Professional, Scientific & Technical Services

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The top three occupations in the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector are software developers, other managers, and lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers. On average, full-time employees in the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector work 43.6 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $125,270. Part-time employees in the same industry work 20.8 hours and earn an average annual salary of $46,367.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector are King County (Northwest)--Redmond, Kirkland Cities, Ingelwood & Finn Hill PUMA, WA, San Francisco County (Northwest)--Western Addition & Marina PUMA, CA, and Loudoun County (East Central)--Ashburn (Southwest/Belmont Ridge) & Dulles Airport PUMA, VA.

The workforce of Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector in 2024 was 12,482,841 people, with 44% woman, and 56% men.

In 2024, 67.3% of the workforce in the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector was White (8,400,053 people), of which 43.8% were women and 56.2% men.

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

Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector.

The workforce in Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector was 12,482,841 people and is concentrated in California (1,686,129 workers). The average annual salary was $116,468, being $46,590 more than the national average salary, which was $69,878.

Monthly Employment

Start Year

Y-Axis

4.43%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 10.8M people employed in the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry. This represents a 4.43% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2024 were California (1.69M), Texas (1.1M), and New York (825k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2024, Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector had an average annual wage of $116,468, $46,590 more than the average national salary of $69,878.

The graph shows the position of Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.43

WAGE GINI

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services has a wage GINI of 0.43, which is less than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Professional, Scientific & Technical 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 Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector.

Software developers are the most common position with 1,042,448 workers, but the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector employs a relatively high number of Other managers and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

The highest average salary in Professional, Scientific & Technical Services goes to Boilermakers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector according to occupations. In 2024, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were software developers (1,042,448 people), other managers (803,406 people), and lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (747,329 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$136,282

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$1,183

$91,270

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$968

On average, Male workers in the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector 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 Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector. 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 Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector.

The Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

California and Florida stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector.

Industrial Flow

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

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector 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.

Intermediate Inputs

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

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Professional and business services
Manufacturing
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing

The Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector 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 Professional, Scientific & Technical Services 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 Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022

California
142,540
Florida
92,313
Texas
81,011

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services Industry Sub-Sector in the US.

Of the total workforce, 44% corresponds to women and 56% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $136,282 and $91,270.

83.7% of workers have a bachelors degree, graduate degree or some college.

Gender and Age

5,495,017

Women

44%

6,987,824

Men

56%

The workforce of Professional, Scientific & Technical Services industry in 2024 was 12,482,841 people, with 44% woman, and 56% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Professional, Scientific & Technical Services industry.

Races

In 2024, 67.3% of the workforce in the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services industry was White (8,400,053 people), of which 43.8% were women and 56.2% men.

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

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services workers in 2024 were bachelors degree (5,237,443 people), graduate degree (3,598,730 people), and some college (1,609,599 people).

The chart shows the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 7.51% in the next ten years. The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 7.51%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (25.4%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (25.4%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services.

7.51%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

7.51%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 7.51%, the average rate of national job growth.

Output Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services.

25.4%

Estimate Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry.

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

Industry Sector

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services

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