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Table 223. Employees in degree-granting institutions, by employment status, sex, control and type of institution, and primary occupation: Fall 2003
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                                         |                 Full-time and part-time          |                 Full-time           |          Part-time
                                         |__________________________________________________|_____________________________________|_________ _______________
                                         |       Total        |         |       Females     |        Total      |       |         |         |       |
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                                         |         |Percentage|         |         |  Percent|         |  Percent|       |         |         |       |
Control and type of institution          |         |   distri-|         |         |   of all|         |   of all|       |         |         |       |
and primary occupation                   |   Number|    bution|    Males|   Number|employees|   Number|employees|  Males|  Females|    Total|  Males|Females
_________________________________________|_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________|_______|_______
1                                        |        2|         3|        4|        5|        6|        7|        8|      9|       10|       11|     12|     13
_________________________________________|_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________|_______|_______
                                         |         |          |         |         |         |         |         |       |         |         |       |
     All employees ......................|3,194,169|     100.0|1,499,538|1,694,631|     53.1|2,085,942|     65.3|963,700|1,122,242|1,108,227|535,838|572,389
                                         |_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________|_______|________
Professional staff ......................|2,272,583|      71.1|1,162,337|1,110,246|     48.9|1,340,432|     59.0|688,192|  652,240|  932,151|474,145|458,006
  Executive/administrative/managerial ...|  186,505|       5.8|   91,781|   94,724|     50.8|  180,161|     96.6| 89,252|   90,909|    6,344|  2,529|  3,815
  Faculty (instruction and research) ....|1,174,831|      36.8|  664,775|  510,056|     43.4|  631,596|     53.8|382,808|  248,788|  543,235|281,967|261,268
  Instruction and research assistants ...|  293,047|       9.2|  157,386|  135,661|     46.3|        †|       † |      †|        †|  293,047|157,386|135,661
  Other professional ....................|  618,200|      19.4|  248,395|  369,805|     59.8|  528,675|     85.5|216,132|  312,543|   89,525| 32,263| 57,262
                                         |         |          |         |         |         |         |         |       |         |         |       |
Nonprofessional staff ...................|  921,586|      28.9|  337,201|  584,385|     63.4|  745,510|     80.9|275,508|  470,002|  176,076| 61,693|114,383
  Technical and paraprofessionals .......|  195,587|       6.1|   79,587|  116,000|     59.3|  153,963|     78.7| 63,646|   90,317|   41,624| 15,941| 25,683
  Clerical and secretarial ..............|  439,932|      13.8|   59,855|  380,077|     86.4|  346,476|     78.8| 37,073|  309,403|   93,456| 22,782| 70,674
  Skilled crafts ........................|   61,840|       1.9|   57,558|    4,282|      6.9|   58,903|     95.3| 55,692|    3,211|    2,937|  1,866|  1,071
  Service and maintenance ...............|  224,227|       7.0|  140,201|   84,026|     37.5|  186,168|     83.0|119,097|   67,071|   38,059| 21,104| 16,955
                                         |=========|==========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=======|=========|=========|=======|=======
   Public 4-year ........................|1,574,691|     100.0|  755,258|  819,433|     52.0|1,080,431|     68.6|515,843|  564,588|  494,260|239,415|254,845
                                         |_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________|_______|________
Professional staff ......................|1,118,104|      71.0|  581,672|  536,432|     48.0|  693,403|     62.0|366,861|  326,542|  424,701|214,811|209,890
  Executive/administrative/managerial ...|   70,472|       4.5|   37,539|   32,933|     46.7|   67,914|     96.4| 36,411|   31,503|    2,558|  1,128|  1,430
  Faculty (instruction and research) ....|  451,153|      28.7|  269,552|  181,601|     40.3|  316,339|     70.1|200,411|  115,928|  134,814| 69,141| 65,673
  Instruction and research assistants ...|  240,698|      15.3|  128,583|  112,115|     46.6|        †|       † |      †|        †|  240,698|128,583|112,115
