Computer control programmers & operators

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2017 Workforce

90k

Average Age

Average Salary

$46,147

Average Male Salary

$46,851

Average Female Salary

$38,025

About

Computer control programmers & operators are most often employed by the Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Computer control programmers & operators was $46,147 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Computer control programmers & operators are Muskegon County PUMA, MI, Dodge & Jefferson Counties PUMA, WI, and Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Computer control programmers & operators are Muskegon County PUMA, MI, St. Joseph & Branch Counties PUMA, MI, and Crawford & Warren Counties PUMA, PA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Computer control programmers & operators workforce. Computer control programmers & operators workforce in 2017 was 90,033 people, of which 7.97% were women and 92% were men. Computer control programmers & operators are paid most in Polk County (West) PUMA, IA but are relatively concentrated in Muskegon County PUMA, MI.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

82,853

Male Workforce

± 7.06k

7,180

Female Workforce

± 2.08k

The Computer control programmers & operators workforce in 2017 was 90,033 people (7.97% women and 92% men). This implies an average annual growth of 18.9% between 2014 (75,732) and 2017 (90,033).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Computer control programmers & operators.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Louisiana ($67,366), Maine ($61,887), and New Jersey ($57,899).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$46,147

AVERAGE WAGE

#235 in the ranking (2017)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Computer control programmers & operators earned an average of $46,147, $18,536 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Computer control programmers & operators in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2017.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.26

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Computer control programmers & operators had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.26, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Computer control programmers & operators (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Computer control programmers & operators compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Computer control programmers & operators and on wages for those in the field. Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Computer control programmers & operators, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Computer control programmers & operators, by average wage, is Computer Systems Design ($167,871).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

90k

2017 Workforce

± 7,364

4.77%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 11.2%

This graphic shows the share of Computer control programmers & operators employed by various industries. Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut & bolt manufacturing employs the largest share of Computer control programmers & operators at 52.1%, followed by Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing with 26.5% and Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified with 21.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Computer control programmers & operators in the US. The workforce of Computer control programmers & operators in 2017 was 90,033 people, with 7.97% woman, and 92% men. The average age of male Computer control programmers & operators in the workforce is 41.8 and of female Computer control programmers & operators is 43.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Computer control programmers & operators is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Computer control programmers & operators in 2017 was 90,033 people, with 7.97% woman, and 92% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 50 to 54 years (11,594 people), 30 to 34 years (11,258 people), and 45 to 49 years (11,202 people). Among them they concentrated 37.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 11.8% of Computer control programmers & operators workers were Hispanic and 88.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (87.6%), Puerto Rican (8.99)%, and Cuban (3.38)%

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Races

In 2017, 83.7% of the Computer control programmers & operators workforce were White, of which 7.49% were women and 92.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (5.78%) and Asian (4.96%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Computer control programmers & operators from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Computer control programmers & operators is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Construction.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Computer control programmers & operators in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (2,397 people), Business (1,048 people), and Engineering Technologies (428 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Computer control programmers & operators workers were High School or Equivalent (36,664 people), Some college (29,467 people), and Associates Degree (10,338 people).

The graphic shows the Computer control programmers & operators workforce by gender and educational level.