Computer, engineering, & science occupations

Minor Occupation Group

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    2024 Workforce
    11.5M
    Average Age
    41.2
    Average Salary
    $111,265
    Average Male Salary
    $117,670
    Average Female Salary
    $93,760

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    Computer, engineering, & science occupations are most often employed by the Computer Systems Design industry. The average yearly wage for Computer, engineering, & science occupations was $111,265 in 2024.

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    Employment

    Employment and salary information for the Computer, engineering, & science occupations workforce. Computer, engineering, & science occupations workforce in 2024 was 11,533,249 people, of which 26.8% were women and 73.2% were men.

    Computer, engineering, & science occupations are paid most in Santa Clara County (Southwest)--Cupertino, Saratoga Cities & Los Gatos Town PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA.

    Employment Over Time

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    Grouping
    8,443,618
    Male Workforce
    ± 69.4k
    3,089,631
    Female Workforce
    ± 42.7k

    The Computer, engineering, & science occupations workforce in 2024 was 11,533,249 people (26.8% women and 73.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 55% between 2014 (7,439,490) and 2024 (11,533,249).

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    Employment by Location

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    This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Computer, engineering, & science occupations.

    During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Washington ($148,308), California ($145,020), and New Jersey ($126,207).

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

    $111,265
    AVERAGE WAGE
    #2 in the ranking (2014)
    $69,878
    NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
    For all occupations across the US

    In 2024, Computer, engineering, & science occupations earned an average of $111,265, $41,387 more than the average national salary of $69,878

    The graph shows the ranking of Computer, engineering, & science occupations in relation to all Minor Occupation Group in 2014.

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    Wage Distribution

    Gender
    0.349
    WAGE GINI

    In 2024, Computer, engineering, & science occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.349, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Computer, engineering, & science occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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    Industry

    Information on the industries that employ Computer, engineering, & science occupations and on wages for those in the field. Computer Systems Design is the industry that employs the most Computer, engineering, & science occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Computer, engineering, & science occupations, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($271,645).

    Occupations by Industries

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    Value
    11.5M
    2024 Workforce
    ± 80,216
    4.28%
    1 YEAR GROWTH
    ± 0.954%

    This graphic shows the share of Computer, engineering, & science occupations employed by various industries. Computer Systems Design employs the largest share of Computer, engineering, & science occupations at 50.5%, followed by Architectural, engineering & related services with 25.6% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 12.1%.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on Computer, engineering, & science occupations in the US. The workforce of Computer, engineering, & science occupations in 2024 was 11,533,249 people, with 26.8% woman, and 73.2% men. The average age of male Computer, engineering, & science occupations in the workforce is 41.6 and of female Computer, engineering, & science occupations is 40, and the most common race/ethnicity for Computer, engineering, & science occupations is White.

    Gender and Age

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    The workforce of Computer, engineering, & science occupations in 2024 was 11,533,249 people, with 26.8% woman, and 73.2% men.

    The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (1,738,644 people), 25 to 29 years (1,643,173  people), and 35 to 39 years (1,542,426 people). Among them they concentrated 42.7% of the total workforce.

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    Ethnicity

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    In 2024, 10.8% of Computer, engineering, & science occupations workers were Hispanic and 89.2% non-Hispanic.

    The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (46.9%), Puerto Rican (13.6)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.03)%

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    Races

    In 2024, 62.1% of the Computer, engineering, & science occupations workforce were White, of which 24.7% were women and 75.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (17.7%) and Two or More Races (9.05%).

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    Education & Skills

    Data on higher education choices for Computer, engineering, & science occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Computer, engineering, & science occupations is Engineering but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services.

    Among the necessary skills for Computer, engineering, & science occupations, Reading Comprehension stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Computer, engineering, & science occupations need more than the average amount of Science.

    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, engineering, & science occupations in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (2,463,254 people), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (1,360,862 people), and Business (933,236 people).

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    Education Levels

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    The main educational levels achieved by the Computer, engineering, & science occupations workers were Bachelors Degree (5,106,102 people), Graduate Degree (3,319,421 people), and Some college (1,370,300 people).

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    Skills

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    Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Computer, engineering, & science occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Computer, engineering, & science occupations need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Writing.

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