El empleo científico toca techo en España con más de 400.000 trabajadores.

- En los últimos cuatro años, el sector ha registrado un repunte de más del 30%, al pasar de 316.000 ocupados a 414.000.
- Cataluña lidera el sector con el 23,3% del empleo, seguida de Madrid con el 14,7%, Andalucía con el 12,5%
- “El empleo científico cada vez es más dinámico, competitivo y consolidado. El reto ahora es seguir impulsando vocaciones científicas entre los más jóvenes”, asegura Valentín Bote, director de Randstad Research.
El empleo científico mantiene un imparable ascenso en España. En el tercer trimestre de 2025 registró un nuevo crecimiento del 3,9%, hasta llegar a los 414.000 trabajadores, y alcanzó máximos históricos. Hace cuatro años, la profesión ocupaba a poco más de 316.000 personas, por lo que el ascenso desde entonces es del 31%. Así lo revela el último informe ,Mercado de trabajo en la ocupación científico, elaborado por Randstad Research, el centro de estudios de Randstad, la empresa de talento número uno en España y el mundo.
La posición de científico se divide en cinco ramas. Las tres con mayor peso son Técnicos de las ciencias físicas, químicas, medioambientales y de las ingenierías, con 161.000 profesionales (el 39% del total); Técnicos de control de calidad, con 93.000 ocupados (el 22%); y Profesionales en ciencias naturales, con 79.900 personas (el 19%). Por último, completan la lista los Físicos, químicos, matemáticos y afines, con 60.039 afiliados (el 15%); y los Técnicos de las ciencias naturales y profesionales auxiliares afines, con 19.996 (el 5%).
La ciencia es una profesión muy masculinizada. Los hombres concentran el 65% de las plantillas, una tasa doce puntos superior a la media nacional. La proporción de mujeres es mayor entre los Profesionales de las ciencias, donde constituyen el 51% de los ocupados.
“El empleo científico cada vez es más dinámico, competitivo y consolidado. El reto ahora es seguir impulsando vocaciones científicas entre los más jóvenes”, asegura Valentín Bote, director de Randstad Research.

| Predominio del talento joven |
El científico es un sector muy joven: el grupo mayoritario de edad entre sus empleados se sitúa entre los 25 y los 34 años, con cerca de 121.000 empleados en el tercer trimestre de 2025, seguido por el grupo de edad de entre 45 y 54 años, con más de 106.000 profesionales.
El empleo joven es especialmente alto en el sector de los Profesionales de las ciencias, donde representan al 37% de los ocupados, mientras que en Técnicos de apoyo de las ciencias este grupo representa el 25%. En contraste, el grupo de 45 a 54 años tiene una mayor presencia en Técnicos de apoyo de las ciencias, donde representa el 29% de los ocupados, frente al 20% en Profesionales de las ciencias.

Principales empleos
En el sector de los Profesionales de las ciencias, los principales trabajos se registran en la Investigación y desarrollo (20%), los Servicios técnicos de arquitectura e ingeniería (12%) y la Administración Pública (11,6%).
Mientras, en la ocupación de Técnicos de apoyo de las ciencias los principales empleos se registraron en Servicios técnicos de arquitectura e ingeniería (13%), Actividades de construcción especializada (5,8%) e Industria de la alimentación (5%).
Empleo nacional
Este empleo está ampliamente dominado por los ocupados españoles, que alcanzan los 374.000 trabajadores en el tercer trimestre de 2025, más del 90%. Los extranjeros, en conjunto con los ocupados con doble nacionalidad, apenas llegan a 40.000 personas.
Además, en los últimos tres meses los españoles crecieron (6,7%) en los Técnicos de apoyo de las ciencias, mientras que los extranjeros cayeron un 18,8% en este campo. En el terreno de los Profesionales de las ciencias, los extranjeros también perdieron cuota, con un descenso del 2,5%.
Liderazgo catalán y madrileño
La ocupación de Científicos muestra una notable concentración geográfica en cuatro Comunidades Autónomas, que en conjunto representan el 60,4% de los afiliados. Cataluña lidera con el 23,3%, seguida de Madrid con el 14,7%, Andalucía con el 12,5% y Comunidad Valenciana con el 9,8%.
En el sector de Profesionales de las ciencias, Cataluña encabeza con el 21,6% del total de empleados en esta profesión, seguida de Madrid con el 19,8% y Andalucía con el 14,2%.
En Técnicos de apoyo de las ciencias, la comunidad catalana copa el 24,2% del total de empleados nacionales, por delante de Madrid con el 12%, Andalucía con el 11,7% y Comunidad Valenciana con el 9,8%.





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