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Table 215.Employees in institutions of higher education, by primary occupation, sex, employment status, and by type and control of institution: Fall 1991

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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
                                         |          |       |          |          | women |          |full-time|        |        |        |        |
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Total, all institutions .................|2,545,235 | 100.0 |1,227,591 |1,317,644 |  51.8 |1,812,912 |    71.2 |868,767 |944,145 |732,323 |358,824 |373,499
  Professional staff ....................|1,595,460 |  62.7 |  895,591 |  699,869 |  43.9 |1,031,797 |    64.7 |591,315 |440,482 |563,663 |304,276 |259,387
    Executive/administrative/managerial .|  144,755 |   5.7 |   85,423 |   59,332 |  41.0 |  139,116 |    96.1 | 82,875 | 56,241 |  5,639 |  2,548 |  3,091
    Faculty (instruction and research) ..|  826,252 |  32.5 |  525,599 |  300,653 |  36.4 |  535,623 |    64.8 |366,213 |169,410 |290,629 |159,386 |131,243
    Instruction and research assistants .|  197,751 |   7.8 |  119,125 |   78,626 |  39.8 |      --- |     --- |    --- |    --- |197,751 |119,125 | 78,626
    Non-faculty professionals ...........|  426,702 |  16.8 |  165,444 |  261,258 |  61.2 |  357,058 |    83.7 |142,227 |214,831 | 69,644 | 23,217 | 46,427
                                         |          |       |          |          |       |          |         |        |        |        |        |
  Nonprofessional staff .................|  949,775 |  37.3 |  332,000 |  617,775 |  65.0 |  781,115 |    82.2 |277,452 |503,663 |168,660 | 54,548 |114,112
    Technical and paraprofessionals .....|  230,588 |   9.1 |   78,693 |  151,895 |  65.9 |  144,967 |    62.9 | 61,100 | 83,867 | 85,621 | 17,593 | 68,028
    Clerical and secretarial ............|  412,852 |  16.2 |   46,168 |  366,684 |  88.8 |  371,225 |    89.9 | 31,937 |339,288 | 41,627 | 14,231 | 27,396
    Skilled crafts ......................|   66,522 |   2.6 |   62,048 |    4,474 |   6.7 |   63,327 |    95.2 | 59,866 |  3,461 |  3,195 |  2,182 |  1,013
    Service and maintenance .............|  239,813 |   9.4 |  145,091 |   94,722 |  39.5 |  201,596 |    84.1 |124,549 | 77,047 | 38,217 | 20,542 | 17,675
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Public, total .......................... |1,783,328 | 100.0 |  867,578 |  915,750 |  51.4 |1,242,081 |    69.6 |602,106 |639,975 |541,247 |265,472 |275,775
  Professional staff ....................|1,133,264 |  63.5 |  637,718 |  495,546 |  43.7 |  707,456 |    62.4 |409,659 |297,797 |425,808 |228,059 |197,749
    Executive/administrative/managerial .|   84,446 |   4.7 |   53,025 |   31,421 |  37.2 |   81,536 |    96.6 | 51,670 | 29,866 |  2,910 |  1,355 |  1,555
    Faculty (instruction and research) ..|  580,908 |  32.6 |  364,751 |  216,157 |  37.2 |  380,333 |    65.5 |258,366 |121,967 |200,575 |106,385 | 94,190
    Instruction and research assistants .|  173,560 |   9.7 |  104,186 |   69,374 |  40.0 |      --- |     --- |    --- |    --- |173,560 |104,186 | 69,374
    Non-faculty professionals ...........|  294,350 |  16.5 |  115,756 |  178,594 |  60.7 |  245,587 |    83.4 | 99,623 |145,964 | 48,763 | 16,133 | 32,630
