisconsin............. 935 83 252 336 49 1 22 7 60 26

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State Total

technicians

Draftsmen Surveyors

Engineering

technicians

Physical

science

technicians

Agricultural

technicians

Biological

technicians

Medical

and dental

technicians

Other

technicians

South................... 24,336 2,473 4,586 14,476 509 343 568 1,215 166

Alabama............... 2,150 93 1,504 458 2 2 14 1 1 47 1

Arkansas.............. 655 31 251 308 2 1 24 _ _ 2 0

Delaware.............. 395 28 69 231 1 1 1 24 24 7

Florida............... 2,601 189 248 1,806 61 46 67 160 24

Georgia............... 1,381 152 190 919 14 18 36 29 23

Kentucky............... 1,595 104 122 1 ,1 1 2 4 13 154 67 19

Louisiana............. 2,217 278 517 1,246 3 6

____ 160 7

Maryland.............. 1,014 154 112 589 26 52 43 29 9

Mississippi........... 1,217 97 — 1,048 36 14 — 17 5

North Carolina........ 986 40 96 729 -- __ 26 82 13

Oklahoma.............. 630 134 368 89 2 — 6 2 1 1 0

South Carolina...... .. 902 48 203 545 2 55 17 24 8

Tennessee............. 1,777 113 83 1,470 32 5 5 41 28

Texas......... ........ 3,893 512 309 2,581 3 26 58 395 9

Virginia.............. 2,397 464 464 1,073 240 14 63 78 1

West Virginia.......... 526 36 50 272 32 55 58 2 1 2

Far West....... ......... 13,178 1,633 3,158 5,583 248 982 766 603 205

Alaska................ 342 41 33 139 45 MM 74 5 5

Arizona............... 784 70 334 270 5 9 80 1 1 5

California............ 6,250 757 1,240 2,792 32 561 470 340 58

Colorado.............. 769 83 62 466 2 8 6 19 34 17

Hawaii................ 306 79 43 126 — 1 0 8 32 8

Idaho...... ........... 598 48 162 289 2 2 2 34 34 7

Montana.......... . 691 117 6 488 — 52 1 1 1 2 5

Nevada................ 223 34 40 116 — 7 .. 16 1 0

New Mexico............ 568 95 263 160 1 0 16 — 17 7

Oregon................ 659 53 367 34 15 85 17 72 16

Utah............. ..... 6 6 8 8 6 316 8 8 123 31 — 1 1 13

Washington........ . 853 91 240 314 2 98 50 1 2 46

Wyoming............... 467 79 52 301 1 2 5 3 7 8

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Occupation

All

agencies

Highway

and

public works

Health

and

welfare

Agriculture

and

conservation

Other

agencies

All technicians......... 60,232 50,127 4,693 4,247 1,165

Draftsmen............. 7,920 7,501 36 208 175

Surveyors.............. 11,971 11,710 2 227 32

Engineering technicians 30,535 29,885 190 180 280

Physicall science technicians............... 1,539 894 309 248 8 8

Agricultural technicians............... 1,988 1 0 52 1,916 1 0

Biological technicians. 1,842 — 486 1,334 2 2

Medical and dental technicians.... ........... 3,674 — 3,526 103 45

Other technicians...... 763 127 92 31 513

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P rim a rily E n g a g e d in R e s e a rc h , by State, la n u a ry 1 96 4

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1

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Scientists

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Social

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health

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professionals

Technicians

All occupations

Scientists

Engineers

Social

workers

Selected

health

related

professionals

Technicians

Total........ ...... 4,816 2 ,8 6 6 744 99 187 920 3.1 17.2 2 . 2 1 . 1 0.5 1.5

Northeast.......... . *.. 1,308 819 109 28 11 1 241 3.6 2 2 . 6 1.4 1 . 0 . 8 2.7

Connecticut........... 63 36 17 2 8 2.4 13.8 2.7 -- .3 .9

Maine................. 45 44 — — — 1 3.8 24.2 — -- — .3

Massachusetts......... 65 26 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 .2 5.7 .4 .5 1 . 0 .9

