High Technology Indicators National tables according to approach by sectors Personnel in R+D activities in high tech sectors by branch of activity, type of personnel and sex. Units: number of persons and % in females Total personnel in R+D Researchers Technician Assistant Total % of females Total % of females Total % of females Total % of females High and medium-high technology manufacturing sectors 39,951 28.60 18,187 30.70 16,421 7.10 5,343 8.10 High tech manufacturing sectors 14,806 38.10 8,501 36.30 5,037 3.20 1,268 3.10 21 Manufacture of Pharmaceutical Products 5,965 66.40 3,025 66.80 2,217 2.40 724 2.50 26 Manufacture of computers, electronic and optical products 4,263 16.20 2,406 17.50 1,588 0.30 269 0.40 303 Manufacture of aircraft and spacecraft and machinery thereof 4,578 21.50 3,070 21.00 1,232 0.50 275 0.30 Intermediate-high tech manufacturing sectors 25,146 23.00 9,686 25.70 11,384 3.90 4,076 4.90 20 Chemical industry 5,953 44.80 2,520 47.80 2,206 1.60 1,228 2.60 254 Manufacture of weapons and ammunition 175 16.10 85 16.90 68 0.00 23 0.00 27-29 Manufacture of electrical material and equipment Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 16,963 15.00 6,280 16.70 8,045 1.80 2,638 2.00 30-301-303 Manufacture of other transport equipment, except: naval construction aircraft and spacecraft construction and machinery thereof 1,215 19.60 376 21.70 732 0.20 107 0.10 325 Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies 839 38.20 425 33.20 335 0.20 79 0.20 High tech or state-of-the-art services 47,613 32.70 26,598 32.30 17,295 8.50 3,719 9.40 59-63 Motion picture, video and tv programme activities, sound recording and music edition Radio and tv programming and broadcasting activities Telecommunications Programming, consultancy and other activities related to IT Information services 22,539 21.80 9,807 20.50 11,644 4.10 1,088 2.00 72 Research and development 25,073 42.50 16,791 39.10 5,651 4.40 2,631 7.40 Total high and medium-high technology sectors 87,564 30.80 44,785 31.60 33,716 15.60 9,062 17.40 Total business sector 152,488 30.70 72,389 31.60 60,678 28.40 19,421 34.50 Notes: 1) Personnel: In number of person. Source: Tecnológico Statistics on research and experimental development (R&D) activities. High technology sector, according to NACE 2009: 20, 21, 25.4, 26, 27-29, 30 except 30.1, 32.5, 59-63 y 72. The change of nomenclature in the literals is for clarity and not a methodological change Source: National Statistics Institute