Wage Estimates - Computer and Mathematical Occupations

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Computer and Mathematical Occupations
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Occupation Code Occupation Title (click on the occupation title to view an occupational profile) Employment (1) Median Hourly Mean Hourly Mean Annual (2) Mean RSE (3)
15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations 2,952,740 $30.74 $32.26 $67,100 0.3 %
15-1011 Computer and Information Scientists, Research 25,890 $43.86 $45.21 $94,030 1.3 %
15-1021 Computer Programmers 389,090 $30.49 $32.40 $67,400 0.7 %
15-1031 Computer Software Engineers, Applications 455,980 $37.06 $38.24 $79,540 0.6 %
15-1032 Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software 320,720 $39.48 $40.54 $84,310 0.5 %
15-1041 Computer Support Specialists 499,860 $19.52 $20.86 $43,380 0.4 %
15-1051 Computer Systems Analysts 492,120 $32.84 $33.86 $70,430 0.3 %
15-1061 Database Administrators 99,380 $30.41 $31.54 $65,590 0.4 %
15-1071 Network and Computer Systems Administrators 270,330 $28.81 $30.39 $63,210 0.3 %
15-1081 Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts 185,190 $29.69 $31.23 $64,970 0.5 %
15-1099 Computer Specialists, All Other 116,760 $28.57 $30.38 $63,190 1.1 %
15-2011 Actuaries 15,770 $39.25 $43.63 $90,760 1.2 %
15-2021 Mathematicians 2,930 $38.90 $39.02 $81,150 2.7 %
15-2031 Operations Research Analysts 52,530 $29.90 $31.70 $65,940 0.6 %
15-2041 Statisticians 17,480 $30.02 $31.79 $66,130 0.8 %
15-2091 Mathematical Technicians 1,430 $17.54 $22.23 $46,230 4.2 %
15-2099 Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 7,320 $29.74 $29.60 $61,560 1.9 %

May 2005 National Occupational Employment
and Wage Estimates - United States

00-0000 All Occupations

11-0000 Management Occupations

13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations

15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations

17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations

19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

21-0000 Community and Social Services Occupations

23-0000 Legal Occupations

25-0000 Education, Training, and Library Occupations

27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

29-0000 Healthcare Practitioner and Technical Occupations

31-0000 Healthcare Support Occupations

33-0000 Protective Service Occupations

35-0000 Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

37-0000 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

39-0000 Personal Care and Service Occupations

41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations

43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations

45-0000 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations

49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

51-0000 Production Occupations

53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Hourly wage rates for some occupations where workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year are not available.

(5) This wage is equal to or greater than $70.00 per hour or $145,600 per year.

(6) There is wide variation in the number of hours worked by those employed as actors, dancers, musicians, and singers. Many jobs are for a duration of 1 day or 1 week and it is extremely rare for a performer to have guaranteed employment for a period that exceeds 3 to 6 months.

(8) Estimate not released.

 

Information Courtesy of U.S. Department of Labor