High Technology Indicators 
Tables according to approach by sectors
Employed persons in high tech sectors by branches of activity and  sex.
Units: thousands of persons

;Total;Females;% of females;
High tech and medium-high tech manufacturing sectors;795.1;218.0;27.4;
High tech manufacturing sectors;167.2;63.1;37.7;
21 Manufacture of Pharmaceutical Products;79.2;39.5;49.9;
26 Manufacture of computers, electronic and optical products;46.7;15.8;33.8;
303 Manufacture of aircraft and spacecraft;41.3;7.8;18.9;
Intermediate-high tech manufacturing sectors;627.9;154.9;24.7;
20 Chemical industry;130.3;36.7;28.2;
254,27-29 Manufacture of weapons and ammunition, Manufacture of electrical material and equipment, Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c., Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers;453.5;101.9;22.5;
30-301-303 Manufacture of other transport equipment, except: naval construction aircraft and spacecraft construction and machinery thereof;16.5;3.6;21.8;
325 Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies;27.6;12.8;46.4;
High tech or state-of-the-art services;606.3;188.2;31.0;
59-63 Motion picture, video and tv programme activities, sound recording and music edition Radio and tv programming and broadcasting activities Telecommunications Programming, consultancy and other activities related to IT Information services;551.2;161.5;29.3;
72 Research and development;55.0;26.7;48.5;
Total high and medium-high technology sectors;1,401.4;406.2;29.0;
Total employed;19,779.3;9,033.7;45.7;
Notes:
1) Source:    Economically Active Population Survey (Annual Averages)    
    
 High technology sector, according to NACE 2009: 20, 21, 25.4, 26, 27-29, 30 except  30.1, 32.5, 59-63 y 72  
    
 The change of nomenclature in the literals is for clarity and not a methodological change
Source: National Statistics Institute