New Hampshire......... 23 18 — — — 5 3.4 25.0 — — — 6.7

New Jersey............ 93 49 6 14 1 23 2.5 17.9 . 6 3.2 . 1 3.2

New York.............. 831 552 6 8 1 2 87 112 6.5 39.6 2 . 6 1 . 0 1 . 8 4.3

Pennsylvania.......... 168 78 9 — — 81 2 .1 9.7 . 8 — — 3.7

Rhode Island.......... 16 1 2 4 — — — 1.4 12.4 2.5 -- — --

Vermont............... 4 4 — —

— — .4 5.1 — — — —

Middle West............. 1,310 790 254 54 1 2 200 3.9 19.0 3.5 2.3 0 . 2 1 o 4

Illinois.............. 454 242 56 50 6 100 7.7 29.4 3.6 14.6 .4 5.6

Indiana............... 16 14 — — 2 — .7 4.0 — — .5 —

Iowa.................. 17 16 — — — 1 . 6 8.4 — — — . 1

Kansas................ 205 115 89 — — 1 8.4 40.6 2 0 . 8 — — . 1

Michigan.............. 230 119 55 — 1 55 5.2 16.3 5.8 — . 1 3.5

Minnesota............. 79 49 1 2 — — 18 2.3 15.3 2 . 2 — — 1 . 1

Missouri.............. 77 67 4 — 2 4 2 .6 25.1 .5 — .5 .3

Nebraska.............. 2 0 15 1 4 — — 1.7 13.0 .4 3.8 — —

North Dakota.......... 2 2 16 3 — — 3 3.5 18.2 1 . 6 — — 1 .1

Ohio.................. 107 70 26 — — 1 1 2.5 14.3 3.9 — — .5

South Dakota.......... 25 2 0 5 — — — 5.3 21.5 3.3 — — —

Wisconsin............. 58 47 3 1 7 1.9 11.3 .4 . 2 .7

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P rim a rily E n ga ge d in R e s e a rch , by S ta te , Ja n u a ry 1964 - C o n tin u e d

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Scientists

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Social

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health

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Technicians

All occupations

Scientists

EngineersSocial

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Selected

health

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Technicians

SOUth .................... 1,170 614 161 4 32 359 2.3 13.1 1.9 0 » 2 0.3 1.5

Alabama................ 23 2 2 1

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Arkansas............... 41 28 9 — — 4 3.0 19.3 4.6 — — . 6

