Computer occupations predominated with 57.6%, and engineering professions were second with 23.6% of the S&E groups. Business captured the top spot with 390,600, and health professions came in second at 251,400.Ī report published in November 2017 by the Congressional Research Service stated that in 2016 there were 6.9 million scientists and engineers (S&E) working in the United States. Biological and biomedical sciences (121,200) and psychology (116,500) were close behind in the total two million undergraduate degrees. Engineering is a popular degree, supported by data from the National Center for Education Statistics, which reported 126,700 bachelor’s degrees awarded in the 2018-19 school year.