This statistic shows the number of employees in the U.S. biopharmaceutical industry in 2022, sorted by occupational field. In that year, some 14 percent of total employees in the biopharmaceutical industry were employed in production occupations.
Percentage of employees in the U.S. biopharmaceutical industry by occupation in 2022
Occupation type
Percentage of employees
Management
15.8%
Life, physical, and social sciences
14.1%
Production
13.9%
Business and financial operations
9.9%
Office and administration
9.3%
Computers and mathematics
7.8%
Architecture and engineering
7.8%
Sales and related
7.4%
Transportation and material moving
6.2%
Healthcare practitioners and technical
2.6%
Installation, maintenance, and repair
2.2%
All other
3%
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PhRMA. (May 24, 2024). Percentage of employees in the U.S. biopharmaceutical industry by occupation in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/285730/employees-in-us-biopharmaceutical-industry-sectors/
PhRMA. "Percentage of employees in the U.S. biopharmaceutical industry by occupation in 2022." Chart. May 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285730/employees-in-us-biopharmaceutical-industry-sectors/
PhRMA. (2024). Percentage of employees in the U.S. biopharmaceutical industry by occupation in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/285730/employees-in-us-biopharmaceutical-industry-sectors/
PhRMA. "Percentage of Employees in The U.S. Biopharmaceutical Industry by Occupation in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285730/employees-in-us-biopharmaceutical-industry-sectors/
PhRMA, Percentage of employees in the U.S. biopharmaceutical industry by occupation in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/285730/employees-in-us-biopharmaceutical-industry-sectors/ (last visited May 13, 2025)
Percentage of employees in the U.S. biopharmaceutical industry by occupation in 2022 [Graph], PhRMA, May 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/285730/employees-in-us-biopharmaceutical-industry-sectors/
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