National Center for Education Statistics

Number of staff at Title IV degree-granting institutions and administrative offices, by employment status, medical school staff status, control of institution or administrative office, and occupational catery: United States, fall 2015
Control of institution and occupational category		All staff				Full-time				Part-time
		Total	Staff not in medical schools1	Medical school1 staff		Total	Staff not in medical schools1	Medical school1 staff		Total	Staff not in medical schools1	Medical school1 staff
All institutions		3,914,283	3,507,125	407,158		2,507,787	2,172,996	334,791		1,406,496	1,334,129	72,367
Instruction		1,437,549	1,327,452	110,097		715,327	624,580	90,747		722,222	702,872	19,350
Research		87,146	58,891	28,255		72,762	48,482	24,280		14,384	10,409	3,975
Public service		27,560	15,936	11,624		19,020	9,432	9,588		8,540	6,504	2,036
Librarians, curators, and archivists		42,782	42,065	717		36,397	35,744	653		6,385	6,321	64
Student and academic affairs and other education services occupations		170,921	166,698	4,223		113,304	110,136	3,168		57,617	56,562	1,055
Management occupations		256,724	235,446	21,278		249,278	228,794	20,484		7,446	6,652	794
Business and financial operations occupations		204,707	181,348	23,359		191,157	169,440	21,717		13,550	11,908	1,642
Computer, engineering, and science occupations		231,256	186,550	44,706		211,550	170,748	40,802		19,706	15,802	3,904
Community, social service, legal, arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations		174,244	167,540	6,704		141,289	135,588	5,701		32,955	31,952	1,003
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations		120,951	53,487	67,464		98,972	41,549	57,423		21,979	11,938	10,041
Service occupations		244,441	228,815	15,626		202,927	189,111	13,816		41,514	39,704	1,810
Sales and related occupations		14,110	13,982	128		11,687	11,566	121		2,423	2,416	7
Office and administrative support occupations		441,464	393,156	48,308		358,040	313,823	44,217		83,424	79,333	4,091
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations		73,975	72,541	1,434		69,857	68,485	1,372		4,118	4,056	62
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations		19,585	18,834	751		16,220	15,518	702		3,365	3,316	49
Graduate assistants2 – teaching plus various categories		366,868	344,384	22,484		†	†	†		366,868	344,384	22,484
Public		2,548,428	2,316,774	231,654		1,604,507	1,417,497	187,010		943,921	899,277	44,644
Instruction		897,104	833,597	63,507		467,109	414,685	52,424		429,995	418,912	11,083
Research		55,094	38,831	16,263		45,435	31,160	14,275		9,659	7,671	1,988
Public service		18,793	13,949	4,844		12,324	8,324	4,000		6,469	5,625	844
Librarians, curators, and archivists		24,165	23,825	340		20,838	20,531	307		3,327	3,294	33
Student and academic affairs and other education services occupations		111,674	109,443	2,231		67,071	65,335	1,736		44,603	44,108	495
Management occupations		145,947	135,436	10,511		141,177	131,141	10,036		4,770	4,295	475
Business and financial operations occupations		136,556	121,854	14,702		126,271	112,845	13,426		10,285	9,009	1,276
Computer, engineering, and science occupations		159,170	133,443	25,727		144,013	121,089	22,924		15,157	12,354	2,803
Community, social service, legal, arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations		106,302	101,855	4,447		88,593	84,876	3,717		17,709	16,979	730
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations		75,756	37,034	38,722		62,740	29,161	33,579		13,016	7,873	5,143
Service occupations		163,573	155,438	8,135		135,273	128,248	7,025		28,300	27,190	1,110
Sales and related occupations		4,732	4,644	88		3,317	3,233	84		1,415	1,411	4
Office and administrative support occupations		288,678	263,772	24,906		226,329	203,697	22,632		62,349	60,075	2,274
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations		54,778	54,188	590		51,819	51,244	575		2,959	2,944	15
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations		14,323	14,014	309		12,198	11,928	270		2,125	2,086	39
Graduate assistants2 – teaching plus various categories		291,783	275,451	16,332		†	†	†		291,783	275,451	16,332
Private nonprofit		1,191,723	1,016,277	175,446		823,864	676,109	147,755		367,859	340,168	27,691
Instruction		431,967	385,435	46,532		227,775	189,478	38,297		204,192	195,957	8,235
Research		31,956	19,964	11,992		27,267	17,262	10,005		4,689	2,702	1,987
Public service		8,715	1,935	6,780		6,663	1,075	5,588		2,052	860	1,192
Librarians, curators, and archivists		17,384	17,007	377		14,681	14,335	346		2,703	2,672	31
Student and academic affairs and other education services occupations		46,041	44,049	1,992		34,669	33,237	1,432		11,372	10,812	560
Management occupations		97,773	87,006	10,767		95,265	84,817	10,448		2,508	2,189	319
Business and financial operations occupations		62,785	54,128	8,657		59,754	51,463	8,291		3,031	2,665	366
Computer, engineering, and science occupations		69,851	50,872	18,979		65,417	47,539	17,878		4,434	3,333	1,101
Community, social service, legal, arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations		62,355	60,098	2,257		47,641	45,657	1,984		14,714	14,441	273
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations		44,959	16,217	28,742		36,137	12,293	23,844		8,822	3,924	4,898
Service occupations		78,833	71,342	7,491		66,309	59,518	6,791		12,524	11,824	700
Sales and related occupations		4,407	4,367	40		3,662	3,625	37		745	742	3
Office and administrative support occupations		136,358	112,956	23,402		117,158	95,573	21,585		19,200	17,383	1,817
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations		18,530	17,686	844		17,577	16,780	797		953	906	47
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations		5,058	4,616	442		3,889	3,457	432		1,169	1,159	10
Graduate assistants – teaching plus various categories		74,751	68,599	6,152		†	†	†		74,751	68,599	6,152
Private for-profit		174,132	174,074	58		79,416	79,390	26		94,716	94,684	32
Instruction		108,478	108,420	58		20,443	20,417	26		88,035	88,003	32
Research		96	96	0		60	60	0		36	36	0
Public service		52	52	0		33	33	0		19	19	0
Librarians, curators, and archivists		1,233	1,233	0		878	878	0		355	355	0
Student and academic affairs and other education services occupations		13,206	13,206	0		11,564	11,564	0		1,642	1,642	0
Management occupations		13,004	13,004	0		12,836	12,836	0		168	168	0
Business and financial operations occupations		5,366	5,366	0		5,132	5,132	0		234	234	0
Computer, engineering, and science occupations		2,235	2,235	0		2,120	2,120	0		115	115	0
Community, social service, legal, arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations		5,587	5,587	0		5,055	5,055	0		532	532	0
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations		236	236	0		95	95	0		141	141	0
Service occupations		2,035	2,035	0		1,345	1,345	0		690	690	0
Sales and related occupations		4,971	4,971	0		4,708	4,708	0		263	263	0
Office and administrative support occupations		16,428	16,428	0		14,553	14,553	0		1,875	1,875	0
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations		667	667	0		461	461	0		206	206	0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations		204	204	0		133	133	0		71	71	0
Graduate assistants2 – teaching plus various categories		334	334	0		†	†	†		334	334	0

† Not applicable.

¹ Medical schools are defined as those that grant degrees in Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) and/or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) programs. Also includes health or allied health schools or departments that are affiliated with (housed in or under the

² By definition, all graduate assistants are part-time.

NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. The four U.S. service academies that

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Spring 2016, Human Resources component (final data).