Computer, engineering, & science occupations

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2020 Workforce

9.48M

Average Age

41.3

Average Salary

$89,942

Average Male Salary

$95,207

Average Female Salary

$75,134

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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 $89,942 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Computer, engineering, & science occupations by wage are Management, business, & financial occupations, Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations, and Education, legal, community service, arts, & media occupations.

Computer, engineering, & science occupations are part of the Management, business, science, & arts occupations, along with Management, business, & financial occupations, Computer, engineering, & science occupations, Education, legal, community service, arts, & media occupations, and Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Computer, engineering, & science occupations are Sunnyvale & San Jose (North) Cities PUMA, CA, San Jose (Northwest) & Santa Clara Cities PUMA, CA, and Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Computer, engineering, & science occupations are Sunnyvale & San Jose (North) Cities PUMA, CA, San Jose (Northwest) & Santa Clara Cities PUMA, CA, and Mountain View, Palo Alto & Los Altos Cities PUMA, CA.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Computer, engineering, & science occupations and on wages and locations 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. Computer, engineering, & science occupations are paid most in Hidalgo County (North & West) PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Sunnyvale & San Jose (North) Cities PUMA, CA.

Yearly Wage

$89,942

AVERAGE SALARY

± $529

In 2020, Computer, engineering, & science occupations earned an average of $89,942, $33,988 more than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Management, business, & financial occupations make somewhat more than Computer, engineering, & science occupations while Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Computer, engineering, & science occupations as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.33

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Computer, engineering, & science occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.33, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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).

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 Computer, engineering, & science occupations.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Computer, engineering, & science occupations

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Computer, engineering, & science occupations.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Computer, engineering, & science occupations, by number of employees, are Computer Systems Design, Architectural, engineering & related services, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Scientific research & development services, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, Management, scientific & technical consulting services, Aircraft & parts manufacturing, Electronic component & product manufacturing, n.e.c. , Construction, National security & international affairs, and Insurance carriers.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Computer, engineering, & science occupations, by average wage, are Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, Other consumer goods rental, and Taxi & limousine service.

Industries by Share

9.48M

2020 Workforce

± 73,134

4.79%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 1.05%

The number of people employed as Computer, engineering, & science occupations has been growing at a rate of 4.79%, from 9,046,390 people in 2019 to 9,479,606 people in 2020.

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 16.2%, followed by Architectural, engineering & related services with 8.93% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 4.43%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Computer, engineering, & science occupations in the US. The average age of male Computer, engineering, & science occupations in the workforce is 41.6 and of female Computer, engineering, & science occupations is 40.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Computer, engineering, & science occupations is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

6.99M

MALE WORKFORCE

± 63,375

2.49M

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 38,388

73.8% of Computer, engineering, & science occupations are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Computer, engineering, & science occupations.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Computer, engineering, & science occupations

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

64.4% of Computer, engineering, & science occupations are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 16.9% of Computer, engineering, & science occupations, Asian (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Computer, engineering, & science occupations.

Age by Sex

41.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.119

40.5

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.198

The median age of Computer, engineering, & science occupations is 41.3, and Male employees are generally 1.09 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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 a relatively high number of Computer, engineering, & science occupations hold a major in Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

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. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Computer, engineering, & science occupations need more than the average amount of Science, Programming, and Technology Design.