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Table 228  Employees in institutions of higher education, by primary occupation, sex, employment status, and by type and control of institution: Fall 1995

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                                         |         Full-time and part-time                  |               Full-time               |        Part-time
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       Primary occupation and type       |     Total        |          |     Women          |     Total          |        |         |        |        |
       and control of institution        |__________________|          |____________________|____________________|        |         |        |        |
                                         |  Number  |Percent|   Men    |  Number  | Percent |  Number  | Percent |  Men   |  Women  | Total  |  Men   | Women
                                         |          |       |          |          | of all  |          | of all  |        |         |        |        |
                                         |          |       |          |          |employees|          |employees|        |         |        |        |
_________________________________________|__________|_______|__________|__________|_________|__________|_________|________|_________|________|________|________
                    1                    |    2     |   3   |    4     |    5     |    6    |    7     |    8    |   9    |   10    |   11   |   12   |   13
_________________________________________|__________|_______|__________|__________|_________|__________|_________|________|_________|________|________|________
                                         |          |       |          |          |         |          |         |        |         |        |        |
Total, all employees ....................|2,662,075 | 100.0 |1,274,676 |1,387,399 |    52.1 |1,801,371 |    67.7 |856,289 | 945,082 |860,704 |418,387 |442,317
  Professional staff ....................|1,744,867 |  65.5 |  946,134 |  798,733 |    45.8 |1,066,510 |    61.1 |590,916 | 475,594 |678,357 |355,218 |323,139
    Executive/administrative/managerial .|  147,445 |   5.5 |   82,127 |   65,318 |    44.3 |  140,990 |    95.6 | 79,232 |  61,758 |  6,455 |  2,895 |  3,560
    Faculty (instruction and research) ..|  931,706 |  35.0 |  562,893 |  368,813 |    39.6 |  550,822 |    59.1 |360,150 | 190,672 |380,884 |202,743 |178,141
    Instruction and research assistants .|  215,909 |   8.1 |  123,962 |   91,947 |    42.6 |      --- |     --- |    --- |     --- |215,909 |123,962 | 91,947
    Non-faculty professionals ...........|  449,807 |  16.9 |  177,152 |  272,655 |    60.6 |  374,698 |    83.3 |151,534 | 223,164 | 75,109 | 25,618 | 49,491
                                         |          |       |          |          |         |          |         |        |         |        |        |
  Nonprofessional staff .................|  917,208 |  34.5 |  328,542 |  588,666 |    64.2 |  734,861 |    80.1 |265,373 | 469,488 |182,347 | 63,169 |119,178
    Technical and paraprofessionals .....|  187,900 |   7.1 |   75,996 |  111,904 |    59.6 |  141,677 |    75.4 | 59,212 |  82,465 | 46,223 | 16,784 | 29,439
    Clerical and secretarial ............|  441,196 |  16.6 |   54,706 |  386,490 |    87.6 |  348,948 |    79.1 | 32,962 | 315,986 | 92,248 | 21,744 | 70,504
    Skilled crafts ......................|   64,583 |   2.4 |   60,494 |    4,089 |     6.3 |   61,273 |    94.9 | 58,160 |   3,113 |  3,310 |  2,334 |    976
    Service and maintenance .............|  223,529 |   8.4 |  137,346 |   86,183 |    38.6 |  182,963 |    81.9 |115,039 |  67,924 | 40,566 | 22,307 | 18,259
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Public 4-year, total ....................|1,383,476 | 100.0 |  676,113 |  707,363 |    51.1 |  986,996 |    71.3 |480,094 | 506,902 |396,480 |196,019 |200,461
