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Computer specialists, all other

May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

Computer Specialists, All Other: All computer specialists not listed separately.

May 2005 employment and annual earnings distribution, wage and salary workers

National Occupational Employment and Earnings by Industry (NAICS sector and 3-digit industry group)

Computer specialists, all other
 Percentile earnings distribution
10th25th50th75th90th
Mining
employment: 610
mean earnings: $66,890
(EC) (def) (IG)
$33,870$44,350$63,050$82,380$107,350
Oil and Gas Extraction
employment: 590
mean earnings: $67,050
$33,770$44,090$63,140$82,980$107,840
Utilities
employment: 620
mean earnings: $62,260
(EC) (def) (IG)
$30,890$44,820$61,710$80,960$96,650
Utilities
employment: 620
mean earnings: $62,260
$30,890$44,820$61,710$80,960$96,650
Construction
employment: 450
mean earnings: $47,670
(EC) (def) (IG)
$32,430$37,980$42,500$53,780$75,840
Construction of Buildings
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $44,690
$31,800$37,680$41,180$44,680$68,930
Specialty Trade Contractors
employment: 110
mean earnings: $55,210
$34,150$42,160$51,940$64,470$87,920
Manufacturing
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $71,180
(EC) (def) (IG)
$35,370$49,770$68,560$89,730$112,320
Wood Product Manufacturing
employment: 40
mean earnings: $49,440
$30,810$33,570$48,210$58,190$76,720
Paper Manufacturing
employment: 130
mean earnings: $61,930
$36,610$48,500$59,440$78,580$91,250
Printing and Related Support Activities
employment: 140
mean earnings: $49,540
$27,270$35,240$46,710$58,750$78,040
Chemical Manufacturing
employment: 990
mean earnings: $70,340
$33,640$46,910$72,170$94,250$110,310
Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
employment: 140
mean earnings: $56,030
$31,360$39,510$51,730$67,200$88,380
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
employment: 40
mean earnings: $49,590
$20,850$37,730$48,480$60,780$77,490
Primary Metal Manufacturing
employment: 120
mean earnings: $62,410
$30,600$44,440$57,390$81,380$103,260
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
employment: 340
mean earnings: $63,860
$34,290$44,020$58,060$72,940$91,550
Machinery Manufacturing
employment: 410
mean earnings: $58,330
$29,000$41,540$55,990$71,490$90,860
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
employment: 3,850
mean earnings: $77,900
$37,940$52,770$71,890$99,900$130,050
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
employment: 150
mean earnings: $57,010
$36,240$46,640$54,380$66,350$86,700
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
employment: 2,440
mean earnings: $68,430
$35,220$53,330$69,950$85,640$97,090
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing
employment: 100
mean earnings: $57,660
$32,840$40,600$55,550$71,300$87,890
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
employment: 420
mean earnings: $55,690
$32,120$38,870$51,040$68,710$90,330
Wholesale Trade
employment: 9,490
mean earnings: $73,750
(EC) (def) (IG)
$34,030$48,300$70,470$93,960$118,700
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
employment: 8,150
mean earnings: $75,030
$34,440$49,430$71,580$95,580$120,300
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
employment: 720
mean earnings: $65,330
$35,920$44,710$63,290$83,270$100,520
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
employment: 620
mean earnings: $66,770
$27,890$40,740$64,120$87,050$111,610
Retail Trade
employment: 2,700
mean earnings: $42,870
(EC) (def) (IG)
$18,640$22,620$36,480$54,580$80,720
Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $47,800
$22,760$32,780$46,710$64,430$70,200
Electronics and Appliance Stores
employment: 1,010
mean earnings: $49,650
$13,970$25,050$39,460$67,200$100,790
Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers
employment: 80
mean earnings: n.a.
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Food and Beverage Stores
employment: 330
mean earnings: $40,660
$24,730$28,020$37,680$44,690$65,320
Health and Personal Care Stores
employment: 50
mean earnings: $65,160
$15,040$37,530$67,260$87,120$111,040
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $44,140
$35,800$38,080$41,960$48,210$61,230
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores
employment: 60
mean earnings: $46,780
$20,530$31,540$42,240$58,560$84,370
Miscellaneous Store Retailers
employment: 70
mean earnings: $41,950
$22,910$33,220$40,450$45,220$66,560
Nonstore Retailers
employment: 260
mean earnings: $46,510
$21,790$29,680$39,980$61,910$80,390
Transportation and Warehousing
employment: 1,840
mean earnings: $63,180
(EC) (def) (IG)
$38,170$47,480$62,240$77,030$92,290
Air Transportation
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 590
mean earnings: $67,080
$47,940$57,790$67,680$78,980$89,310
Rail Transportation
employment: 80
mean earnings: $64,280
