United States Department of Labor

Computer and Information Technology Occupations

Here you will find the most recent annual averages for computer and information technology occupations, including earnings, gender shares of employment and projected growth rates In 2014, Computer and information technology occupations tended to have median weekly earnings above the average for all occupations, women's shares of employment were lower than the average for all occupations and the unemployment rates were lower than the average for all occupations. Most computer and information technology occupations have projected growth rates above the average for all occupations, according to BLS projections for 2012-2022. This page is updated annually; sign up to receive e-mail alerts when new or updated content is available.

 

Computer and Information Technology occupations by selected characteristics, 2014 annual averages

Occupation Name	Median Weekly Earnings1			Women as a Percentage of Total Employed2	Education Level3
	Total	Men	Women
All occupations	$791	$871	$719	46.9%	-
Computer and information systems managers	$1,730	$1,763	$1,529	26.7%	Bachelor's degree
Computer systems analysts	$1,385	$1,460	$1,259	34.2%	Bachelor's degree
Information security analysts	$1,419	-	-	18.1%	Bachelor's degree
Computer programmers	$1,409	$1,447	$1,253	21.4%	Bachelor's degree
Software developers, applications and systems software	$1,693	$1,736	$1,457	19.8%	Bachelor's degree
Web developers	$1,129	$1,245	$988	35.2%	Associate's degree
Computer support specialists	$966	$1,049	$837	26.6%	varies
Database administrators	$1,517	$1,662	-	28.0%	Bachelor's degree
Network and computer systems administrators	$1,263	$1,286	-	19.1%	Bachelor's degree
Computer network architects	$1,633	$1,650	-	12.4%	Bachelor's degree
Computer occupations, all other	$1,088	$1,122	$984	23.1%	-

Notes:
1. Median weekly earnings are 2014 annual averages for full-time wage and salary workers only, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey
2. Women as a percentage of total employed are 2014 annual averages for all people employed (includes part-time and self-employed), from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey
3. Education level refers to the typical education required for entry. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook 2014-2015
4. A bachelor's degree is required for some computer support specialist positions, but an associate's degree or postsecondary classes may be enough for others.
*Dash indicates no data or base is less than 50,000.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

 

Chart 1

Text Version of Median weekly earnings for computer and information technology occupations (2014).

Chart 2

Text Version of Gender shares of employment in computer and information technology occupations 2014 annual average.

 

Chart 3

Text Version of Unemployment rates by sex, computer and mathematical occupations (2014).

 

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Text Version of Projected employment growth rate for computer and information technology occupations (2012-2022).

 

For more information on computer and information technology, and related occupations:

• Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Bureau of Labor Statistics, Beyond the Numbers: Careers in the Growing Field of Information Technology Services
• O-Net Online