  Other professional ....................|  355,781|      22.6|  145,998|  209,783|     59.0|  309,150|     86.9|130,039|  179,111|   46,631| 15,959| 30,672
                                         |         |          |         |         |         |         |         |       |         |         |       |
Nonprofessional staff ...................|  456,587|      29.0|  173,586|  283,001|     62.0|  387,028|     84.8|148,982|  238,046|   69,559| 24,604| 44,955
  Technical and paraprofessionals .......|   97,592|       6.2|   40,537|   57,055|     58.5|   79,965|     81.9| 33,676|   46,289|   17,627|  6,861| 10,766
  Clerical and secretarial ..............|  203,962|      13.0|   26,592|  177,370|     87.0|  168,235|     82.5| 17,561|  150,674|   35,727|  9,031| 26,696
  Skilled crafts ........................|   40,055|       2.5|   37,777|    2,278|      5.7|   39,025|     97.4| 37,059|    1,966|    1,030|    718|    312
  Service and maintenance ...............|  114,978|       7.3|   68,680|   46,298|     40.3|   99,803|     86.8| 60,686|   39,117|   15,175|  7,994|  7,181
                                         |         |          |         |         |         |         |         |       |         |         |       |
   Public 2-year ........................|  593,211|     100.0|  260,287|  332,924|     56.1|  289,748|     48.8|120,443|  169,305|  303,463|139,844|163,619
                                         |_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________|_______|________
Professional staff ......................|  422,572|      71.2|  200,794|  221,778|     52.5|  175,392|     41.5| 80,635|   94,757|  247,180|120,159|127,021
  Executive/administrative/managerial ...|   25,872|       4.4|   12,556|   13,316|     51.5|   24,999|     96.6| 12,171|   12,828|      873|    385|    488
  Faculty (instruction and research) ....|  341,362|      57.5|  167,944|  173,418|     50.8|  110,014|     32.2| 53,913|   56,101|  231,348|114,031|117,317
  Instruction and research assistants ...|      588|       0.1|      296|      292|     49.7|        †|       † |      †|        †|      588|    296|    292
  Other professional ....................|   54,750|       9.2|   19,998|   34,752|     63.5|   40,379|     73.8| 14,551|   25,828|   14,371|  5,447|  8,924
                                         |         |          |         |         |         |         |         |       |         |         |       |
Nonprofessional staff ...................|  170,639|      28.8|   59,493|  111,146|     65.1|  114,356|     67.0| 39,808|   74,548|   56,283| 19,685| 36,598
  Technical and paraprofessionals .......|   44,233|       7.5|   17,160|   27,073|     61.2|   29,116|     65.8| 11,389|   17,727|   15,117|  5,771|  9,346
  Clerical and secretarial ..............|   85,868|      14.5|   12,471|   73,397|     85.5|   54,218|     63.1|  4,353|   49,865|   31,650|  8,118| 23,532
  Skilled crafts ........................|    6,287|       1.1|    5,395|      892|     14.2|    5,163|     82.1|  4,740|      423|    1,124|    655|    469
  Service and maintenance ...............|   34,251|       5.8|   24,467|    9,784|     28.6|   25,859|     75.5| 19,326|    6,533|    8,392|  5,141|  3,251
                                         |         |          |         |         |         |         |         |       |         |         |       |
   Private 4-year\1\ ....................|  990,592|     100.0|  468,295|  522,297|     52.7|  691,310|     69.8|316,671|  374,639|  299,282|151,624|147,658
                                         |_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________|_______|________
Professional staff ......................|  702,952|      71.0|  366,411|  336,541|     47.9|  452,011|     64.3|231,503|  220,508|  250,941|134,908|116,033
  Executive/administrative/managerial ...|   85,823|       8.7|   39,798|   46,025|     53.6|   83,004|     96.7| 38,819|   44,185|    2,819|    979|  1,840
  Faculty (instruction and research) ....|  364,656|      36.8|  218,090|  146,566|     40.2|  196,043|     53.8|123,251|   72,792|  168,613| 94,839| 73,774
  Instruction and research assistants ...|   51,724|       5.2|   28,491|   23,233|     44.9|        †|       † |      †|        †|   51,724| 28,491| 23,233
  Other professional ....................|  200,749|      20.3|   80,032|  120,717|     60.1|  172,964|     86.2| 69,433|  103,531|   27,785| 10,599| 17,186
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Nonprofessional staff ...................|  287,640|      29.0|  101,884|  185,756|     64.6|  239,299|     83.2| 85,168|  154,131|   48,341| 16,716| 31,625
  Technical and paraprofessionals .......|   52,689|       5.3|   21,410|   31,279|     59.4|   44,104|     83.7| 18,200|   25,904|    8,585|  3,210|  5,375
  Clerical and secretarial ..............|  146,268|      14.8|   20,295|  125,973|     86.1|  121,156|     82.8| 14,864|  106,292|   25,112|  5,431| 19,681
