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.

Number of technicians in R&D (per million people)

2000200520112012201320152017
Iceland2,266.91,868.21,639.52,100.92,371.5
Switzerland2,320.92,682.82,935.22,619.7