SP-4012 NASA HISTORICAL DATA BOOK: VOLUME IV
NASA RESOURCES 1969-1978

 

Table 3-3. Paid Employees by NASA Occupational Code Group: Number on Board and Percentage of NASA Total(at end of fiscal year)

 

Occupational Code Group

1969

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974a

1975

1976

1977b

1978b

.

200 (Supporting professional engineers)

326

0.9%

308

0.9%

266

0.9%

232

0.8%

184

0.7%

184

0.7%

180

0.7%

177

0.7%

NA

NA

NA

NA

700 and 900 (R&D engineers and scientists)

13,828

40.8%

13,701

42.1%

13,069

42.8%

12,454

43.9%

11,953

44.6%

11,679

45.9%

11,485

47.2%

11,435

47.6%

NA

NA

NA

NA

200, 700, and 900

14,154

41.7%

14,009

43.0%

13,335

43.7%

12,686

44.7%

12,137

45.3%

11,863

46.6%

11,665

47.9%

11,612

48.3%

11,544

49.0%

11,465

49.5%

300 (Technical support)

5,641

16.6%

6,139

18.9%

5,899

19.3%

5,573

19.6%

5,122

19.1%

4,611

18.1%

4,154

17.1%

3,904

16.2%

3,689

15.7%

3,482

15.0%

600 (Professional administrative)

4,469

13.2%

4,491

13.8%

4,190

13.7%

3,861

13.6%

3,689

13.8%

3,592

14.1%

3,504

14.4%

3,497

14.5%

3,499

14.8%

3,473

15.0%

500 (Clerical)

5,243

15.5%

4,965

15.3%

4,678

15.3%

4,285

15.1%

4,123

15.4%

3,702 14.6%

3,487 14.3%

3,488 14.5%

3,354 14.2%

3,297 14.2%

100 (Trades and labor)

4,422

13.0%

2,944

9.0%

2,404

7.9%

1,977

7.0%

1,706

6.4%

1,662

6.5%

1,523

6.3%

1,538

6.4%

1,483

6.3%

1,452

6.3%

.

TOTAL

33,929

32,548

30,506

28,382

26,777

25,430

24,333

24,039

23,569

23,169

NA = Not available.

a As of May 31, 1974.
b Figures for 1977 and 1978 are for permanent NASA employees and exclude temporary employees.

Source: NASA Pocket Statistics.


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