Delaware............... 7 5 1 — — 1 1 . 0 8.9 1.3 — «- .3

Florida................ 251 116 2 1 1 1 0 103 3.9 17.9 2.7 . 2 .5 4.0

Georgia................ 40 2 0 1 1 — 1 8 1.5 6 . 6 1.7 — .4 . 6

Kentucky............... 54 1 2 17 1 2 2 2 1 . 8 4.4 2.4 .9 .5 1.4

Louisiana.............. 189 16 33 2 1 137 4.8 10.9 6.7 .9 . 1 6 .2

Maryland............... 37 17 6 — 5 9 1 .2 6 . 1 1.3 — .4 . 9

Mississippi............ 29 14 9 — — 6 1 .2 5.6 3.6 -- — .5

North Carolina......... 27 2 2 3 — — 2 1 .0 5.9 .4 — . 2

Oklahoma............... 57 34 23 -- — — 3.5 1 2 .1 19.2 — --

South Carolina......... 19 19 — — — .9 9.9 — — — --

Tennessee.............. 84 69 2 — 3 1 0 2.4 22.9 .5 -- .4 . 6

Texas.................. 131 111 1 0 — 5 5 1.9 24.4 .7 — .5 . 1

Virginia............... 141 76 14 — 5 46 2.7 12.5 1.7 — .4 1.9

West Virginia.......... 40 33 1 -- 6 3.5 18.3 ,4 — -- 1 .1

Far West.... . 1,028 643 2 2 0 13 32 120 2.9 15.2 2 . 0 0.7 0 .6 0.9

Alaska.......... 13 8 4 .... _ 1 1.3 4.5 1 .2 _ _ .3

Arizona................ 1 2 1 1 1 — — — 1 .0 6.5 . 8

California............. 498 364 107 5 2 2 — 2 . 8 2 2 . 0 1.7 .7 . 8

Colorado............... 54 25 25 1 2 1 3.0 13.5 5.1 1.3 . 8 . 1

Hawaii................. 108 19 27 — 3 59 8.3 10.3 10.4 — . 8 19.3

Idaho.............. . 26 4 1 — — 2 1 2 . 2 2.5 .9 — 3.5

Montana................ 31 14 2 — — 15 2.3 1 2 .2 .5 — __ 2 . 2

Nevada......... 2 2 — — — — .3 2 . 0 — — — —

New Mexico............. 2 0 2 0 — — — — 1 . 8 1 2 .8 — — —

Oregon...... . 1 0 0 83 8 — 1 8 3.8 15.4 1 .0 ~ . 2 1 .2

Utah___ ............... 19 6 9 — 1 3 1.3 2 .2 2.5 -- 1 .2 . 4

Washington............. 135 77 36 7 3 1 2 4.3 17.3 3.1 2.5 . 7 1.4

Wyoming................ 1 0 1 0 1 .0 12.5

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B U R EAU O F LABO R S T A T IS T IC S

W a s h i n g t o n , D.C. 20210

In reply please

refer to No. 341

Gentlemen:

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is conducting a survey to provide

data on the 1964 employment of scientific and technical personnel

by the 50 State governments.

The findings of this survey, together with similar studies of

other segments of our economy, will be used in assessing the

countryTs present and future needs for scientists, engineers,

technicians, and other selected specialists, and in formulating policies and programs to strengthen our resources of such

personnel. We hope the results will also be useful to State

governments in evaluating their own scientific manpower needs

and policies.

Two labeled questionnaires are enclosed for your use. Please

return one in the enclosed envelope, which requires no postage,

and retain the other for your files.

We would greatly appreciate your careful attention to the following

1. It is important that we receive your reply even if

your organization does not employ scientists, engineers, technicians, or any of the other specialists

indicated on the questionnaire.

2. Where precise information is not available, please

make estimates.

We shall be extremely grateful for your very early response--

within the next few days, if possible. If you have any questions regarding coverage or the interpretation of the questionnaire, please call Mr. Jack Golomb of our Washington staff

(Area Code 202, 961-2465) or write to me.

Sincerely yours

Enclosures

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Approval axpires Juno 30, 1965

A SURVEY OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL PERSONNEL

EMPLOYED BY STATE GOVERNMENTS

1964

Conducted by the

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of Labor Statistics

All information supplied on this form will be used for statistical purposes only and will not be published in a manner which 

will disclose information concerning individual agencies without 

their permission.

If you employ ENGINEERS, SCIENTISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, 

persons in any of the SELECTED HEALTH PROFESSIONS listed 

under item 5.00 on page 2, or TECHNICIANS, please complete 

the entire questionnaire, supplying as much information as possible. Reasonable estimates will be satisfactory if precise data are 

not available. PLEASE NOTE.— Even if you do not have employees in these occupational categories, please complete this

page.

IDENTIFICATION

REPORTING UNIT

(See definition 1)

Data should apply, if possible, to the pay period which includes January 12, 1964.

If additional copies of the questionnaire would be helpful, 

they may be obtained upon request.

Mail completed questionnaire to:

COMMISSIONER OF LABOR STATISTICS 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

__________________Washington, D. C. 20210_______________

REPORTING UNIT

~ i

This questionnaire should cover the REPORTING 

UNIT identified at left, unless a special letter is 

enclosed asking you to omit certain subdivisions.

Please complete and return one copy of this 

report in the enclosed envelope. The extra copy 

is for your files.

L

(Change address if incorrect) J

Terms in HEAVY CAPITALS are defined on Pages 3, 4, and 5. Please read definitions carefully.

January 1964

1. Total employment, by major occupational group:

1.00 Enter the TOTAL NUMBER OF PAID EMPLOYEES of the REPORTING UNIT— definition 2; include both full- and

part-time employees .................................................................................................................................................................. .....................................

