OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES-MAY 2018

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OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES -- MAY 2022

Computer and mathematical occupations had employment of 5.0 million in May 2022, representing 3.4 percent of total national employment, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The largest computer and mathematical occupations were software developers (1.5 million) and computer user support specialists (696,830). (See chart 1.) The annual mean wage across all computer and mathematical occupations was $108,130, compared with the U.S. average wage of $61,900. (See chart 2.)

The Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program provides employment and wage estimates for about 830 occupations in the nation, states, and approximately 530 areas. National data are available by industry for approximately 410 industry classifications and by ownership across all industries and for the educational services and hospitals industries. This news release features computer and mathematical, construction and extraction, and business and financial operations occupations, in addition to largest occupations, public sector occupations, and employment and wages by typical entrylevel educational requirement. National employment and wage information for all occupations is shown in table 1.

Computer and mathematical occupations

? The largest computer and mathematical occupations were software developers (1.5 million), computer user support specialists (696,830), and computer systems analysts (505,210). (See table 1 and chart 1.)

? Twenty out of 21 computer and mathematical occupations had mean wages above the U.S. average of $61,900. The highest paying computer and mathematical occupations were computer and information research scientists ($155,880), database architects ($136,540), and software developers ($132,930). (See table 1 and chart 2.)

Changes to the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) Data

The May 2022 OEWS estimates are the first to use the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). In addition, changes were made to the OEWS wage processing methodology. See the box notes at the end of this news release for more information.

Chart 1. Employment for the largest computer and mathematical occupations, May 2022

Software developers

Computer user support specialists

Computer systems analysts

Computer occupations, all other

Network and computer systems administrators

Software quality assurance analysts and testers

Computer network architects

Computer network support specialists

Information security analysts

Data scientists

0

500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000

Employment

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

? The lowest paying computer and mathematical occupations were computer user support specialists ($61,580) and computer network support specialists ($76,060). Computer user support specialists was the only computer and mathematical occupation that did not have an above-average wage. (See table 1 and chart 2.)

? More than one-quarter of computer and mathematical jobs (1.3 million) were in the computer systems design and related services industry. Industries with the largest employment of computer and mathematical occupations also included management of companies and enterprises (331,220); software publishers (286,760); and employment services (190,030), which includes temporary help services.

? The metropolitan areas with the highest concentrations of computer and mathematical occupations were San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA (13.7 percent of area employment), and CaliforniaLexington Park, MD (10.3 percent).

? The highest paying states for computer and mathematical occupations were California ($143,670) and Washington ($129,870). The lowest paying states for this group included Mississippi ($75,840) and North Dakota ($76,900).

National industry-specific data are available at oes/current/oessrci.htm.

State data are available at oes/current/oessrcst.htm and metropolitan area data are available at oes/current/oessrcma.htm.

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Chart 2. Highest and lowest paying computer and mathematical occupations, May 2022

Computer and information research scientists Database architects Software developers

Computer network architects Actuaries

All computer and mathematical occupations Operations research analysts Web developers

Mathematical science occupations, all other Computer network support specialists All occupations Computer user support specialists $0

$50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000

Annual mean wage

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

Construction and extraction occupations

? Construction and extraction occupations had employment of 6.1 million and an annual mean wage of $58,400. (See table 1.)

? The largest construction and extraction occupations were construction laborers (1.0 million) and first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers (720,900). (See table 1.)

? The highest paying construction and extraction occupations were elevator and escalator installers and repairers ($93,960) and first-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers ($77,650). (See table 1.)

? The lowest paying occupations in this group included helpers of pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters ($37,590) and helpers of painters, paperhangers, plasterers, and stucco masons ($38,040). (See table 1.)

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? Construction and extraction occupations made up 9.1 percent of employment in Wyoming, compared with 4.1 percent nationally. States with the highest shares of construction and extraction occupations also included North Dakota (7.5 percent) and Montana (6.7 percent).

? Construction laborers, the largest construction and extraction occupation, had an annual mean wage of $46,350 for all industries combined. (See table 1.) Within the construction sector, mean wages for construction laborers varied by industry from $42,950 in residential building construction to $55,160 in highway, street, and bridge construction.

Business and financial operations occupations

? Business and financial operations occupations had employment of 9.7 million, representing 6.5 percent of U.S. employment. The annual mean wage for business and financial operations occupations was $86,080. (See table 1.)

? The largest business and financial operations occupations included accountants and auditors (1.4 million); business operations specialists, all other (1.1 million); and project management specialists (843,910). (See table 1.)

? The highest paying business and financial operations occupations were personal financial advisors ($137,740); agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes ($120,100); and financial risk specialists ($116,140). (See table 1.)

? The lowest paying business and financial operations occupations included credit counselors ($51,650) and farm labor contractors ($54,630). (See table 1.)

? Accountants and auditors had an annual mean wage of $86,740 nationally. (See table 1.) The District of Columbia ($110,750) and New York ($110,320) had the highest average wages for this occupation. The lowest paying states for accountants and auditors included Mississippi ($68,040) and Nevada ($68,980).

Largest occupations

? The largest occupations overall were retail salespersons (3.6 million), home health and personal care aides (3.5 million), and general and operations managers (3.4 million). (See table 1.)

? Eight of the 10 largest occupations had below-average wages, including retail salespersons ($34,730) and home health and personal care aides ($30,930). (See table 1.)

? Of the 10 largest occupations, registered nurses ($89,010) and general and operations managers ($122,860) were the only occupations with above-average wages. (See table 1.)

Public sector occupations

? The public sector made up 14.5 percent of employment and had a different occupational mix from the private sector.

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Chart 3. Highest paying occupations typically requiring a postsecondary nondegree award for entry, May 2022

Commercial pilots

Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels

Ship engineers

Makeup artists, theatrical and performance Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse,

substation, and relay Commercial divers

First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

Fire inspectors and investigators

Sound engineering technicians

Lighting technicians

All occupations

All postsecondary nondegree award occupations

$0

$50,000

$100,000

Annual mean wage

$150,000

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics and Employment Projections.

? Several of the largest public sector occupations were related to education. These occupations included elementary school teachers, except special education (public sector employment of 1.2 million); teaching assistants, except postsecondary (993,600); secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education (896,190); and middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education (541,590).

? Outside of the educational instruction and library group, the occupations with the highest public sector employment were police and sheriff's patrol officers (649,400); registered nurses (514,990); and janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners (485,250).

Public/private sector ownership data are available at oes/current/oessrci.htm.

Typical entry-level education

? Occupations typically requiring a high school diploma or the equivalent for entry made up 38.2 percent of employment and occupations typically requiring no formal educational credential for entry made up 21.9 percent of employment. These two educational categories include many production and construction occupations, as well as large occupations like retail salespersons and home health and personal care aides.

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