                                         |          |       |          |          |       |          |         |        |        |        |        |
  Nonprofessional staff .................|  650,064 |  36.5 |  229,860 |  420,204 |  64.6 |  534,625 |    82.2 |192,447 |342,178 |115,439 | 37,413 | 78,026
    Technical and paraprofessionals .....|  160,509 |   9.0 |   55,218 |  105,291 |  65.6 |  101,450 |    63.2 | 42,784 | 58,666 | 59,059 | 12,434 | 46,625
    Clerical and secretarial ............|  279,855 |  15.7 |   31,162 |  248,693 |  88.9 |  248,907 |    88.9 | 20,303 |228,604 | 30,948 | 10,859 | 20,089
    Skilled crafts ......................|   48,444 |   2.7 |   45,243 |    3,201 |   6.6 |   46,490 |    96.0 | 43,879 |  2,611 |  1,954 |  1,364 |    590
    Service and maintenance .............|  161,256 |   9.0 |   98,237 |   63,019 |  39.1 |  137,778 |    85.4 | 85,481 | 52,297 | 23,478 | 12,756 | 10,722
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Private, total ..........................|  761,907 | 100.0 |  360,013 |  401,894 |  52.7 |  570,831 |    74.9 |266,661 |304,170 |191,076 | 93,352 | 97,724
  Professional staff ....................|  462,196 |  60.7 |  257,873 |  204,323 |  44.2 |  324,341 |    70.2 |181,656 |142,685 |137,855 | 76,217 | 61,638
    Executive/administrative/managerial .|   60,309 |   7.9 |   32,398 |   27,911 |  46.3 |   57,580 |    95.5 | 31,205 | 26,375 |  2,729 |  1,193 |  1,536
    Faculty (instruction and research) ..|  245,344 |  32.2 |  160,848 |   84,496 |  34.4 |  155,290 |    63.3 |107,847 | 47,443 | 90,054 | 53,001 | 37,053
    Instruction and research assistants .|   24,191 |   3.2 |   14,939 |    9,252 |  38.2 |      --- |     --- |    --- |    --- | 24,191 | 14,939 |  9,252
    Non-faculty professionals ...........|  132,352 |  17.4 |   49,688 |   82,664 |  62.5 |  111,471 |    84.2 | 42,604 | 68,867 | 20,881 |  7,084 | 13,797
                                         |          |       |          |          |       |          |         |        |        |        |        |
  Nonprofessional staff .................|  299,711 |  39.3 |  102,140 |  197,571 |  65.9 |  246,490 |    82.2 | 85,005 |161,485 | 53,221 | 17,135 | 36,086
    Technical and paraprofessionals .....|   70,079 |   9.2 |   23,475 |   46,604 |  66.5 |   43,517 |    62.1 | 18,316 | 25,201 | 26,562 |  5,159 | 21,403
    Clerical and secretarial ............|  132,997 |  17.5 |   15,006 |  117,991 |  88.7 |  122,318 |    92.0 | 11,634 |110,684 | 10,679 |  3,372 |  7,307
    Skilled crafts ......................|   18,078 |   2.4 |   16,805 |    1,273 |   7.0 |   16,837 |    93.1 | 15,987 |    850 |  1,241 |    818 |    423
    Service and maintenance .............|   78,557 |  10.3 |   46,854 |   31,703 |  40.4 |   63,818 |    81.2 | 39,068 | 24,750 | 14,739 |  7,786 |  6,953
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4-year, total .......................... |2,076,423 | 100.0 |1,007,482 |1,068,941 |  51.5 |1,560,254 |    75.1 |751,242 |809,012 |516,169 |256,240 |259,929
  Professional staff ....................|1,269,157 |  61.1 |  724,100 |  545,057 |  42.9 |  877,742 |    69.2 |507,728 |370,014 |391,415 |216,372 |175,043
    Executive/administrative/managerial .|  120,822 |   5.8 |   70,923 |   49,899 |  41.3 |  116,455 |    96.4 | 68,972 | 47,483 |  4,367 |  1,951 |  2,416
