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

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