High Technology Indicators 
Approach by sectors
Staff assigned to R&D activities in the high and medium-high technology sector by branch of activity, staff position and sex. Results based on Legal Units
Units: Specified in each indicator

	Staff engaged in R&D. Total	% women in R&D staff	Staff engaged in R&D. Total researchers	% women in R&D staff	Staff engaged in R&D. Total technicians	% women in R&D technical staff	Staff engaged in R&D. Total auxiliary staff	% women in R&D auxiliary staff	
A. High and medium-high technology manufacturing sectors (B+C)	40,525	30.2	18,722	30.0	16,717	7.3	5,086	10.0	
B. High-tech manufacturing sectors	15,311	39.0	8,317	35.0	5,440	3.4	1,554	4.6	
B.1 Pharmaceutical product manufacturing (CNAE 21)	6,385	66.4	2,839	66.0	2,530	2.5	1,016	4.0	
B.2 Computer, electronic and optical product manufacturing (CNAE 26)	3,927	16.7	2,263	15.7	1,433	0.4	231	0.4	
B.3 Manufacture of other transport materials (CNAE 30)	4,999	21.6	3,215	21.3	1,477	0.5	306	0.3	
C. Medium - high-technology manufacturing sectors	25,214	24.8	10,405	26.0	11,277	3.9	3,532	5.4	
C.1 Chemical industry (CNAE 20)	6,218	47.0	2,770	48.5	2,287	1.6	1,161	2.8	
C.2 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (CNAE 25)	266	11.7	73	11.1	162	0.0	32	0.0	
C.3 Manufacture of electrical material and equipment, manufacture of NCOP machinery and equipment, manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (CNAE 27 to 29)	16,777	16.3	6,806	16.6	7,738	1.8	2,234	2.3	
C.4 Manufacture of other transport material except: shipbuilding, aeronautical and space construction and their machinery (CNAE 30 except 30.1 and 30.3)	1,225	21.5	358	21.2	809	0.3	57	0.1	
C.5 Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies (CNAE 32.5)	728	40.9	399	37.6	281	0.2	48	0.2	
D. High-technology services	54,848	31.0	30,534	31.5	21,015	8.8	3,300	9.0	
D.1 Motion picture, video and television programme activities, sound recording and music publishing activities Radio and television programming and broadcasting activities. Telecommunications programming, consulting and other IT information activities (CNAE 59 to 63)	30,306	21.3	13,658	20.5	15,462	4.9	1,187	2.4	
D.2 Research and development (CNAE 72)	24,542	43.0	16,876	40.4	5,553	3.9	2,113	6.6	
Total high and medium-high technology sectors	95,373	30.6	49,256	30.9	37,732	16.1	8,386	19.1	
Total business sector	163,268	30.4	79,495	31.1	66,542	28.3	17,232	35.0	
Notes:
1) Source: Statistics on Scientific Research and Technological Development activities
 2) High Technology Sector as per CNAE 2009: 20, 21, 25.4, 26, 27-29, 30 except 30.1, 32.5, 59-63 and 72.
 3) The change of nomenclature in the literals is for the sake of greater clarity and is not a methodological change.
Source: National Statistics Institute