2.00 ENGINEERS—Enter here and on line 2.00, column 2, page 2— (definition 3) ............................................................. .....................................

3.00 SCIENTISTS—Enter here and on line 3.00, column 2, page 2— (definition 6) ............................................................. .....................................

4.00 SOCIAL WORKERS—Enter here and on line 4.00, column 5, page 2— (definition 18) ............................................ .....................................

5.00 SELECTED HEALTH PROFESSIONS— Enter here and on line 5.00, column 5, page 2— (definition 19) ....................... .....................................

6.00 TECHNICIANS (exclude skilled craftsmen)—Enter here and on line 6.00, column 5, page 2— (definition 21) . . . ----------------------------

7.00 All other employees (line 1.00 minus lines 2.00, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00, and 6.00) ......................................................... .....................................

IF YOU EMPLOY ANY SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, TECHNICIANS, SOCIAL WORKERS, OR PERSONS IN SELECTED HEALTH PROFESSIONS (ENTRIES 

ON LINES 2.00, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00 AND 6.00), PI.EASE COMPLETE THE REMAINDER OF THIS FORM. COMPLETE ONLY THIS PAGE IF 

ENTRIES ON LINES 2.00, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00 AND 6.00 ARE ALL ZERO.

Person to be contacted if questions arise concerning this report:

Name._________ ________________________________________ Telephone No..

T itle __________ ___ __________________________________________________

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2. OCCUPATION AND FUNCTION. Please enter below the total number of employees in each listed occupation and the number primarily engaged in 

RESEARCH in January 1964.

OCCUPATION

(A person working in a combination of the 

listed occupations—such as a biochemist;— 

should be counted in the occupation with 

which his work is most closely associated. 

Count each employee in only one occupation.)

m

TOTAL

(Entries on lines 

2.00 and 3 00 

should be the 

same as the corresponding entries 

on page 1.)

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ENTER “ O ” WHEI

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tE APPLICABLE.

(3)

OCCUPATION

(A person working in a combination of the 

listed occupations—such as a worker doing 

both drafting and surveying — should be 

counted in the occupation with which his 

work is most closely associated. Count each 

employee in only one occupation.)

(4)

TOTAL

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4.00, 3.00 and 

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RE APPLICABLE.

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2.00 Total ENGINEERS— definition 3 .. 4.00 Total SOCIAL WORKERS—

definition 18 .........................

2.02 SANITARY (exclude sanitarians— 

see line 5.07)— definition 5.

4.01 Medical— (see definition 18) .

4.02 Psychiatric— (see definition

18) ......................................

3.00 Total SCIENTISTS— definition 6 .. 

3.10 Total PHYSICAL SCIENTISTS—

4.09 Other social workers—

(se e definition 18) .............

5.00 Total SELECTED HEALTH PROFESSIONS—definition IQ

3.12, Geologists and geophysicists. 

3.19 Other physical scientists

5.01 Public health officers (M.D.)

5.02 Psychiatrists (M .D.) .............

5.03 Physicians, all other (M.D.

and D .O.) .........................

5.04 Dentists (D.D.S. or D.D.M.)

5.05 Professional Nurses (R .N .).

5.06 Veterinarians (D.V.M.) ....

5.07 SANITARIANS—definition 20 .

6.00 Total TECHNICIANS— definition

21 ...................................

3.20 Total LIFE SCIENTISTS—

3.21 AGRICULTURAL SCIENTISTS—

definition 0 .......................

3.22 BIO-MEDICAL SCIENTISTS—

definition 1 0 ...................

3.29 BIOLOGICAL SCIENTISTS

except AGRICULTURAL and 

BIO-MEDICAL— definition 

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3.30 Total MATHEMATICIANS and

S TA TISTIC IA N S.......................

A m D raftsm en ....

3.31 MATHEMATICIANS— definition 

12 ...................................... A 02 Surveyors .............

3.32 STATISTICIANS— definition 13

3.40 Total SOCIAL SCIENTISTS—

(except psychologists and social workers—see lines 3.50 

and 4.00)—definition 14 ...

