Computer Specialists, all other

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Computer specialists, all other

2004 employment: 149,000
2014 projected employment: 177,000
Change — numeric: 28,000; percent: 19.0%
2004 median annual earnings: $59,480; earnings group: very high
2004 self-employed: 6.7%
2004 part-time employment: very low
2004 unemployment: low
Typical education and training: Associate's degree
Educational attainment — high school: 9.4%; some college: 24.8%; bachelor's degree: 65.8%

Mathematical scientists, all other

2004 employment: 9,000
2014 projected employment: 9,000
employment numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand; percent changes are calculated with unrounded numbers
Change — numeric: 1,000; percent: 6.2%
2004 median annual earnings: $62,360; earnings group: very high
2004 self-employed: 0.0%
2004 part-time employment: very low
2004 unemployment: very low
Typical education and training: Master's degree
Educational attainment — high school: 6.7%; some college: 18.1%; bachelor's degree: 74.1%

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Computer specialists, all other
— National
U.S.:	$63,190
— by State
AL:	$54,350
AK:	$57,050
AZ:	$46,150
AR:	$50,500
CA:	$75,510
CO:	$61,270
CT:	$66,900
DE:	$70,000
DC:	$63,890
FL:	$53,560
GA:	$54,120
HI:	$54,300
ID:	$39,060
IL:	$67,080
IN:	$61,520
IA:	$47,210
KS:	$54,160
LA:	$39,160
ME:	$54,980
MD:	$66,110
MA:	$71,390
MI:	$57,750
MN:	$67,110
MS:	$45,520
MO:	$52,700
MT:	$45,190
NE:	n.a.
NV:	$61,410
NH:	$59,890
NJ:	$60,280
NM:	$59,660
NY:	$73,860
NC:	$70,740
ND:	$40,390
OH:	$57,760
OK:	$46,570
OR:	$53,950
PA:	$53,420
RI:	$63,570
SC:	$48,350
TN:	$53,570
TX:	$63,200
UT:	$49,470
VT:	$47,850
WA:	$69,020
WV:	$47,290
WI:	$45,720
WY:	$47,270
PR:	$43,760
— by NAICS Industry Sector
21	$66,890
22	$62,260
23	$47,670
31-33	$71,180
42	$73,750
44-45	$42,870
48-49	$63,180
51	$58,920
52	$64,770
54	$67,730
55	$64,660
56	$69,380
61	$47,830
62	$52,030
72	$47,670
81	$52,060
92	$55,880
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for computer specialists, all other.

Mathematical scientists, all other
— National
U.S.:	$61,560
— by State
CA:	$63,600
DE:	$54,750
FL:	$44,070
MI:	$62,110
NJ:	$41,800
NY:	$64,230
NC:	$79,020
OH:	$59,930
PA:	$52,670
TX:	$57,310
VA:	n.a.
WA:	$49,240
— by NAICS Industry Sector
42	$54,270
54	$64,140
55	$65,160
56	$53,910
61	$44,330
62	$43,090
92	$36,530
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for mathematical scientists, all other.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

1999 employment and earnings distribution, year-round full-time workers

Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations

	Percentile earnings distribution
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
All workers employment: 2,500 average earnings: $51,000	$24,000	$32,000	$45,000	$67,000	$87,000
Men employment: 1,530 average earnings: $51,000	$25,000	$37,000	$57,000	$75,000	$90,000
Women employment: 970 average earnings: $41,000	$20,000	$27,000	$36,000	$49,000	$68,000

source: Bureau of the Census; about this section

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