Table 314.35.

Employees in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by employment status, sex, control and level of institution, and primary occupation: Fall 2016

Control and level of institution and primary occupation	Full-time and part-time					Full-time				Part-time
	Total		Males	Females		Total		Males	Females	Total	Males	Females
	Number	Percentage distri- bution		Number	Percent of all employees	Number	Percent of all employees
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
All institutions	3,906,240	100.0	1,775,229	2,131,011	54.6	2,506,784	64.2	1,123,803	1,382,981	1,399,456	651,426	748,030
Faculty (instruction/research/public service)	1,546,081	39.6	783,495	762,586	49.3	813,978	52.6	440,387	373,591	732,103	343,108	388,995
Instruction	1,427,871	36.6	717,740	710,131	49.7	718,160	50.3	385,743	332,417	709,711	331,997	377,714
Research	88,981	2.3	51,862	37,119	41.7	74,973	84.3	44,361	30,612	14,008	7,501	6,507
Public service	29,229	0.7	13,893	15,336	52.5	20,845	71.3	10,283	10,562	8,384	3,610	4,774
Graduate assistants	375,204	9.6	196,170	179,034	47.7	†	†	†	†	375,204	196,170	179,034
Librarians, curators, and archivists	41,993	1.1	12,497	29,496	70.2	35,823	85.3	10,925	24,898	6,170	1,572	4,598
Student and academic affairs and other education    services	179,345	4.6	58,236	121,109	67.5	121,389	67.7	36,281	85,108	57,956	21,955	36,001
Management	257,952	6.6	113,604	144,348	56.0	250,861	97.3	110,762	140,099	7,091	2,842	4,249
Business and financial operations	209,265	5.4	56,441	152,824	73.0	195,806	93.6	52,919	142,887	13,459	3,522	9,937
Computer, engineering, and science	231,230	5.9	140,811	90,419	39.1	211,734	91.6	132,028	79,706	19,496	8,783	10,713
Community, social service, legal, arts, design,    entertainment, sports, and media	180,352	4.6	80,538	99,814	55.3	145,742	80.8	63,980	81,762	34,610	16,558	18,052
Healthcare practitioners and technicians	109,959	2.8	32,443	77,516	70.5	90,454	82.3	27,325	63,129	19,505	5,118	14,387
Service occupations	241,749	6.2	140,537	101,212	41.9	199,415	82.5	117,189	82,226	42,334	23,348	18,986
Sales and related occupations	12,864	0.3	4,508	8,356	65.0	10,430	81.1	3,858	6,572	2,434	650	1,784
Office and administrative support	426,556	10.9	71,697	354,859	83.2	345,310	81.0	49,653	295,657	81,246	22,044	59,202
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	74,438	1.9	68,395	6,043	8.1	70,038	94.1	65,223	4,815	4,400	3,172	1,228
Production, transportation, and material moving	19,252	0.5	15,857	3,395	17.6	15,804	82.1	13,273	2,531	3,448	2,584	864
Public 4-year	1,966,008	100.0	913,872	1,052,136	53.5	1,331,308	67.7	612,472	718,836	634,700	301,400	333,300
Faculty (instruction/research/public service)	646,584	32.9	341,960	304,624	47.1	426,395	65.9	238,246	188,149	220,189	103,714	116,475
Instruction	574,950	29.2	302,426	272,524	47.4	366,998	63.8	204,912	162,086	207,952	97,514	110,438
Research	54,926	2.8	31,701	23,225	42.3	45,887	83.5	26,944	18,943	9,039	4,757	4,282
Public service	16,708	0.8	7,833	8,875	53.1	13,510	80.9	6,390	7,120	3,198	1,443	1,755
Graduate assistants	293,954	15.0	153,158	140,796	47.9	†	†	†	†	293,954	153,158	140,796
Librarians, curators, and archivists	18,465	0.9	5,664	12,801	69.3	16,934	91.7	5,268	11,666	1,531	396	1,135
