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Appendix table 4. Employed population with tertiary level education in 2008 by Industry and Tertiary degree

Industrial activity 2008 Tertiary degree total Doctorate Licensiate Higher tertiary degree Other tertiary degree
Toimialat yhteensä 893 212 19 120 6 934 256 926 610 232
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 17 042 65 39 2 288 14 650
Mining and quarrying 1 150 16 8 294 832
Manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco 6 973 42 9 1 384 5 538
Manufacture of textiles and leather 2 426 4 3 334 2 085
Manufacture of wood and paper, printing 14 587 57 49 2 776 11 705
Manufacture of coke and petroleum, rubber and plastic products 4 441 25 28 968 3 420
Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceutical products 7 411 321 105 2 656 4 329
Manufacture of basic metals and metal products 13 061 50 65 2 460 10 486
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products, electrical equipment 30 631 522 309 11 933 17 867
Other machinery and equipment 19 602 116 77 5 111 14 298
Motor vehicles 4 044 15 15 695 3 319
Other manufacturing 12 862 70 54 2 040 10 698
Electricity, gas and water supply and waste management 8 541 48 40 1 877 6 576
Construction 27 518 26 41 2 409 25 042
Whole sale and retail trade, accommodation and food service 93 166 291 164 12 986 79 725
Transportation and storage 24 470 31 33 3 064 21 342
Computer programming and consultancy 27 834 243 169 10 640 16 782
Other information and communication 23 250 141 114 7 459 15 536
Financial and incurance activities 30 280 135 124 8 352 21 669
Research institutes in public sector 8 896 1 622 434 4 295 2 545
Other reseach and development 2 807 409 102 1 259 1 037
Professional and technical activities 70 835 725 518 24 249 45 343
Administrative and support service activities 26 038 109 55 5 196 20 678
Public administration 73 461 1 217 777 25 013 46 454
Universities 24 765 7 012 1 314 11 790 4 649
Other tertiary level education 9 081 668 665 4 968 2 780
Other education 89 849 674 799 54 746 33 630
Health and social services 166 233 3 743 454 29 502 132 534
Other industries 51 585 716 370 16 025 34 474
Industry unknown 373 7 0 157 209

Source: Human resources of science and technology 2009. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Marianne Kaplas (09) 1734 3421, tiede.teknologia@stat.fi

Director in charge: Leena Storgårds


Updated 24.3.2011

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Human resources of science and technology [e-publication].
ISSN=1797-3244. 2009, Appendix table 4. Employed population with tertiary level education in 2008 by Industry and Tertiary degree . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 20.4.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/tthv/2009/tthv_2009_2011-03-24_tau_004_en.html