Computer Systems Design

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The top three occupations in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group are software developers, other managers, and computer support specialists. On average, full-time employees in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group work 43.7 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $120,507. Part-time employees in the same industry work 20.6 hours and earn an average annual salary of $43,752.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group are Redmond, Kirkland Cities, Inglewood & Finn Hill PUMA, WA, Sunnyvale & San Jose (North) Cities PUMA, CA, and Greater Bellevue City PUMA, WA.

The workforce of Computer Systems Design Industry Group in 2021 was 3,088,392 people, with 28.2% woman, and 71.8% men.

In 2021, 64.6% of the workforce in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group was White (1,994,661 people), of which 27.6% were women and 72.4% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group.

The workforce in Computer Systems Design Industry Group was 3,088,392 people and is concentrated in California (512,505 workers). The average annual salary was $116,678, being $57,082 more than the national average salary, which was $59,596.

Monthly Employment

Start Year

Y-Axis

2.37%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in the Computer Systems Design and Related Services industry. This represents a 2.37% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Computer Systems Design and Related Services over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2021 were California (513k), Texas (277k), and Virginia (171k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Computer Systems Design Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2021, Computer Systems Design Industry Group had an average annual wage of $116,678, $57,082 more than the average national salary of $59,596.

The graph shows the position of Computer Systems Design Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

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WAGE GINI

Computer Systems Design has a wage GINI of 0.375, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Computer Systems Design (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Computer Systems Design Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group.

Software developers are the most common position with 684,035 workers, but the Computer Systems Design Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Other managers and Computer support specialists.

The highest average salary in Computer Systems Design goes to Physicians.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group according to occupations. In 2021, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were software developers (684,035 people), other managers (221,056 people), and computer support specialists (205,526 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$124,663

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$1,679

$96,387

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$2,091

On average, Male workers in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group make 1.29 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Computer Systems Design Industry Group.

The Computer Systems Design Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

California and Texas stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Computer Systems Design Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Computer Systems Design is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Computer Systems Design Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Computer Systems Design Industry Group is Professional and business services.

In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Computer Systems Design is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Computer Systems Design Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Computer Systems Design is from Professional, Scientific & Management, and Administrative & Waste Management Services.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Professional and business services Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Computer Systems Design Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Computer Systems Design Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2016

California
40,936
Texas
22,836
Virginia
19,302

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Computer Systems Design industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Computer Systems Design Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 28.2% corresponds to women and 71.8% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $124,663 and $96,387.

86.9% of workers have a bachelors degree, graduate degree or some college.

Gender and Age

872,151

Women

28.2%

2,216,241

Men

71.8%

The workforce of Computer Systems Design industry in 2021 was 3,088,392 people, with 28.2% woman, and 71.8% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Computer Systems Design industry.

Races

In 2021, 64.6% of the workforce in the Computer Systems Design industry was White (1,994,661 people), of which 27.6% were women and 72.4% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian and Black.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Computer Systems Design workers in 2021 were bachelors degree (1,478,329 people), graduate degree (791,881 people), and some college (412,472 people).

The chart shows the Computer Systems Design workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Computer systems design and related services industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 7.66% in the next ten years. The Computer systems design and related services industry has a higher projected workforce growth at 26.1%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (37.5%) is higher than the projected national growth in output (24.2%).

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Computer systems design and related services.

26.1%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

7.66%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Computer systems design and related services. This industry is expected to grow more than than 7.66%, the average rate of national job growth.

Output Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparable industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Computer systems design and related services.

37.5%

Estimate Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Computer systems design and related services industry.

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