^ 4 l A n th ro p o lo g ists

6.03 Engineering technicians 

(except draftsmen and

surveyors)

6.04 Physical science technicians 

(working in chemistry,

3.42 ECONOMISTS— definition 15 .

3.43 SOCIOLOGISTS— definition 16

3.49 Other social scientists—

( please specify)

geology, physics, etc.) .... 

6.05 Agricultural technicians .... 

6 06 P jn ln g i^ l ^hniriarK ...

6.07 Medical and dental technicians

3.50 Total PSYCHOLOGISTS—

(include practitioners)—

definition 17 ................

(include serology technicians, encephalographers, 

e tc ) ..........................

6.09 Other TECHNICIANS

3.51 Clinical— (see definition 17)

3.52 Social— (see definition 17)

3.59 Other psychologists— (see 

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7.00 Please list major organizational divisions or sections of the REPORTING UNIT and give the total number of paid employees in each.

Name of sub-unit

Total number of 

paid employees

January 1964

NOTE: We would appreciate receiving copies of pamphlets or other printed material describing the work performed by scientific and 

technical personnel in the REPORTING UNIT.

DEFINITIONS

1. REPORTING UNIT— The State government agency or other State unit identified on the front page of this questionnaire. Include all the subdivisions and organizational units within that State agency, except for the exclusions specifically listed in this definition. Exclude State universities and colleges, agricultural experiment stations, agricultural extension 

services, and hospitals affiliated with State universities. However, include all other State agencies which are located at State 

colleges and universities.

2. TOTAL NUMBER OF PAID EMPLOYEES— All permanent and temporary employees paid by the reporting unit, 

except for the exclusions specifically listed in this definition. Include employees on State payrolls who work with local and 

county agencies. All classified, unclassified, and contract employees, exempt employees, laborers, and others paid directly 

by the reporting unit should be included. Consultants and practitioners (medical doctors, nurses, etc.), whether paid by 

project, fee, or other basis, should be included only if they were employed full time during the reporting period or if it 

is known that their part-time employment by the reporting unit was their primary employment. Exclude unpaid personnel, 

part-time consultants primarily employed elsewhere, and personnel on the payroll of contracting firms.

3. ENGINEERS— Count as engineers all persons actually engaged in chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical, metallurgical and all other types of professional engineering work at a level which requires knowledge of engineering equivalent 

at least to that acquired through completion of a 4-year college course with a major in one of these fields, regardless of 

whether they hold a college degree in the field. Include engineers in research, planning, inspection, administration, technical writing, and other positions which require them to use the indicated level of knowledge in their work. Exclude personnel trained in engineering but now employed in positions not requiring the use of such training. Include architectural 

engineers but exclude architects. Also exclude stationary engineers. Draftsmen and engineering aides should be counted in 

the TECHNICIANS category.

4. CIVIL ENGINEERS— Count as civil engineers all personnel engaged in architectural, construction, highway, and all 

other civil engineering specialties, except sanitary engineering, which is reported separately. Include city planners if their 

work is essentially engineering (per definition 3, above).

5. SANITARY ENGINEERS— Count as sanitary engineers those engineers who conceive, design, appraise, direct, and 

manage engineering works and projects developed, as a whole or in part, for the protection and promotion of the public 

health, particularly as it relates to the improvement of man’s environment. Also, count those engineers who investigate and 

correct engineering works and other projects that are capable of injury to the public health by being or becoming faulty 

in conception, design, direction, or management. Examples of areas of work are water supply, treatment, and distribution; 

collection, treatment, and disposal of community wastes; control of water and atmospheric pollution; milk and food sanitation; housing and institutional sanitation; and prevention of radiation exposure. Do not include sanitarians; they are to 

be reported on line 5.07.

6. SCIENTISTS— Count as scientists all persons actually engaged in scientific work at a level which requires a knowledge of physical, mathematical, statistical, biological, agricultural, social, economic, political, psychological or other sciences 

equivalent at least to that acquired through completion of a 4-year college course with a major in these fields, regardless 

of whether they hold a degree in the field. Include scientists in research, planning, inspection, administration, technical 

service, technical writing, technical drawing and exhibit design, data collection, and all other positions which require them

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to use the indicated level of scientific knowledge in their work. Exclude personnel trained in these science fields but now 

employed in positions not requiring the use of such training. Medical doctors, dentists, veterinarians, and SANITARIANS 

should be counted in SELECTED HEALTH PROFESSIONS; see definition 19. (See definitions 7 to 17 for specific categories of scientists.)