    Faculty (instruction and research) ..|  591,269 |  28.5 |  399,738 |  191,531 |  32.4 |  433,483 |    73.3 |308,203 |125,280 |157,786 | 91,535 | 66,251
    Instruction and research assistants .|  168,333 |   8.1 |  103,004 |   65,329 |  38.8 |      --- |     --- |    --- |    --- |168,333 |103,004 | 65,329
    Non-faculty professionals ...........|  388,733 |  18.7 |  150,435 |  238,298 |  61.3 |  327,804 |    84.3 |130,553 |197,251 | 60,929 | 19,882 | 41,047
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  Nonprofessional staff .................|  807,266 |  38.9 |  283,382 |  523,884 |  64.9 |  682,512 |    84.5 |243,514 |438,998 |124,754 | 39,868 | 84,886
    Technical and paraprofessionals .....|  188,435 |   9.1 |   65,889 |  122,546 |  65.0 |  126,508 |    67.1 | 53,694 | 72,814 | 61,927 | 12,195 | 49,732
    Clerical and secretarial ............|  351,177 |  16.9 |   39,164 |  312,013 |  88.8 |  321,374 |    91.5 | 29,011 |292,363 | 29,803 | 10,153 | 19,650
    Skilled crafts ......................|   59,892 |   2.9 |   56,140 |    3,752 |   6.3 |   57,460 |    95.9 | 54,407 |  3,053 |  2,432 |  1,733 |    699
    Service and maintenance .............|  207,762 |  10.0 |  122,189 |   85,573 |  41.2 |  177,170 |    85.3 |106,402 | 70,768 | 30,592 | 15,787 | 14,805
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2-year, total .......................... |  468,812 | 100.0 |  220,109 |  248,703 |  53.0 |  252,658 |    53.9 |117,525 |135,133 |216,154 |102,584 |113,570
  Professional staff ....................|  326,303 |  69.6 |  171,491 |  154,812 |  47.4 |  154,055 |    47.2 | 83,587 | 70,468 |172,248 | 87,904 | 84,344
    Executive/administrative/managerial .|   23,933 |   5.1 |   14,500 |    9,433 |  39.4 |   22,661 |    94.7 | 13,903 |  8,758 |  1,272 |    597 |    675
    Faculty (instruction and research) ..|  234,983 |  50.1 |  125,861 |  109,122 |  46.4 |  102,140 |    43.5 | 58,010 | 44,130 |132,843 | 67,851 | 64,992
    Instruction and research assistants .|   29,418 |   6.3 |   16,121 |   13,297 |  45.2 |      --- |     --- |    --- |    --- | 29,418 | 16,121 | 13,297
    Non-faculty professionals ...........|   37,969 |   8.1 |   15,009 |   22,960 |  60.5 |   29,254 |    77.0 | 11,674 | 17,580 |  8,715 |  3,335 |  5,380
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  Nonprofessional staff .................|  142,509 |  30.4 |   48,618 |   93,891 |  65.9 |   98,603 |    69.2 | 33,938 | 64,665 | 43,906 | 14,680 | 29,226
    Technical and paraprofessionals .....|   42,153 |   9.0 |   12,804 |   29,349 |  69.6 |   18,459 |    43.8 |  7,406 | 11,053 | 23,694 |  5,398 | 18,296
    Clerical and secretarial ............|   61,675 |  13.2 |    7,004 |   54,671 |  88.6 |   49,851 |    80.8 |  2,926 | 46,925 | 11,824 |  4,078 |  7,746
    Skilled crafts ......................|    6,630 |   1.4 |    5,908 |      722 |  10.9 |    5,867 |    88.5 |  5,459 |    408 |    763 |    449 |    314
    Service and maintenance .............|   32,051 |   6.8 |   22,902 |    9,149 |  28.5 |   24,426 |    76.2 | 18,147 |  6,279 |  7,625 |  4,755 |  2,870
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---Not applicable.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Staff" survey. (This table was prepared April 1994.)


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