Computer support specialists

Detailed Occupation

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2023 Workforce
688k
Average Age
40.7
Average Salary
$76,314
Average Male Salary
$78,616
Average Female Salary
$69,453

About

Computer support specialists are most often employed by the Computer Systems Design industry. The average yearly wage for Computer support specialists was $76,314 in 2023.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Computer support specialists workforce. Computer support specialists workforce in 2023 was 688,134 people, of which 25.1% were women and 74.9% were men. Computer support specialists are paid most in Duval County (Northwest Central)--Jacksonville City (Northwest) PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Dane County--Cities of Fitchburg & Verona and other near-S/SW/W/NW suburban MCDs PUMA, WI.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
515,233
Male Workforce
± 17.6k
172,901
Female Workforce
± 10.2k

The Computer support specialists workforce in 2023 was 688,134 people (25.1% women and 74.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 7.43% between 2018 (640,517) and 2023 (688,134).

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Employment by Location

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During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New Jersey ($95,489), Massachusetts ($94,180), and Maryland ($92,912).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$76,314
AVERAGE WAGE
#160 in the ranking (2023)
$67,727
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Computer support specialists earned an average of $76,314, $8,587 more than the average national salary of $67,727

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.352
WAGE GINI

In 2023, Computer support specialists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.352, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Computer support specialists (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Computer support specialists and on wages for those in the field. Computer Systems Design is the industry that employs the most Computer support specialists, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Computer support specialists, by average wage, is Iron & steel mills & steel product manufacturing ($120,469).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
688k
2023 Workforce
± 20,321
−1.01%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 4.21%

This graphic shows the share of Computer support specialists employed by various industries. Computer Systems Design employs the largest share of Computer support specialists at 60.1%, followed by uninformed with 22.6% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 9.9%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Computer support specialists in the US. The workforce of Computer support specialists in 2023 was 688,134 people, with 25.1% woman, and 74.9% men. The average age of male Computer support specialists in the workforce is 40.5 and of female Computer support specialists is 41.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Computer support specialists is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Computer support specialists in 2023 was 688,134 people, with 25.1% woman, and 74.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (97,288 people), 30 to 34 years (95,917  people), and 35 to 39 years (88,706 people). Among them they concentrated 41% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 13.3% of Computer support specialists workers were Hispanic and 86.7% non-Hispanic.

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Races

In 2023, 62.1% of the Computer support specialists workforce were White, of which 23.8% were women and 76.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (12.6%) and Asian (11.3%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Computer support specialists from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Computer support specialists is Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services.

Majors

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Degree

The most common majors achieved by Computer support specialists in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (84,180 people), Business (63,571 people), and Engineering (38,525 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Computer support specialists workers were Bachelors Degree (248,467 people), Some college (175,933 people), and Associates Degree (101,995 people).

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