7. PHYSICAL SCIENTISTS— Count as physical scientists all chemists, physicists, metallurgists, geologists, geophysicists, 

and all other physical and earth scientists.

8. LIFE SCIENTISTS— Count as life scientists all personnel actually engaged in scientific work requiring a knowledge 

of agricultural, medical, or biological sciences. (See definitions 9, 10, and 11 for specific categories of life scientists.)

9. AGRICULTURAL SCIENTISTS— Count as agricultural scientists all scientists who spend the greatest amount of their 

time in understanding and improving agricultural productivity. These scientists work in such fields as agronomy, animal 

husbandry, dairy technology, food technology, forestry, horticulture, farm or range management, and soil culture. Veterinarians should be reported in SELECTED HEALTH PROFESSIONS (see definition 19).

10. BIO-MEDICAL SCIENTISTS— Count as bio-medical scientists those persons engaged in such biological sciences as 

anatomy, bacteriology, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology, and physiology. Exclude physicians, dentists, public health 

specialists, pharmacists, and other health personnel. They should be counted in SELECTED HEALTH PROFESSIONS (see 

definition 19). Exclude plant pathologists and plant physiologists. They should be counted in BIOLOGICAL SCIENTISTS 

(see definition 11).

11. BIOLOGICAL SCIENTISTS except AGRICULTURAL and BIO-MEDICAL — Count in this category all biological 

scientists who are not counted as either agricultural or bio-medical scientists. Include botanists, ecologists, entomologists, 

plant pathologists, plant physiologists, zoologists, etc.

12. MATHEMATICIANS— Count as mathematicians only those persons whose position requires knowledge of mathematics equivalent at least to that acquired through a 4-year college course with a major in mathematics and who spend the 

greatest amount of their time in the development and application of mathematical techniques. Include actuaries and mathematical analysts. Include statisticians and computer programmers only if they specialize in mathematical techniques. Statisticians engaged primarily in the application of statistical techniques should be included in the STATISTICIANS category. 

Exclude accountants.

13. STATISTICIANS— Count as statisticians all persons other than those reported as mathematicians, who are primarily engaged in the recurrent application of statistical techniques which involve the use of mathematical-statistical theory 

equivalent to that taught at the college level, regardless of type of college degree held. Statistical techniques include the 

design of surveys or experiments as well as the collection, organization, interpretation, or analysis of numerical data. Such 

data may represent either complete enumeration or statistical samples. Persons covered in the framework of this definition may 

be employed in social science fields such as economics, political science, demography, or psychology; in engineering fields; 

or in physical or life science fields, such as biology, agriculture, pharamcology, or medicine. Do not include statisticians 

who are engaged solely in the development of mathematical theory associated with the general application of statistical 

techniques— these persons should be reported in MATHEMATICIANS. Exclude accountants.

14. SOCIAL SCIENTISTS— Count as social scientists all persons actually engaged in social scientific work at a level 

which requires a knowledge of social, economic, political, or cultural sciences equivalent at least to that acquired through 

completion of a 4-year college course with a major in one of these fields, regardless of whether they hold a college degree. 

Include anthropologists, archivists, criminologists, demographers, economists, historians, penologists, political scientists, sociologists, etc. Include those engaged in research,* planning, administration, technical service, technical writing, and all 

other positions which require them to use the indicated level of knowledge in their work. Exclude psychologists (see 

lines 3.50, 3.51, 3.52 and 3.59) and social workers (see lines 4.00, 4.01, 4.02, 4.09).

15. ECONOMISTS— Count as economists those social scientists who analyze, forecast, or interpret economic conditions and trends. Their work will normally include the study of economic factors and their interrelationships. Examples 

of such factors are: employment, taxes, revenues, and wage rates. Exclude accountants.