Student and academic affairs and other education    services	65,568	3.3	21,109	44,459	67.8	49,576	75.6	15,155	34,421	15,992	5,954	10,038
Management	116,241	5.9	52,548	63,693	54.8	112,897	97.1	51,187	61,710	3,344	1,361	1,983
Business and financial operations	123,597	6.3	32,992	90,605	73.3	114,935	93.0	30,682	84,253	8,662	2,310	6,352
Computer, engineering, and science	143,316	7.3	86,711	56,605	39.5	131,201	91.5	81,656	49,545	12,115	5,055	7,060
Community, social service, legal, arts, design,    entertainment, sports, and media	87,518	4.5	36,774	50,744	58.0	75,562	86.3	31,833	43,729	11,956	4,941	7,015
Healthcare practitioners and technicians	70,462	3.6	21,583	48,879	69.4	59,885	85.0	18,985	40,900	10,577	2,598	7,979
Service occupations	129,293	6.6	70,837	58,456	45.2	110,368	85.4	61,145	49,223	18,925	9,692	9,233
Sales and related occupations	2,908	0.1	1,061	1,847	63.5	2,231	76.7	868	1,363	677	193	484
Office and administrative support	206,554	10.5	33,783	172,771	83.6	174,022	84.3	24,874	149,148	32,532	8,909	23,623
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	48,618	2.5	44,969	3,649	7.5	46,094	94.8	43,105	2,989	2,524	1,864	660
Production, transportation, and material moving	12,930	0.7	10,723	2,207	17.1	11,208	86.7	9,468	1,740	1,722	1,255	467
Public 2-year	591,066	100.0	251,156	339,910	57.5	284,307	48.1	115,139	169,168	306,759	136,017	170,742
Faculty (instruction/research/public service)	327,655	55.4	149,728	177,927	54.3	104,892	32.0	47,172	57,720	222,763	102,556	120,207
Instruction	323,932	54.8	148,339	175,593	54.2	104,339	32.2	46,985	57,354	219,593	101,354	118,239
Research	110	#	45	65	59.1	99	90.0	42	57	11	3	8
Public service	3,613	0.6	1,344	2,269	62.8	454	12.6	145	309	3,159	1,199	1,960
Graduate assistants	9	#	6	3	33.3	†	†	†	†	9	6	3
Librarians, curators, and archivists	5,245	0.9	1,154	4,091	78.0	3,548	67.6	805	2,743	1,697	349	1,348
Student and academic affairs and other education    services	49,095	8.3	17,100	31,995	65.2	21,055	42.9	6,191	14,864	28,040	10,909	17,131
Management	31,741	5.4	13,135	18,606	58.6	30,655	96.6	12,696	17,959	1,086	439	647
Business and financial operations	16,787	2.8	4,407	12,380	73.7	15,006	89.4	3,851	11,155	1,781	556	1,225
Computer, engineering, and science	16,111	2.7	10,768	5,343	33.2	13,447	83.5	9,192	4,255	2,664	1,576	1,088
Community, social service, legal, arts, design,    entertainment, sports, and media	23,432	4.0	8,953	14,479	61.8	16,058	68.5	5,731	10,327	7,374	3,222	4,152
Healthcare practitioners and technicians	1,480	0.3	512	968	65.4	721	48.7	288	433	759	224	535
Service occupations	33,525	5.7	23,365	10,160	30.3	23,168	69.1	16,762	6,406	10,357	6,603	3,754
Sales and related occupations	1,824	0.3	500	1,324	72.6	969	53.1	285	684	855	215	640
Office and administrative support	76,653	13.0	14,898	61,755	80.6	48,504	63.3	6,434	42,070	28,149	8,464	19,685
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	6,233	1.1	5,613	620	9.9	5,520	88.6	5,109	411	713	504	209
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,276	0.2	1,017	259	20.3	764	59.9	623	141	512	394	118
Private nonprofit 4-year	1,186,787	100.0	544,369	642,418	54.1	814,501	68.6	366,961	447,540	372,286	177,408	194,878
Faculty (instruction/research/public service)	473,226	39.9	249,443	223,783	47.3	262,326	55.4	146,067	116,259	210,900	103,376	107,524