$42,300$51,350$63,690$80,290$91,190
Truck Transportation
employment: 210
mean earnings: $59,810
$35,210$44,450$57,750$70,770$88,980
Pipeline Transportation
employment: 140
mean earnings: $69,730
$39,740$52,920$67,000$89,290$107,800
Postal Service
employment: 230
mean earnings: $75,920
$55,090$62,620$74,400$89,810$105,110
Couriers and Messengers
employment: 80
mean earnings: $52,240
$34,870$40,010$48,250$56,920$73,530
Warehousing and Storage
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 190
mean earnings: $58,320
$29,520$37,170$53,680$71,880$94,730
Information
employment: 11,420
mean earnings: $58,920
(EC) (def) (IG)
$31,030$40,240$53,360$72,260$95,440
Publishing Industries (except Internet)
employment: 4,360
mean earnings: $63,210
$33,670$44,120$58,850$77,970$100,770
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries
employment: 30
mean earnings: $53,870
$17,200$43,340$56,550$68,610$81,250
Broadcasting (except Internet)
employment: 80
mean earnings: $49,200
$25,350$32,420$46,870$63,640$73,320
Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
employment: 350
mean earnings: $64,900
$33,820$45,670$61,170$81,870$99,470
Telecommunications
employment: 2,810
mean earnings: $51,610
$30,810$38,490$47,110$63,640$79,870
Internet Service Providers, Web Search Portals, and Data Processing Service
employment: 3,690
mean earnings: $59,160
$29,630$38,880$51,210$72,270$102,990
Other Information Services
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $57,650
$13,680$13,910$39,060$79,130>$145K
Finance and Insurance
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $64,770
(EC) (def) (IG)
$33,950$44,800$61,020$82,260$103,200
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
employment: 3,690
mean earnings: $64,770
$35,400$44,650$61,200$82,990$102,470
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
employment: 1,700
mean earnings: $69,870
$37,600$50,770$66,580$86,570$108,360
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $62,880
$31,970$43,080$58,540$79,680$101,350
Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
employment: 70
mean earnings: $54,240
$28,670$34,140$51,700$69,490$91,970
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
employment: 26,310
mean earnings: $67,730
(EC) (def) (IG)
$28,740$45,140$64,750$86,640$110,990
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
employment: 26,310
mean earnings: $67,730
$28,740$45,140$64,750$86,640$110,990
Management of Companies and Enterprises
employment: 9,480
mean earnings: $64,660
(EC) (def) (IG)
$30,540$44,620$62,990$84,220$102,200
Management of Companies and Enterprises
employment: 9,480
mean earnings: $64,660
$30,540$44,620$62,990$84,220$102,200
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
employment: 9,380
mean earnings: $69,380
(EC) (def) (IG)
$31,740$42,090$63,130$85,730$110,570
Administrative and Support Services
employment: n.a.
mean earnings: $69,290
$31,710$42,010$62,950$85,600$110,450
Educational Services
employment: 9,740
mean earnings: $47,830
(EC) (def) (IG)
$22,890$31,480$45,080$61,120$78,240
Educational Services
employment: 9,740
mean earnings: $47,830
$22,890$31,480$45,080$61,120$78,240
Health Care and Social Assistance
employment: 3,650
mean earnings: $52,030
(EC) (def) (IG)
$27,700$36,380$48,810$65,460$82,730
Ambulatory Health Care Services
employment: 760
mean earnings: $47,740
$25,710$32,730$44,820$60,300$74,090
Hospitals
employment: 2,480
mean earnings: $54,870
$30,350$39,440$52,310$68,240$85,790
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
employment: 130
mean earnings: $44,110
$24,550$28,230$40,370$53,380$73,050
Social Assistance
employment: 270
mean earnings: $41,910
$21,440$29,760$35,670$45,010$71,590
Accomodation and Food Service
employment: 40
mean earnings: $47,670
(EC) (def) (IG)
$29,900$36,960$43,840$57,890$70,320
Accommodation
employment: 40
mean earnings: $47,670
$29,900$36,960$43,840$57,890$70,320
Other Services (except Public Administration)
Occupational Outlook Handbook employment: 420
mean earnings: $52,060
(EC) (def) (IG)
$22,820$31,940$43,580$72,990$93,730
Repair and Maintenance
employment: 150
mean earnings: $52,920
$23,520$30,850$39,850$80,800$101,770
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
employment: 260
mean earnings: $51,050
$22,030$32,850$44,940$68,390$88,550
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
employment: 9,830
mean earnings: $55,880
(def) (IG)
$33,400$42,780$56,720$67,490$78,760
Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)
employment: 9,830
mean earnings: $55,880
$33,400$42,780$56,720$67,490$78,760

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about these estimates

The (EC) links lead to data from the Economic Census from the Census Bureau.

The (def) links lead to 2002 NAICS industry definitions from the Census Bureau.

The (IG) links lead to Industry at a Glance industry profiles from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.