  Professional staff ....................|  893,345 |  64.6 |  497,227 |  396,118 |    44.3 |  576,361 |    64.5 |328,613 | 247,748 |316,984 |168,614 |148,370
    Executive/administrative/managerial .|   60,590 |   4.4 |   36,401 |   24,189 |    39.9 |   58,519 |    96.6 | 35,443 |  23,076 |  2,071 |    958 |  1,113
    Faculty (instruction and research) ..|  384,399 |  27.8 |  250,584 |  133,815 |    34.8 |  291,049 |    75.7 |199,881 |  91,168 | 93,350 | 50,703 | 42,647
    Instruction and research assistants .|  178,342 |  12.9 |  102,834 |   75,508 |    42.3 |      --- |     --- |    --- |     --- |178,342 |102,834 | 75,508
    Non-faculty professionals ...........|  270,014 |  19.5 |  107,408 |  162,606 |    60.2 |  226,793 |    84.0 | 93,289 | 133,504 | 43,221 | 14,119 | 29,102
                                         |          |       |          |          |         |          |         |        |         |        |        |
  Nonprofessional staff .................|  490,131 |  35.4 |  178,886 |  311,245 |    63.5 |  410,635 |    83.8 |151,481 | 259,154 | 79,496 | 27,405 | 52,091
    Technical and paraprofessionals .....|  106,173 |   7.7 |   42,790 |   63,383 |    59.7 |   82,351 |    77.6 | 34,356 |  47,995 | 23,822 |  8,434 | 15,388
    Clerical and secretarial ............|  221,378 |  16.0 |   26,119 |  195,259 |    88.2 |  185,179 |    83.6 | 17,489 | 167,690 | 36,199 |  8,630 | 27,569
    Skilled crafts ......................|   41,287 |   3.0 |   38,993 |    2,294 |     5.6 |   39,877 |    96.6 | 37,930 |   1,947 |  1,410 |  1,063 |    347
    Service and maintenance .............|  121,293 |   8.8 |   70,984 |   50,309 |    41.5 |  103,228 |    85.1 | 61,706 |  41,522 | 18,065 |  9,278 |  8,787
                                         |          |       |          |          |         |          |         |        |         |        |        |
Public 2-year, total ....................|  482,454 | 100.0 |  219,665 |  262,789 |    54.5 |  240,511 |    49.9 |107,007 | 133,504 |241,943 |112,658 |129,285
  Professional staff ....................|  336,661 |  69.8 |  169,416 |  167,245 |    49.7 |  144,782 |    43.0 | 73,989 |  70,793 |191,879 | 95,427 | 96,452
    Executive/administrative/managerial .|   21,806 |   4.5 |   12,274 |    9,532 |    43.7 |   20,461 |    93.8 | 11,643 |   8,818 |  1,345 |    631 |    714
    Faculty (instruction and research) ..|  272,434 |  56.5 |  140,912 |  131,522 |    48.3 |   95,527 |    35.1 | 51,137 |  44,390 |176,907 | 89,775 | 87,132
    Instruction and research assistants .|    3,401 |   0.7 |    1,457 |    1,944 |    57.2 |      --- |     --- |    --- |     --- |  3,401 |  1,457 |  1,944
    Non-faculty professionals ...........|   39,020 |   8.1 |   14,773 |   24,247 |    62.1 |   28,794 |    73.8 | 11,209 |  17,585 | 10,226 |  3,564 |  6,662
                                         |          |       |          |          |         |          |         |        |         |        |        |
  Nonprofessional staff .................|  145,793 |  30.2 |   50,249 |   95,544 |    65.5 |   95,729 |    65.7 | 33,018 |  62,711 | 50,064 | 17,231 | 32,833
    Technical and paraprofessionals .....|   33,042 |   6.8 |   12,610 |   20,432 |    61.8 |   20,335 |    61.5 |  8,001 |  12,334 | 12,707 |  4,609 |  8,098
    Clerical and secretarial ............|   76,464 |  15.8 |   10,415 |   66,049 |    86.4 |   47,484 |    62.1 |  3,004 |  44,480 | 28,980 |  7,411 | 21,569
    Skilled crafts ......................|    6,592 |   1.4 |    5,743 |      849 |    12.9 |    5,506 |    83.5 |  5,055 |     451 |  1,086 |    688 |    398
    Service and maintenance .............|   29,695 |   6.2 |   21,481 |    8,214 |    27.7 |   22,404 |    75.4 | 16,958 |   5,446 |  7,291 |  4,523 |  2,768
                                         |          |       |          |          |         |          |         |        |         |        |        |
Private 4-year, total ...................|  770,004 | 100.0 |  367,610 |  402,394 |    52.3 |  556,556 |    72.3 |261,741 | 294,815 |213,448 |105,869 |107,579
