Data processing, hosting & related services

Industry Group

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    Workforce Population
    209k
    2024
    Average Employee Age
    39.7
    2024
    Average Salary
    $141,451
    2024
    Average Male Salary
    $162,581
    2024
    Average Female Salary
    $109,177
    2024

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    The top three occupations in the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group are software developers, computer & information systems managers, and data entry keyers. On average, full-time employees in the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group work 43.6 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $149,836. Part-time employees in the same industry work 20.8 hours and earn an average annual salary of $37,255.

    The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group are Seattle City (Lake Union-Downtown) PUMA, WA, King County (Central)--Sammamish, Issaquah, Mercer Island & Newcastle Cities PUMA, WA, and Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA.

    The workforce of Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group in 2024 was 208,719 people, with 39.6% woman, and 60.4% men.

    In 2024, 60.4% of the workforce in the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group was White (125,967 people), of which 38.3% were women and 61.7% men.

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    Employment & Salaries

    A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group.

    The workforce in Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group was 208,719 people and is concentrated in California (36,457 workers). The average annual salary was $141,451, being $71,574 more than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

    Monthly Employment

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    0.878%
    Year-over-year growth
    Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

    As of February 2023, there are 3.05M people employed in the Information industry. This represents a 0.878% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

    This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Information over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

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    Employment by Location

    The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were California (36.5k), Texas (20.5k), and Washington (16.6k).

    This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group.

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

    In 2024, Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group had an average annual wage of $141,451, $71,574 more than the average national salary of $69,878.

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    Wage Distribution

    0.439
    WAGE GINI

    Data processing, hosting & related services has a wage GINI of 0.439, which is less than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Data processing, hosting & related services (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

    The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

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    Occupations

    A review of jobs and wages in the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group.

    Software developers are the most common position with 28,193 workers, but the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Computer & information systems managers and Data entry keyers.

    The highest average salary in Data processing, hosting & related services goes to Advertising & promotions managers.

    Occupations Distribution

    The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were software developers (28,193 people), computer & information systems managers (17,788 people), and data entry keyers (13,601 people)

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    Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

    $162,581
    AVERAGE MALE SALARY
    ±$10,570
    $109,177
    AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY
    ±$9,890

    On average, Male workers in the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group make 1.49 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group.

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    Business

    Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

    The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group.

    The Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

    California and Texas stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group.

    Industrial Flow

    The closest comparable data for Data processing, hosting & related services is from Information.

    Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group is Information.

    In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

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    Intermediate Inputs

    The closest comparable data for Data processing, hosting & related services is from Information.
    HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY
    1. Professional and business services
    2. Information
    3. Manufacturing

    The Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

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    Use of Output by Other Industries

    The closest comparable data for Data processing, hosting & related services is from Information.
    LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY
    1. Information
    2. Professional and business services
    3. Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing

    The Information Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

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    Establishments

    States with more establishments in 2022
    1. California
      2,532
    2. Texas
      1,322
    3. Florida
      1,160

    The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Data processing, hosting & related services industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group in the US.

    Of the total workforce, 39.6% corresponds to women and 60.4% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $162,581 and $109,177.

    81.8% of workers have a bachelors degree, graduate degree or some college.

    Gender and Age

    82,582
    Women
    39.6%
    126,137
    Men
    60.4%

    The workforce of Data processing, hosting & related services industry in 2024 was 208,719 people, with 39.6% woman, and 60.4% men.

    The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Data processing, hosting & related services industry.

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    Races

    In 2024, 60.4% of the workforce in the Data processing, hosting & related services industry was White (125,967 people), of which 38.3% were women and 61.7% men.

    Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian and Two or More Races.

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    Educational Levels

    The main educational levels achieved by the Data processing, hosting & related services workers in 2024 were bachelors degree (92,477 people), graduate degree (45,759 people), and some college (32,411 people).

    The chart shows the Data processing, hosting & related services workforce by gender and educational level.

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