Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians

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Total Workforce

162k

Average Age

38.8

Average Salary

$89,729

Average Male Salary

$100,085

Average Female Salary

$76,868

About

Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians are most often employed by the Computer Systems Design industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians was $89,729 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians by wage are Database administrators and architects, Firstline supervisors of nonretail sales workers, and Purchasing managers.

Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians are part of the Computer & mathematical occupations, along with Computer systems analysts, Information security analysts, Computer and information research scientists, Computer support specialists, Computer network architects, and 11 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians are District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC, Richmond District PUMA, CA, and San Mateo (South) & Half Moon Bay Cities PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians are San Mateo (South) & Half Moon Bay Cities PUMA, CA, San Diego City (Northwest/Del Mar Mesa) PUMA, CA, and Somerset County (South) PUMA, NJ.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians and on wages and locations for those in the field. Computer Systems Design is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians, by average wage, is Support activities for mining. Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians are paid most in Sunnyvale & San Jose (North) Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in San Mateo (South) & Half Moon Bay Cities PUMA, CA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$89,729

AVERAGE SALARY

± $4,398

In 2018, Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians earned an average of $89,729, $35,840 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Purchasing managers make somewhat more than Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians while Database administrators and architects make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.352

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.352, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians, by number of employees, are Computer Systems Design, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and Insurance carriers.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians, by average wage, are Support activities for mining, Nondepository credit & related activities, Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing, Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing, Drugs, sundries, & chemical & allied products merchant wholesalers , and Banking & related activities.

Industries by Share

162k

2018 Workforce

± 9,869

132%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 4.79%

The number of people employed as Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians has been growing at a rate of 132%, from 69,676 people in 2017 to 161,758 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians employed by various industries. Computer Systems Design employs the largest share of Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians at 9.33%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 7.06% and Insurance carriers with 6.34%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians in the US. The average age of male Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians in the workforce is 39 and of female Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians is 38.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

89.6k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 7,347

72.2k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 6,593

55.4% of Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians

White (Non-Hispanic)
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

62.2% of Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 22.7% of Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians, Asian (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians.

Age by Gender

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.01

38.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.08

The median age of Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians is 38.8, and Male employees are generally 0.421 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians is Business but a relatively high number of Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians hold a major in Math & Statistics.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians need many skills, but most especially Mathematics. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians need more than the average amount of Programming, Science, and Mathematics.