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Suggested Citation: "C NASA List of Competencies and Current Agency Workforce." National Research Council. 2007. Building a Better NASA Workforce: Meeting the Workforce Needs for the National Vision for Space Exploration. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/11916.

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TABLE C.1 Current Number of NASA Employees with Competency Specified

Competency	Count
Business Operations	1,439
Financial Operations	1,564
Institutional Operations and Support	660
Workforce Operations	298
Administrative Operations	1,243
Engineering and Science Support	976
Process Engineering	26
Systems Engineering	572
Test Engineering	187
Advanced Missions/Systems Concepts	151
Mission Analysis, Planning, and Design	129
Acoustics	51
Aerodynamics	113
Aeroelasticity	18
Aerothermodynamics	38
Air Traffic Systems	36
Flight Dynamics	16
Simulation/Flight Research Systems	74
Aerospace Medicine	26
Bioengineering	8
Crew Systems and Aviation Operations	64
Extravehicular Activity Systems	68
Environmental Control and Life Support Systems	42
Habitability and Environmental Factors	25
Human Factors Research and Engineering	59
Chemistry/Chemical Engineering	37
Pyrotechnics	10
Computer Systems and Engineering	141

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Competency	Count
Data Systems and Technology	20
Intelligent/Adaptive Systems	78
Network Systems and Technology	224
Neural Networks and Systems	3
Robotics	44
Software Engineering	297
Imaging Analysis	6
Avionics	77
Electro-Mechanical Systems	49
Electrical and Electronic Systems	201
Flight and Ground Data Systems	194
Control Systems, Guidance and Navigation	146
Micro-Electromechanical Systems	13
Metrology and Calibration Competency	0
Advanced In-Space Propulsion	25
Airbreathing Propulsion	30
Combustion Science	29
Hypergolic Systems	3
Nuclear Engineering/Propulsion	3
Propulsion Systems and Testing	120
Power Systems	127
Rocket Propulsion	109
Sensors and Data Acquisition—Aeronautics	48
Electron Device Technology	19
Electromagnetics	57
Laser Technology	20
Management	2,078
Microwave Systems	14
Optical Systems	74
Remote Sensing Technologies	71
Analytical and Computational Structural Methods	36
Materials Science and Engineering	209
Mechanics and Durability	30
Mechanical Systems	181
Non-destructive Evaluation Sciences	37
Structural Dynamics	64
Thermal Structures	15
Cryogenics Engineering	49
Fluid Physics Systems	60
Thermal Systems	108
Advanced Analysis and Design Method Development	48
Advanced Measurement, Diagnostics, and Instrumentation	71
Advanced Experimentation and Testing Technologies	125
Mathematical Modeling and Analysis	104
Nanoscience and Technology	13
Space Environments Science and Engineering	22
Advanced Technical Training Design	48
Mission Assurance	93
Mission Execution	490
Payload Integration	12

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Competency	Count
Weather Observation and Forecasting	6
Integrated Logistics Support	31
Program/Project Analysis	331
Technical Management	108
Quality Engineering and Assurance	230
Reliability and Maintainability Engineering and Assurance	37
Risk Management	15
Safety Engineering and Assurance	180
Software Assurance Engineering	19
Configuration Management	17
Program/Project Management	1,080
Astromaterials, Collections, Curation, and Analysis	5
Astrobiology	22
Astronomy and Astrophysics	106
Earth Atmosphere	123
Planetary Atmospheres	1
Planetary Science	67
Space Physics	74
Terrestrial and Planetary Environmental Science/Engineering	8
Biology and Biogeochemistry of Ecosystems	15
Earth Science Applications Research	37
Earth System Modeling	18
Geophysical/Geologic Science	10
Geospatial Science and Technologies	10
Hydrological Science	8
Oceanographic Science	12
Climate Change and Variability	4
Fundamental Physics	21
Icing Physics	9
Bioethics	1
Biomedical Research and Engineering	39
Biology	14

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