Instruction	430,588	36.3	224,700	205,888	47.8	226,618	52.6	125,005	101,613	203,970	99,695	104,275
Research	33,841	2.9	20,075	13,766	40.7	28,912	85.4	17,346	11,566	4,929	2,729	2,200
Public service	8,797	0.7	4,668	4,129	46.9	6,796	77.3	3,716	3,080	2,001	952	1,049
Graduate assistants	80,870	6.8	42,840	38,030	47.0	†	†	†	†	80,870	42,840	38,030
Librarians, curators, and archivists	17,080	1.4	5,369	11,711	68.6	14,539	85.1	4,643	9,896	2,541	726	1,815
Student and academic affairs and other education    services	48,014	4.0	14,798	33,216	69.2	35,815	74.6	10,541	25,274	12,199	4,257	7,942
Management	97,449	8.2	42,666	54,783	56.2	94,992	97.5	41,703	53,289	2,457	963	1,494
Business and financial operations	63,558	5.4	17,480	46,078	72.5	60,794	95.7	16,869	43,925	2,764	611	2,153
Computer, engineering, and science	69,677	5.9	41,697	27,980	40.2	65,080	93.4	39,639	25,441	4,597	2,058	2,539
Community, social service, legal, arts, design,    entertainment, sports, and media	63,934	5.4	32,532	31,402	49.1	49,244	77.0	24,447	24,797	14,690	8,085	6,605
Healthcare practitioners and technicians	37,717	3.2	10,253	27,464	72.8	29,678	78.7	7,983	21,695	8,039	2,270	5,769
Service occupations	76,470	6.4	44,699	31,771	41.5	64,318	84.1	38,201	26,117	12,152	6,498	5,654
Sales and related occupations	3,728	0.3	1,276	2,452	65.8	3,116	83.6	1,119	1,997	612	157	455
Office and administrative support	131,350	11.1	20,134	111,216	84.7	113,044	86.1	16,141	96,903	18,306	3,993	14,313
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	18,940	1.6	17,267	1,673	8.8	17,882	94.4	16,549	1,333	1,058	718	340
Production, transportation, and material moving	4,774	0.4	3,915	859	18.0	3,673	76.9	3,059	614	1,101	856	245
Private nonprofit 2-year	8,761	100.0	3,368	5,393	61.6	6,251	71.4	2,313	3,938	2,510	1,055	1,455
Faculty (instruction/research/public service)	3,646	41.6	1,457	2,189	60.0	1,693	46.4	631	1,062	1,953	826	1,127
Instruction	3,618	41.3	1,447	2,171	60.0	1,677	46.4	627	1,050	1,941	820	1,121
Research	19	0.2	7	12	63.2	9	47.4	1	8	10	6	4
Public service	9	0.1	3	6	66.7	7	77.8	3	4	2	0	2
Graduate assistants	0	0.0	0	0	†	†	†	†	†	0	0	0
Librarians, curators, and archivists	116	1.3	25	91	78.4	75	64.7	19	56	41	6	35
Student and academic affairs and other education    services	2,249	25.7	705	1,544	68.7	2,144	95.3	678	1,466	105	27	78
Management	865	9.9	386	479	55.4	839	97.0	374	465	26	12	14
Business and financial operations	297	3.4	93	204	68.7	259	87.2	89	170	38	4	34
Computer, engineering, and science	200	2.3	161	39	19.5	192	96.0	154	38	8	7	1
Community, social service, legal, arts, design,    entertainment, sports, and media	276	3.2	154	122	44.2	184	66.7	89	95	92	65	27
Healthcare practitioners and technicians	32	0.4	10	22	68.8	22	68.8	8	14	10	2	8
Service occupations	269	3.1	211	58	21.6	165	61.3	137	28	104	74	30
Sales and related occupations	84	1.0	31	53	63.1	74	88.1	30	44	10	1	9
Office and administrative support	642	7.3	67	575	89.6	538	83.8	50	488	104	17	87
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	72	0.8	59	13	18.1	61	84.7	51	10	11	8	3
Production, transportation, and material moving	13	0.1	9	4	30.8	5	38.5	3	2	8	6	2
Private for-profit 4-year	121,800	100.0	50,960	70,840	58.2	52,145	42.8	20,386	31,759	69,655	30,574	39,081
