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BLS SOC 15 · 21 occupations · OEWS May 2025

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Software developers, data scientists, systems analysts, and statisticians who build and analyze computational systems.

Total Workforce
5.3M
workers in this field
Median Annual Pay
$106K
median across 21 roles
Avg Growth, 2024-34
+9.6%
BLS Projections 2024-34

Top Roles in Computer and Mathematical

Top 25 by US employment
#OccupationWorkforce Median Pay Growth
1Software Developers
SOC 15-1252
1.7M$136K+15.8%
2Computer User Support Specialists
SOC 15-1232
717K$62K-3.7%
3Computer Systems Analysts
SOC 15-1211
520K$106K+8.7%
4Computer Occupations, All Other
SOC 15-1299
435K$117K+8.2%
5Network and Computer Systems Administrators
SOC 15-1244
314K$99K-4.2%
6Data Scientists
SOC 15-2051
262K$120K+33.5%
7Information Security Analysts
SOC 15-1212
191K$129K+28.5%
8Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
SOC 15-1253
187K$104K+10.0%
9Computer Network Architects
SOC 15-1241
180K$134K+11.9%
10Computer Network Support Specialists
SOC 15-1231
146K$76K+1.8%
11Web and Digital Interface Designers
SOC 15-1255
113K$104K+7.0%
12Operations Research Analysts
SOC 15-2031
109K$89K+21.5%
13Computer Programmers
SOC 15-1251
92K$100K-6.0%
14Web Developers
SOC 15-1254
70K$93K+7.5%
15Database Administrators
SOC 15-1242
70K$105K-0.7%
16Database Architects
SOC 15-1243
67K$140K+8.7%
17Computer and Information Research Scientists
SOC 15-1221
37K$140K+19.7%
18Statisticians
SOC 15-2041
29K$106K+8.5%
19Actuaries
SOC 15-2011
27K$130K+21.8%
20Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other
SOC 15-2099
4K$81K+4.0%
21Mathematicians
SOC 15-2021
2K$127K-0.7%

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