Computer Systems Design

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Workforce

2.2M

2019 BLS Estimate

Average Employee Age

40.6

Estimated Job Growth

26.1%

10-Year Projection

Average Salary

$110,041

Average Male Salary

$117,744

Average Female Salary

$112,574

About

The top three occupations in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group are Software developers, Other managers, Computer support specialists, Computer & information systems managers, and Computer occupations, all other. On average, full-time employees in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group work 43.7 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $113,767. Part-time employees in the same industry work 20.1 hours and earn an average annual salary of $42,291.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group are South of Market & Potrero PUMA, CA, Sunnyvale & San Jose (North) Cities PUMA, CA, and Redmond, Kirkland Cities, Inglewood & Finn Hill PUMA, WA. The industry that purchases the most products or services from the Hospitals Industry Group is Computer Systems Design.

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Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services

Workforce

A snapshot of jobs, wages, and opportunities in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group. Software developers are the most common position, but the Computer Systems Design Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Software quality assurance analysts and testers, compared to other industries.

The highest average salary in Computer Systems Design goes to Architectural & engineering managers.

Monthly Employment

Start Year

Y-Axis

2.62%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between May 2020 and May 2021

As of May 2021, there are 1.93M people employed in the Computer Systems Design and Related Services industry. This represents a 2.62% increase in employment when compared to May 2020.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Computer Systems Design and Related Services over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Occupations

Occupations by Share

2.2M

Workforce (BLS Estimate)

ACS Estimate: 3.05M

9.5%

1 Year Growth

± 1.84%

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there were 2.2M people employed in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group in 2019.

According to ACS estimates, the number of people employed in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group has been growing at a rate of 9.5%, , from 2.79M people in 2018 to 3.05M people in 2019.

The following graphic shows the share of employment in Computer Systems Design by various occupations according to ACS estimates. Software developers represent the largest share of positions held in Computer Systems Design at 23.1%, followed by Other managers with 7.09% and Computer support specialists with 6.31%.

Most Common

The most common occupations in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group, by number of employees, are Software developers, Other managers, Computer support specialists, Computer & information systems managers, and Computer occupations, all other.

Most Specialized

Compared to other Industry Groups, Computer Systems Design employs an unusually high number of Software quality assurance analysts and testers, Software developers, and Web developers.

Highest Paid

The highest paid occupations in Computer Systems Design, by average wage, are Architectural & engineering managers, Chief executives & legislators, and Tax examiners & collectors, & revenue agents.

Wages

Average Salary

$110,041

AVERAGE WAGE

± $1,294

On average, employees in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group make $110,041 per year. This number makes Computer Systems Design the 7 highest paying Industry Group in the United States out of a total of 269 Industry Groups.

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUBLIC USE MICRODATA AREA

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows which public use microdata areas (PUMAs) pay the highest average salary to employees in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group.

Wage Distribution

0.381

WAGE GINI

Computer Systems Design has a wage GINI of 0.381, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Computer Systems Design (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

Opportunities

Spatial Concentration

Public Use Microdata Areas with RCA

This map shows the PUMAs in the United States that have revealed comparative advantage in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group.

These are locations that employ more people in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group than expected given both the size of that location's overall labor pool and the national size of the Computer Systems Design Industry Group.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Computer Systems Design Industry Group in the US. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $117,744 and $112,574. So too tend to earn more than other races and ethnicities in this industry.

Composition by Sex

880k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

±23k

2.17M

MALE WORKFORCE

±35.9k

71.2% of workers in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group are Male, making them the more common sex in the workforce. This chart shows the sex breakdown of the Computer Systems Design Industry Group.

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$117,744

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$1,617

$112,574

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$1,591

On average, Male workers in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group make 1.05 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group.

Wage by Race & Ethnicity in Common Jobs

RACE OR ETHNICITY WITH THE HIGHEST AVERAGE SALARY

Asian
White
American Indian and Alaska Native tribes specified; or American Indian or Alaska Native, not specified and no other races

On average, Asian employees in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group earn 1.07 times more than other races and ethnicities. This chart shows the race and ethnicity-based wage disparities in the 5 most common occupations in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group.

Input/Output

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Computer Systems Design 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. Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Computer Systems Design Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Computer Systems Design Industry Group is Professional and business services.

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.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Computer Systems Design is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Computer Systems Design is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Computer Systems Design 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.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Computer Systems Design is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Professional and business services Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Computer Systems Design Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Computer Systems Design Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Projections

Growth projections of the Computer systems design and related services industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 7.66% in the next ten years. The Computer systems design and related services industry has a higher projected workforce growth at 26.1%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (37.5%) is higher than the projected national growth in output (24.2%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Computer systems design and related services.

26.1%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

7.66%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Computer systems design and related services. This industry is expected to grow more than than 7.66%, the average rate of national job growth.