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Appendix table 4. Employed population with tertiary level education in 2010
Open this table as a bigger versionIndustrial activity 2008 | Tertiary degree total | Doctorate | Licensiate | Higher tertiary degree | Other tertiary degree |
Toimialat yhteensä | 907 088 | 20 793 | 6 527 | 269 227 | 610 541 |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 16 796 | 83 | 29 | 2 279 | 14 405 |
Mining and quarrying | 1 281 | 16 | 9 | 304 | 952 |
Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco | 7 075 | 45 | 10 | 1 458 | 5 562 |
Manufacture of textiles and leather | 1 953 | 1 | 5 | 256 | 1 691 |
Manufacture of wood and paper, printing | 13 431 | 50 | 41 | 2 739 | 10 601 |
Manufacture of coke and petroleum, rubber and plastic products | 4 277 | 22 | 28 | 996 | 3 231 |
Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceutical products | 7 160 | 321 | 100 | 2 629 | 4 110 |
Manufacture of basic metals and metal products | 12 040 | 47 | 60 | 2 426 | 9 507 |
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products, electrical equipment | 27 475 | 513 | 252 | 11 139 | 15 571 |
Other machinery and equipment | 18 571 | 128 | 73 | 5 277 | 13 093 |
Motor vehicles | 3 542 | 15 | 15 | 671 | 2 841 |
Other manufacturing | 12 107 | 71 | 50 | 2 036 | 9 950 |
Electricity, gas and water supply and waste management | 9 020 | 66 | 42 | 2 162 | 6 750 |
Construction | 26 989 | 15 | 46 | 2 671 | 24 257 |
Whole sale and retail trade, accommodation and food service | 92 697 | 309 | 158 | 13 282 | 78 948 |
Transportation and storage | 23 284 | 33 | 30 | 3 023 | 20 198 |
Computer programming and consultancy | 28 322 | 276 | 166 | 11 118 | 16 762 |
Other information and communication | 24 291 | 172 | 101 | 8 096 | 15 922 |
Financial and incurance activities | 31 008 | 149 | 127 | 8 864 | 21 868 |
Research institutes in public sector | 8 155 | 1 804 | 377 | 4 019 | 1 955 |
Other reseach and development | 3 212 | 405 | 85 | 1 532 | 1 190 |
Professional and technical activities | 71 740 | 725 | 479 | 25 368 | 45 168 |
Administrative and support service activities | 27 696 | 95 | 52 | 5478 | 22 071 |
Public administration | 74 195 | 1 041 | 759 | 25 816 | 46 579 |
Universities | 27 168 | 7 950 | 1 135 | 12 785 | 5 298 |
Other tertiary level education | 12 063 | 940 | 760 | 6 596 | 3 767 |
Other education | 88 959 | 577 | 593 | 55 674 | 32 115 |
Health and social services | 174 987 | 4 037 | 521 | 31 842 | 138 587 |
Other industries | 49 257 | 632 | 324 | 15 959 | 32 342 |
Industry unknown | 8 337 | 255 | 100 | 2732 | 5 250 |
Source: Human resources of science and technology 2011. Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Marianne Kaplas 09 1734 3421
Director in charge: Hannele Orjala
Updated 21.03.2013
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