Number of Employed Atmospheric and Space Scientists by Employment Sector and Region

  North East North Central South East South Central Mountain Pacific Total
Academia 500 200 150 50 600 500 2,000
Business/Industry              
Environmental 50 50 250 50 - 300 700
Other 250 200 100 150 150 300 1,150
Total Industry 300 250 350 200 150 600 1,850
Consultants - - 100 - - - 100
Federal Government              
Environmental 150 800 900 350 500 200 2,900
Other 100 50 600 50 50 - 850
Total Federal 250 850 1,500 400 550 200 3,750
State/Local Government - 150 200 50 - - 400
Total 1,050 1,450 2,300 700 1,300 1,300 8,100

Data is from the NSF National Survey of College Graduates, 1993
Data reflects status as of 15 April 1993
- = Insufficient data

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