diff --git a/parsl/monitoring/db_manager.py b/parsl/monitoring/db_manager.py
index b6306985cb..b0bfd9376b 100644
--- a/parsl/monitoring/db_manager.py
+++ b/parsl/monitoring/db_manager.py
@@ -250,6 +250,12 @@ class Resource(Base):
             'psutil_process_disk_write', Float, nullable=True)
         psutil_process_status = Column(
             'psutil_process_status', Text, nullable=True)
+        psutil_cpu_num = Column(
+            'psutil_cpu_num', Text, nullable=True)
+        psutil_process_num_ctx_switches_voluntary = Column(
+            'psutil_process_num_ctx_switches_voluntary', Float, nullable=True)
+        psutil_process_num_ctx_switches_involuntary = Column(
+            'psutil_process_num_ctx_switches_involuntary', Float, nullable=True)
         __table_args__ = (
             PrimaryKeyConstraint('try_id', 'task_id', 'run_id', 'timestamp'),
         )
diff --git a/parsl/monitoring/remote.py b/parsl/monitoring/remote.py
index c0a9629cf0..e0a84a1a2f 100644
--- a/parsl/monitoring/remote.py
+++ b/parsl/monitoring/remote.py
@@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ def monitor(pid: int,
 
     children_user_time = {}  # type: Dict[int, float]
     children_system_time = {}  # type: Dict[int, float]
+    children_num_ctx_switches_voluntary = {}  # type: Dict[int, float]
+    children_num_ctx_switches_involuntary = {}  # type: Dict[int, float]
 
     def accumulate_and_prepare() -> Dict[str, Any]:
         d = {"psutil_process_" + str(k): v for k, v in pm.as_dict().items() if k in simple}
@@ -218,6 +220,15 @@ def accumulate_and_prepare() -> Dict[str, Any]:
         logging.debug("got children")
 
         d["psutil_cpu_count"] = psutil.cpu_count()
+
+        # note that this will be the CPU number of the base process, not anything launched by it
+        d["psutil_cpu_num"] = pm.cpu_num()
+
+        pctxsw = pm.num_ctx_switches()
+
+        d["psutil_process_num_ctx_switches_voluntary"] = pctxsw.voluntary
+        d["psutil_process_num_ctx_switches_involuntary"] = pctxsw.involuntary
+
         d['psutil_process_memory_virtual'] = pm.memory_info().vms
         d['psutil_process_memory_resident'] = pm.memory_info().rss
         d['psutil_process_time_user'] = pm.cpu_times().user
@@ -238,6 +249,11 @@ def accumulate_and_prepare() -> Dict[str, Any]:
             child_system_time = child.cpu_times().system
             children_user_time[child.pid] = child_user_time
             children_system_time[child.pid] = child_system_time
+
+            pctxsw = child.num_ctx_switches()
+            children_num_ctx_switches_voluntary[child.pid] = pctxsw.voluntary
+            children_num_ctx_switches_involuntary[child.pid] = pctxsw.involuntary
+
             d['psutil_process_memory_virtual'] += child.memory_info().vms
             d['psutil_process_memory_resident'] += child.memory_info().rss
             try:
@@ -248,14 +264,27 @@ def accumulate_and_prepare() -> Dict[str, Any]:
                 logging.exception("Exception reading IO counters for child {k}. Recorded IO usage may be incomplete".format(k=k), exc_info=True)
                 d['psutil_process_disk_write'] += 0
                 d['psutil_process_disk_read'] += 0
+
         total_children_user_time = 0.0
         for child_pid in children_user_time:
             total_children_user_time += children_user_time[child_pid]
+
         total_children_system_time = 0.0
         for child_pid in children_system_time:
             total_children_system_time += children_system_time[child_pid]
+
+        total_children_num_ctx_switches_voluntary = 0.0
+        for child_pid in children_num_ctx_switches_voluntary:
+            total_children_num_ctx_switches_voluntary += children_num_ctx_switches_voluntary[child_pid]
+
+        total_children_num_ctx_switches_involuntary = 0.0
+        for child_pid in children_num_ctx_switches_involuntary:
+            total_children_num_ctx_switches_involuntary += children_num_ctx_switches_involuntary[child_pid]
+
         d['psutil_process_time_user'] += total_children_user_time
         d['psutil_process_time_system'] += total_children_system_time
+        d['psutil_process_num_ctx_switches_voluntary'] += total_children_num_ctx_switches_voluntary
+        d['psutil_process_num_ctx_switches_involuntary'] += total_children_num_ctx_switches_involuntary
         logging.debug("sending message")
         return d
 
diff --git a/parsl/monitoring/visualization/models.py b/parsl/monitoring/visualization/models.py
index 79459260ea..9ac4a0d8b2 100644
--- a/parsl/monitoring/visualization/models.py
+++ b/parsl/monitoring/visualization/models.py
@@ -102,5 +102,12 @@ class Resource(db.Model):
         'psutil_process_disk_write', db.Float, nullable=True)
     psutil_process_status = db.Column(
         'psutil_process_status', db.Text, nullable=True)
+    psutil_cpu_num = db.Column(
+        'psutil_cpu_num', db.Text, nullable=True)
+    psutil_process_num_ctx_switches_voluntary = db.Column(
+        'psutil_process_num_ctx_switches_voluntary', db.Float, nullable=True)
+    psutil_process_num_ctx_switches_involuntary = db.Column(
+        'psutil_process_num_ctx_switches_involuntary', db.Float, nullable=True)
+
     __table_args__ = (
         db.PrimaryKeyConstraint('task_id', 'run_id', 'timestamp'),)