Technicians in R&D and equivalent staff are people whose main tasks require technical knowledge and experience in engineering, physical and life sciences (technicians), or social sciences and humanities (equivalent staff). They participate in R&D by performing scientific and technical tasks involving the application of concepts and operational methods, normally under the supervision of researchers.
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 27.9 | 28.1 | 64.1 | 176.9 | 184.0 | 161.8 | 149.2 | 123.8 | 123.9 | ||
| Moldova | 93.0 | 80.6 | 66.3 | 65.7 | 73.6 | 68.6 | 67.5 | 73.5 | 70.8 | 60.4 | |
| Russian Federation | 570.3 | 516.8 | 474.2 | 490.5 | 475.2 | 483.3 | 496.6 | 483.6 | 460.9 | 451.2 | 437.8 |
| Ukraine | 285.0 | 262.5 | 238.1 | 216.6 | 190.8 | 186.7 | 178.1 | 159.6 | 150.1 | ||
| Uzbekistan | 83.5 | 66.6 | 58.5 | 61.1 | 57.3 | 58.5 | 59.3 | 62.3 | 45.7 | 48.1 |