United Kingdom vs United States: Employees in STEM occupations
Employees in STEM occupations over time
- United Kingdom
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 29,894 against 5,196 in United Kingdom, a difference of 24,698.
That makes United States's figure about 5.8 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 17 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
United Kingdom ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 55 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Kingdom | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,927 | 18,845 | 14,918 | United States |
| 2010s | 4,022 | 20,995 | 16,972 | United States |
| 2020s | 4,998 | 27,782 | 22,784 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employees in stem occupations, United Kingdom or United States?
- United States, at 29,894 against 5,196 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employees in stem occupations between United Kingdom and United States?
- 24,698, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do United Kingdom and United States rank globally for employees in stem occupations?
- United Kingdom ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 55 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Employees in STEM occupations. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Employees are all those workers who hold paid employment jobs, which are those where the incumbents hold employment contracts which give them a basic remuneration not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.