Switzerland - Number of technicians in R&D

2,619.7 (per million people) in 2017

Number of technicians in R&D of Switzerland slumped by 10.75% from 2,935.2 per million people in 2015 to 2,619.7 per million people in 2017. Since the 22.06% surge in 2008, number of technicians in R&D dropped by 8.24% in 2017.

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What is number of technicians in R&D?

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.

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