  Professional staff ....................|  495,383 |  64.3 |  270,326 |  225,057 |    45.4 |  332,837 |    67.2 |182,356 | 150,481 |162,546 | 87,970 | 74,576
    Executive/administrative/managerial .|   62,314 |   8.1 |   32,124 |   30,190 |    48.4 |   59,394 |    95.3 | 30,869 |  28,525 |  2,920 |  1,255 |  1,665
    Faculty (instruction and research) ..|  262,660 |  34.1 |  165,113 |   97,547 |    37.1 |  157,958 |    60.1 |105,689 |  52,269 |104,702 | 59,424 | 45,278
    Instruction and research assistants .|   33,853 |   4.4 |   19,509 |   14,344 |    42.4 |      --- |     --- |    --- |     --- | 33,853 | 19,509 | 14,344
    Non-faculty professionals ...........|  136,556 |  17.7 |   53,580 |   82,976 |    60.8 |  115,485 |    84.6 | 45,798 |  69,687 | 21,071 |  7,782 | 13,289
                                         |          |       |          |          |         |          |         |        |         |        |        |
  Nonprofessional staff .................|  274,621 |  35.7 |   97,284 |  177,337 |    64.6 |  223,719 |    81.5 | 79,385 | 144,334 | 50,902 | 17,899 | 33,003
    Technical and paraprofessionals .....|   47,575 |   6.2 |   20,190 |   27,385 |    57.6 |   38,232 |    80.4 | 16,557 |  21,675 |  9,343 |  3,633 |  5,710
    Clerical and secretarial ............|  139,888 |  18.2 |   17,884 |  122,004 |    87.2 |  113,708 |    81.3 | 12,303 | 101,405 | 26,180 |  5,581 | 20,599
    Skilled crafts ......................|   16,391 |   2.1 |   15,513 |      878 |     5.4 |   15,623 |    95.3 | 14,954 |     669 |    768 |    559 |    209
    Service and maintenance .............|   70,767 |   9.2 |   43,697 |   27,070 |    38.3 |   56,156 |    79.4 | 35,571 |  20,585 | 14,611 |  8,126 |  6,485
                                         |          |       |          |          |         |          |         |        |         |        |        |
Private 2-year, total ...................|   26,141 | 100.0 |   11,288 |   14,853 |    56.8 |   17,308 |    66.2 |  7,447 |   9,861 |  8,833 |  3,841 |  4,992
  Professional staff ....................|   19,478 |  74.5 |    9,165 |   10,313 |    52.9 |   12,530 |    64.3 |  5,958 |   6,572 |  6,948 |  3,207 |  3,741
    Executive/administrative/managerial .|    2,735 |  10.5 |    1,328 |    1,407 |    51.4 |    2,616 |    95.6 |  1,277 |   1,339 |    119 |     51 |     68
    Faculty (instruction and research) ..|   12,213 |  46.7 |    6,284 |    5,929 |    48.5 |    6,288 |    51.5 |  3,443 |   2,845 |  5,925 |  2,841 |  3,084
    Instruction and research assistants .|      313 |   1.2 |      162 |      151 |    48.2 |      --- |     --- |    --- |     --- |    313 |    162 |    151
    Non-faculty professionals ...........|    4,217 |  16.1 |    1,391 |    2,826 |    67.0 |    3,626 |    86.0 |  1,238 |   2,388 |    591 |    153 |    438
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  Nonprofessional staff .................|    6,663 |  25.5 |    2,123 |    4,540 |    68.1 |    4,778 |    71.7 |  1,489 |   3,289 |  1,885 |    634 |  1,251
    Technical and paraprofessionals .....|    1,110 |   4.2 |      406 |      704 |    63.4 |      759 |    68.4 |    298 |     461 |    351 |    108 |    243
    Clerical and secretarial ............|    3,466 |  13.3 |      288 |    3,178 |    91.7 |    2,577 |    74.4 |    166 |   2,411 |    889 |    122 |    767
    Skilled crafts ......................|      313 |   1.2 |      245 |       68 |    21.7 |      267 |    85.3 |    221 |      46 |     46 |     24 |     22
    Service and maintenance .............|    1,774 |   6.8 |    1,184 |      590 |    33.3 |    1,175 |    66.2 |    804 |     371 |    599 |    380 |    219
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---Not applicable.

NOTE.--Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Staff" survey. (This table was prepared January 1998.)


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