Computer & mathematical occupations

Broad Occupation

Add Comparison
2023 Workforce
5.77M
Average Age
40.7
Average Salary
$113,822
Average Male Salary
$120,031
Average Female Salary
$96,100

About

Computer & mathematical occupations are most often employed by the Computer Systems Design industry. The average yearly wage for Computer & mathematical occupations was $113,822 in 2023.

Photo by Long Road Photography (formerly Aff)
Management, business, science, & arts occupationsComputer, engineering, & science occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Computer & mathematical occupations workforce. Computer & mathematical occupations workforce in 2023 was 5,774,682 people, of which 25.9% were women and 74.1% were men. Computer & mathematical occupations are paid most in Hidalgo County (North & West) PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Sunnyvale City PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric
Grouping
4,276,382
Male Workforce
± 50.1k
1,498,300
Female Workforce
± 29.9k

The Computer & mathematical occupations workforce in 2023 was 5,774,682 people (25.9% women and 74.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of 56.9% between 2014 (3,680,957) and 2023 (5,774,682).

View Data
Save Image

Employment by Location

Level
Metric

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

During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Washington ($162,613), California ($151,889), and Massachusetts ($130,942).

View Data
Save Image

Yearly Wage Ranking

$113,822
AVERAGE WAGE
#3 in the ranking (2023)
$67,727
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Computer & mathematical occupations earned an average of $113,822, $46,095 more than the average national salary of $67,727

The graph shows the ranking of Computer & mathematical occupations in relation to all Broad Occupation in 2023.

View Data
Save Image

Wage Distribution

Gender
0.347
WAGE GINI

In 2023, Computer & mathematical occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.347, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Computer & mathematical occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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

View Data
Save Image

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Computer & mathematical occupations and on wages for those in the field. Computer Systems Design is the industry that employs the most Computer & mathematical occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Computer & mathematical occupations, by average wage, is Taxi & limousine service ($267,168).

Occupations by Industries

Metric
Value
5.77M
2023 Workforce
± 57,877
4.58%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 1.37%

This graphic shows the share of Computer & mathematical occupations employed by various industries. Computer Systems Design employs the largest share of Computer & mathematical occupations at 59.6%, followed by uninformed with 27.2% and Insurance carriers with 6.63%.

View Data
Save Image

Diversity

Demographic information on Computer & mathematical occupations in the US. The workforce of Computer & mathematical occupations in 2023 was 5,774,682 people, with 25.9% woman, and 74.1% men. The average age of male Computer & mathematical occupations in the workforce is 40.6 and of female Computer & mathematical occupations is 41, and the most common race/ethnicity for Computer & mathematical occupations is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Computer & mathematical occupations in 2023 was 5,774,682 people, with 25.9% woman, and 74.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (890,502 people), 35 to 39 years (824,037  people), and 25 to 29 years (807,310 people). Among them they concentrated 43.7% of the total workforce.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 9.73% of Computer & mathematical occupations workers were Hispanic and 90.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (44.7%), Puerto Rican (14.4)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.13)%

You can review this information by gender using the selectors above.

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Races

In 2023, 59.9% of the Computer & mathematical occupations workforce were White, of which 23.7% were women and 76.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (20.8%) and Black (8.3%).

View Data
Save Image
View Data
Save Image

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Computer & mathematical occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Computer & mathematical occupations 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.

Among the necessary skills for Computer & mathematical occupations, Mathematics stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Computer & mathematical occupations need more than the average amount of Programming.

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 & mathematical occupations in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (1,168,749 people), Engineering (747,505 people), and Business (653,543 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

View Data
Save Image

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Computer & mathematical occupations workers were Bachelors Degree (2,657,599 people), Graduate Degree (1,435,418 people), and Some college (814,880 people).

The graphic shows the Computer & mathematical occupations workforce by gender and educational level.

View Data
Save Image

Skills

Chart
Value

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

View Data
Save Image