  Skilled crafts ........................|   15,346|       1.5|   14,272|    1,074|      7.0|   14,577|     95.0| 13,784|      793|      769|    488|    281
  Service and maintenance ...............|   73,337|       7.4|   45,907|   27,430|     37.4|   59,462|     81.1| 38,320|   21,142|   13,875|  7,587|  6,288
                                         |         |          |         |         |         |         |         |       |         |         |       |
   Private 2-year\1\ ....................|   35,675|     100.0|   15,698|   19,977|     56.0|   24,453|     68.5| 10,743|   13,710|   11,222|  4,955|  6,267
                                         |_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________|_______|_______
Professional staff ......................|   28,955|      81.2|   13,460|   15,495|     53.5|   19,626|     67.8|  9,193|   10,433|    9,329|  4,267|  5,062
  Executive/administrative/managerial ...|    4,338|      12.2|    1,888|    2,450|     56.5|    4,244|     97.8|  1,851|    2,393|       94|     37|     57
  Faculty (instruction and research) ....|   17,660|      49.5|    9,189|    8,471|     48.0|    9,200|     52.1|  5,233|    3,967|    8,460|  3,956|  4,504
  Instruction and research assistants ...|       37|       0.1|       16|       21|     56.8|        †|       † |      †|        †|       37|     16|     21
  Other professional ....................|    6,920|      19.4|    2,367|    4,553|     65.8|    6,182|     89.3|  2,109|    4,073|      738|    258|    480
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Nonprofessional staff ...................|    6,720|      18.8|    2,238|    4,482|     66.7|    4,827|     71.8|  1,550|    3,277|    1,893|    688|  1,205
  Technical and paraprofessionals .......|    1,073|       3.0|      480|      593|     55.3|      778|     72.5|    381|      397|      295|     99|    196
  Clerical and secretarial ..............|    3,834|      10.7|      497|    3,337|     87.0|    2,867|     74.8|    295|    2,572|      967|    202|    765
  Skilled crafts ........................|      152|       0.4|      114|       38|     25.0|      138|     90.8|    109|       29|       14|      5|      9
  Service and maintenance ...............|    1,661|       4.7|    1,147|      514|     30.9|    1,044|     62.9|    765|      279|      617|    382|    235
                                         |=========|==========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=======|=========|=========|=======|=======
   Private not-for-profit 4-year ........|  929,260|     100.0|  434,506|  494,754|     53.2|  662,919|     71.3|303,695|  359,224|  266,341|130,811|135,530
                                         |_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________|_______|_______
Professional staff ......................|  649,744|      69.9|  335,435|  314,309|     48.4|  430,422|     66.2|220,838|  209,584|  219,322|114,597|104,725
  Executive/administrative/managerial ...|   81,612|       8.8|   37,753|   43,859|     53.7|   78,829|     96.6| 36,790|   42,039|    2,783|    963|  1,820
  Faculty (instruction and research) ....|  326,997|      35.2|  193,738|  133,259|     40.8|  189,422|     57.9|118,945|   70,477|  137,575| 74,793| 62,782
  Instruction and research assistants ...|   51,636|       5.6|   28,455|   23,181|     44.9|        †|       † |      †|        †|   51,636| 28,455| 23,181
  Other professional ....................|  189,499|      20.4|   75,489|  114,010|     60.2|  162,171|     85.6| 65,103|   97,068|   27,328| 10,386| 16,942
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Nonprofessional staff ...................|  279,516|      30.1|   99,071|  180,445|     64.6|  232,497|     83.2| 82,857|  149,640|   47,019| 16,214| 30,805
  Technical and paraprofessionals .......|   51,328|       5.5|   20,601|   30,727|     59.9|   43,036|     83.8| 17,534|   25,502|    8,292|  3,067|  5,225
  Clerical and secretarial ..............|  140,475|      15.1|   19,053|  121,422|     86.4|  116,113|     82.7| 13,796|  102,317|   24,362|  5,257| 19,105
  Skilled crafts ........................|   15,263|       1.6|   14,206|    1,057|      6.9|   14,515|     95.1| 13,730|      785|      748|    476|    272
  Service and maintenance ...............|   72,450|       7.8|   45,211|   27,239|     37.6|   58,833|     81.2| 37,797|   21,036|   13,617|  7,414|  6,203
_________________________________________|_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________|_______|_______
†Not applicable.
\1\Includes not-for-profit and for-profit private institutions.
NOTE: The survey did not permit respondents to report instruction and research assistants as full-time staff. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Winter 2003-04. (This table was prepared March 2005.)


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