Computer, engineering, & science occupations

Minor Occupation Group

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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

About

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 2020.

The 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 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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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Computer, engineering, & science occupations workforce. Computer, engineering, & science occupations workforce in 2020 was 9,479,606 people, of which 26.2% were women and 73.8% were men. 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.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

6,993,067

Male Workforce

± 63.4k

2,486,539

Female Workforce

± 38.4k

The Computer, engineering, & science occupations workforce in 2020 was 9,479,606 people (26.2% women and 73.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of 28% between 2014 (7,408,560) and 2020 (9,479,606).

Employment by Location

Level

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

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were California ($111,563), Washington ($111,169), and New Jersey ($103,575).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$89,942

AVERAGE WAGE

#2 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

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

The graph shows the ranking of Computer, engineering, & science occupations in relation to all Minor Occupation Group in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.341

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Computer, engineering, & science occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.341, which is lower 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).

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

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 ($193,255).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

9.48M

2020 Workforce

± 73,134

4.79%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 1.05%

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 54.8%, followed by Architectural, engineering & related services with 30.2% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 15%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Computer, engineering, & science occupations in the US. The workforce of Computer, engineering, & science occupations in 2020 was 9,479,606 people, with 26.2% woman, and 73.8% men. The average age of male Computer, engineering, & science occupations in the workforce is 41.6 and of female Computer, engineering, & science occupations is 40.5, 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 2020 was 9,479,606 people, with 26.2% woman, and 73.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (1,370,576 people), 25 to 29 years (1,339,519 people), and 35 to 39 years (1,243,573 people). Among them they concentrated 41.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 8.83% of Computer, engineering, & science occupations workers were Hispanic and 91.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (73.5%), Puerto Rican (17.8)%, and Cuban (8.76)%

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Races

In 2020, 69.7% of the Computer, engineering, & science occupations workforce were White, of which 24.6% were women and 75.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (17%) and Black (6.88%).

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 2020 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 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Engineering (2,022,322 people), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (1,072,887 people), and Business (731,499 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Computer, engineering, & science occupations workers were Bachelors Degree (4,101,083 people), Graduate Degree (2,628,831 people), and Some college (1,259,273 people).

The graphic shows the Computer, engineering, & science occupations workforce by gender and educational level.

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, Active Listening.