8109.0 - Research and Experimental Development, Government and Private Non-Profit Organisations, Australia, 2014-15 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 06/07/2016   
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PRIVATE NON-PROFIT HUMAN RESOURCES DEVOTED TO R&D

In 2014-15, human resources devoted to R&D by PNP organisations totalled 6,019 person years of effort (PYE). This was an increase of 341 PYE (6%) from 2012-13.


PRIVATE NON-PROFIT HUMAN RESOURCES DEVOTED TO R&D, by type of resource
2012-13
2014-15
PYE
PYE
Researchers
3 416
3 800
Technicians
1 287
1 230
Other staff
975
989
Total human resource devoted to R&D(a)
5 678
6 019
(a) Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between the sum of the component items and totals.


Researchers and Other staff increased 384 PYE (11%) and 15 PYE (2%) respectively. Technicians decreased 58 PYE (5%). Researchers remained the largest type of resource in 2014-15, accounting for 63% of total human resources devoted to R&D by PNP organisations.


Image: Private Non-Profit Human Resources Devoted to R&D, by type of resource, 2012-13 and 2014-15.