Faculty (instruction/research/public service)	76,847	63.1	33,759	43,088	56.1	12,221	15.9	5,489	6,732	64,626	28,270	36,356
Instruction	76,704	63.0	33,702	43,002	56.1	12,117	15.8	5,450	6,667	64,587	28,252	36,335
Research	51	#	18	33	64.7	34	66.7	14	20	17	4	13
Public service	92	#	39	53	57.6	70	76.1	25	45	22	14	8
Graduate assistants	371	0.3	166	205	55.3	†	†	†	†	371	166	205
Librarians, curators, and archivists	800	0.7	214	586	73.3	545	68.1	147	398	255	67	188
Student and academic affairs and other education    services	11,844	9.7	3,868	7,976	67.3	10,463	88.3	3,127	7,336	1,381	741	640
Management	8,386	6.9	3,563	4,823	57.5	8,256	98.4	3,516	4,740	130	47	83
Business and financial operations	3,981	3.3	1,233	2,748	69.0	3,850	96.7	1,204	2,646	131	29	102
Computer, engineering, and science	1,679	1.4	1,270	409	24.4	1,608	95.8	1,215	393	71	55	16
Community, social service, legal, arts, design,    entertainment, sports, and media	4,371	3.6	1,881	2,490	57.0	3,954	90.5	1,664	2,290	417	217	200
Healthcare practitioners and technicians	149	0.1	65	84	56.4	104	69.8	57	47	45	8	37
Service occupations	1,572	1.3	1,040	532	33.8	1,095	69.7	742	353	477	298	179
Sales and related occupations	2,896	2.4	1,148	1,748	60.4	2,811	97.1	1,126	1,685	85	22	63
Office and administrative support	8,274	6.8	2,242	6,032	72.9	6,744	81.5	1,685	5,059	1,530	557	973
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	388	0.3	331	57	14.7	350	90.2	302	48	38	29	9
Production, transportation, and material moving	242	0.2	180	62	25.6	144	59.5	112	32	98	68	30
Private for-profit 2-year	31,818	100.0	11,504	20,314	63.8	18,272	57.4	6,532	11,740	13,546	4,972	8,574
Faculty (instruction/research/public service)	18,123	57.0	7,148	10,975	60.6	6,451	35.6	2,782	3,669	11,672	4,366	7,306
Instruction	18,079	56.8	7,126	10,953	60.6	6,411	35.5	2,764	3,647	11,668	4,362	7,306
Research	34	0.1	16	18	52.9	32	94.1	14	18	2	2	0
Public service	10	#	6	4	40.0	8	80.0	4	4	2	2	0
Graduate assistants	0	0.0	0	0	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Librarians, curators, and archivists	287	0.9	71	216	75.3	182	63.4	43	139	105	28	77
Student and academic affairs and other education    services	2,575	8.1	656	1,919	74.5	2,336	90.7	589	1,747	239	67	172
Management	3,270	10.3	1,306	1,964	60.1	3,222	98.5	1,286	1,936	48	20	28
Business and financial operations	1,045	3.3	236	809	77.4	962	92.1	224	738	83	12	71
Computer, engineering, and science	247	0.8	204	43	17.4	206	83.4	172	34	41	32	9
Community, social service, legal, arts, design,    entertainment, sports, and media	821	2.6	244	577	70.3	740	90.1	216	524	81	28	53
Healthcare practitioners and technicians	119	0.4	20	99	83.2	44	37.0	4	40	75	16	59
Service occupations	620	1.9	385	235	37.9	301	48.5	202	99	319	183	136
Sales and related occupations	1,424	4.5	492	932	65.4	1,229	86.3	430	799	195	62	133
Office and administrative support	3,083	9.7	573	2,510	81.4	2,458	79.7	469	1,989	625	104	521
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	187	0.6	156	31	16.6	131	70.1	107	24	56	49	7
Production, transportation, and material moving	17	0.1	13	4	23.5	10	58.8	8	2	7	5	2

†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. By definition, all graduate assistants are part time. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2017, Human Resources component, Fall Staff section. (This table was prepared May 2019.)