16. SOCIOLOGISTS— Count as sociologists those social scientists who study the groups which man forms— families, 

tribes, communities, villages, and states, and a great variety of social, religious, professional, business, and other organizations which have arisen out of living together. Sociologists study the behaviour of these groups, trace their origin and 

growth, and analyze the influence of group activities on individual members. They may specialize in certain areas of study 

such as intergroup relations, the effects of urban living, or social organization.

17. PSYCHOLOGISTS— Count as psychologists all persons concerned with the investigation, application, or establishment of principles of human behavior. Clinical psychologists . . . Count as clinical psychologists those psychologists who 

interview patients, give diagnostic tests, and provide individual and group psychotherapy to maladjusted or disturbed 

people. Their research functions are concerned with psychotherapy, personality development, and adjustment. These people generally work in mental hospitals or clinics; Social psychologists . . . Count in this category the psychologists employed in the study of the social forces of groups, cultures, and society that affect individual behavior. Psychologists, all

other . . . Include in this category such groups as the comparative (anim al), counseling, developmental, educational, experimental, industrial, and physiological psychologists.

18. SOCIAL WORKERS— Count in this category all persons actually working as social workers who either have a 

master’s degree in social work (M .S.W .) or are working at a level requiring knowledge equivalent to that which would 

be acquired in obtaining the M.S.W. degree. Medical social workers are those providing administration, supervision, and 

services in hospitals and their outpatient departments, clinics, and health programs; and those administering and providing 

staff consultation and conducting research with respect to medical and public health social work programs. Psychiatric

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social workers are those providing administration, supervision and services in mental hospitals, clinics, mental health demonstration programs, community mental health centers, and mental retardation services and those administering, consulting, and providing staff assistance and conducting research with respect to psychiatric social work and mental health programs. Social workers, all other are those engaged in the provision of social services (excluding medical and psychiatric) 

in important related agencies such as welfare, education and correction.

19. SELECTED HEALTH PROFESSIONS— Include in this category physicians, dentists, psychiatrists, registered nurses, 

veterinarians, public health officers, and sanitarians, whether engaged in practice, research, or other activities. Exclude 

school nurses, practical nurses, auxiliary nursing workers, nursing aides, orderlies and attendants. Please note definition 2, 

TOTAL NUMBER OF PAID EMPLOYEES, regarding exclusion of certain part-time employees.

20. SANITARIANS— Count as sanitarians persons concerned with health and sanitation standards and regulations and 

other environmental health programs. Include those persons who plan and supervise the administration of sanitation laws 

and regulations, develop and conduct sanitation tests, and inspect and investigate sanitation conditions and facilities. Do 

not include sanitary engineers; they are to be reported on line 2.02.

21. TECHNICIANS— Count as technicians all persons actually engaged in technical work at a level which requires 

knowledge of engineering, mathematical, medical, dental, biological or other natural sciences comparable to the knowledge 

acquired through technical institutes, junior colleges, or other formal post-high school training less extensive than 4-year 

college training, or through equivalent on-the-job training or experience. Some typical job titles are: draftsmen, surveyors, engineering aides, laboratory technicians, and assistants, serology technicians, conservationist aides, electronic technicians, X-ray technicians, and museum technicians. Computer programmers who meet the above definition of technician 

should be reported on line 6.09 "other technicians.” Exclude personnel whose positions require knowledge or training 

consistent with definitions for scientists, engineers, and mathematicians. Exclude skilled workers and craftsmen such as 

electricians, machinists, plumbers, and radio and T.V. repairmen.

22. RESEARCH— Enter in columns 3 and 6 on page 2 the number of persons included in columns 1 and 4 who 

spend the greatest amount of their time performing or supervising basic, and applied investigation in order to advance 

knowledge in the natural and social sciences, engineering, or the health professions. Include those persons primarily engaged in technical development activities concerned with solving nonroutine problems encountered in applying research 

findings or other general scientific knowledge to specific projects or processes. Exclude persons who spend the greatest 

amount of their time in quality control, routine testing, routine gathering of statistics, or other nontechnical activities or 

technical services. Include those social scientists who spend the greatest amount of their time in analyzing and testing 

data.

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