15-1100 Computer Occupations

Employment growth in Computer occupations is very closely following BLS Projections averaging 132,500 positions per year. For the universe of Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) degree programs, citizens and permanent residents are earning 125,500 Associate degrees and above per year, with temporary residents adding 21,500 degrees earned. Not counting 26,000 NCES rated certificates, US degree earners are outperforming employment growth in Computer Occupations by 19,000.

NCES Degrees Conferred and Certificates Awarded for Computer Occupations 2012-15

We include Associate degrees in this calculation because "Web Developers" (127,070) and much of "Computer Occupations, All Other" (223,370) do not require a Bachelor's degree. "Computer User Support Specialist" (585,060) does not currently have a degree requirement, nor are many collegiate level programs offered for the occupation. These three occupations total 863,510, or 22.4% of Computer Occupation employment for 2015. Several other occupations surveyed also employ Associate degree (or some college, no degree) credentialed personnel.

NCES Degrees	Year	PermRes & Citizens	Temp Res	Total
Associate Degree & Above	2012	117,966	17,718	135,684
Associate Degree & Above	2013	122,837	18,809	141,646
Associate Degree & Above	2014	127,919	21,137	149,056
Associate Degree & Above	2015	133,230	28,525	161,755
Average		125,488	21,547	147,035

The following CIP groups had Computer Occupations
relevant degrees awarded in 2015:

Degree types:Doctorate Degree-Research/Scholarship, Doctorate Degree-Other, Master's Degrees, Bachelor's Degrees, Associate's Degrees
01.0106 Agricultural Business Technology, 11.0101 Computer and Information Sciences, General, 11.0102 Artificial Intelligence, 11.0103 Information Technology, 11.0104 Informatics, 11.0199 Computer Science, Other, 11.0201 Computer Programming/Programmer, General, 11.0202 Computer Programming Special Applications, 11.0203 Computer Programming, Vendor/Product Certification, 11.0299 Computer Programming, Other, 11.0301 Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician, 11.0401 Information Science/Studies, 11.0501 Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst, 11.0701 Computer Science, 11.0801 Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design, 11.0802 Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration, 11.0804 Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation, 11.0901 Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, 11.1001 Network and System Administration/Administrator, 11.1002 System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager, 11.1003 Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, 11.1004 Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster, 11.1005 Information Technology Project Management, 11.1006 Computer Support Specialist, 14.0701 Chemical Engineering, 14.0901 Computer Engineering, General, 14.0903 Computer Software Engineering, 14.0999 Computer Engineering, Other, 15.1204 Computer Software Technology/Technician, 26.1103 Bioinformatics, 26.1104 Computational Biology, 30.0801 Mathematics and Computer Science, 30.1601 Accounting and Computer Science, 30.3001 Computational Science, 30.3101 Human Computer Interaction, 43.0116 Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism, 51.0709 Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant, 51.2706 Medical Informatics, 52.1201 Management Information Systems, General

NCES Certificates	Year	PermRes & Citizens	Temp Res	Total
Certificates awarded	2012	20,869	440	21,309
Certificates awarded	2013	24,309	523	24,832
Certificates awarded	2014	28,628	784	29,412
Certificates awarded	2015	29,915	867	30,782
Average		25,930	654	26,584

The following CIP groups had Computer Occupations
relevant certificates awarded in 2015:

Certificate types: 1 But Less Than 2 Year Certificates, Less Than 1 Year Certificates, Post-Master's Certificates, Post-Baccalaureate Certificates, 2 But Less Than 4 Year Certificates, 1 But Less Than 2 Year Certificates.
01.0106 Agricultural Business Technology, 11.0101 Computer and Information Sciences, General, 11.0102 Artificial Intelligence, 11.0103 Information Technology, 11.0104 Informatics, 11.0199 Computer Science, Other, 11.0201 Computer Programming/Programmer, General, 11.0202 Computer Programming Special Applications, 11.0203 Computer Programming, Vendor/Product Certification, 11.0299 Computer Programming, Other, 11.0301 Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician, 11.0401 Information Science/Studies, 11.0501 Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst, 11.0701 Computer Science, 11.0801 Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design, 11.0802 Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration, 11.0804 Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation, 11.0901 Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications, 11.1001 Network and System Administration/Administrator, 11.1002 System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager, 11.1003 Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance, 11.1004 Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster, 11.1005 Information Technology Project Management, 11.1006 Computer Support Specialist, 14.0701 Chemical Engineering, 14.0901 Computer Engineering, General, 14.0903 Computer Software Engineering, 14.0999 Computer Engineering, Other, 15.1204 Computer Software Technology/Technician, 26.1103 Bioinformatics, 26.1104 Computational Biology, 30.0801 Mathematics and Computer Science, 30.1601 Accounting and Computer Science, 30.3001 Computational Science, 30.3101 Human Computer Interaction, 43.0116 Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism, 51.0709 Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant, 51.2706 Medical Informatics, 52.1201 Management Information Systems, General

More surprising, however, is the finding that fully one-third of certificate holders also have an associate, bachelor’s or graduate degree. Such a large percentage suggests that workers are getting certificates to bolster skills or learn new ones in a tight job market. And people are going back to college for certificates throughout their careers, with a third of certificates earned by students over the age of 30.

--Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed, June 6, 2012

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ONET Reports -- Also see parent Computer and Mathematical

15-1111.00 - Computer and Information Research Scientists 59% Masters degree.
15-1121.00 - Computer Systems Analysts 41% Associate's degree, 26% Bachelor's degree, 10% Post-baccalaureate certificate degree.
15-1122.00 - Information Security Analysts 65% Bachelor's degree, 19% Post-baccalaureate certificate, 10% Post-secondary certificate.
15-1131.00 - Computer Programmers 78% Bachelor's degree. 11% Post-secondary certificate, 6% High school diploma or equivalent.
15-1132.00 - Software Developers, Applications 80% Bachelor's degree, 16% Master's degree, 3% Associate's degree.
15-1133.00 - Software Developers, Systems Software 77% Bachelor's degree, 17% Master's degree, 4% Associate's degree.
15-1134.00 - Web Developers 43% Bachelor's degree, 20% Associate's degree, 13% Post-secondary certificate.
15-1141.00 - Database Administrators 77% Bachelor's degree, 11% Professional degree, 7% Associate's degree.
15-1142.00 - Network and Computer Systems Administrators Educational Survey NA, Bachelor's degree according to BLS.
15-1143.00 - Computer Network Architects Educational Survey NA, Bachelor's degree according to BLS.
15-1151.00 - Computer User Support Specialists 29% Bachelor's degree, 22% Some college, no degree, 18% Associate's degree.
15-1152.00 - Computer Network Support Specialists 47% Bachelor's degree, 22% Associate's degree, 14% Some college, no degree.
15-1199.00 - Computer Occupations, All Other Educational Survey NA, See subcategories.

See Also: BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook: Computer and Information Technology Occupations

15-1100 Computer Occupations: Employment Growth/loss 2012-15

Employment	Year	Growth/loss
Computer occupations	2013	116,620
Computer occupations	2014	119,860
Computer occupations	2015	160,880
Average		132,453

H-1B Computer-related occupations	Year	Number
Initial Employment Approvals	2012	83,444
Initial Employment Approvals	2013	79,870
Initial Employment Approvals	2014	80,877
Average		81,397

As a term of the H-1B visa, the nonimmigrant must remain employed. Effectively, foreign workers get these 81,397 jobs in April, leaving 125,488 citizens and permanent residents, who graduated in June, to compete for the 51,056 (38.55%) "leftover" jobs.

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Computer Occupations: Employment Levels by Occupation 2012-15

15-0000	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	major	Employment level				Since 2012
15-1100	Computer Occupations	minor	2012	2013	2014	2015	Growth	Average
15-1111	Computer and Information Research Scientists	detail	24,880	24,380	24,210	25,510	630	210
15-1120	Computer and Information Analysts	broad	-	-	-	-	-	-
15-1121	Computer Systems Analysts	detail	482,040	507,100	528,320	556,660	74,620	24,873
15-1122	Information Security Analysts	detail	72,670	78,020	80,180	88,880	16,210	5,403
15-1130	Software Developers and Programmers	broad	-	-	-	-	-	-
15-1131	Computer Programmers	detail	316,790	312,340	302,150	289,420	-27,370	-9,123
15-1132	Software Developers, Applications	detail	586,340	643,830	686,470	747,730	161,390	53,797
15-1133	Software Developers, Systems Software	detail	391,700	373,510	382,400	390,750	-950	-317
15-1134	Web Developers	detail	102,940	112,820	121,020	127,070	24,130	8,043
15-1140	Database and Systems Administrators and Network Architects	broad	-	-	-	-	-	-
15-1141	Database Administrators	detail	111,590	114,910	112,170	113,770	2,180	727
15-1142	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	detail	350,320	362,310	365,430	374,480	24,160	8,053
15-1143	Computer Network Architects	detail	137,890	141,270	140,080	146,600	8,710	2,903
15-1150	Computer Support Specialists	broad	-	-	-	-	-	-
15-1151	Computer User Support Specialists	detail	525,630	541,250	563,540	585,060	59,430	19,810
15-1152	Computer Network Support Specialists	detail	167,980	165,100	174,490	184,570	16,590	5,530
15-1199	Computer Occupations, All Other	detail	185,730	196,280	212,510	223,370	37,640	12,547
	Totals	----					397,370	132,457

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Computer Occupations: BLS Employment Projections 2014-24

Table 1.2 Employment by detailed occupation, 2014 and projected 2024
2014 National Employment Matrix title and code			Employment						Job openings due to growth and replacements, 2014-24
		Occupation Type	Number		Percent distribution		Change, 2014-24
			2014	2024	2014	2024	Number	Percent
Computer and mathematical occupations	15-0000	Summary	4,068,300	4,599,700	2.7	2.9	531,400	13.1	1,156,800
Computer occupations	15-1100	Summary	3,916,100	4,404,600	2.6	2.7	488,500	12.5	1,083,800
Computer and information research scientists	15-1111	Line item	25,600	28,300	0	0	2,700	10.7	6,000
Computer and information analysts	15-1120	Summary	650,700	784,100	0.4	0.5	133,400	20.5	217,100
Computer systems analysts	15-1121	Line item	567,800	686,300	0.4	0.4	118,600	20.9	191,600
Information security analysts	15-1122	Line item	82,900	97,700	0.1	0.1	14,800	17.9	25,500
Software developers and programmers	15-1130	Summary	1,591,100	1,790,800	1.1	1.1	199,700	12.5	485,400
Computer programmers	15-1131	Line item	328,600	302,200	0.2	0.2	-26,500	-8	81,000
Software developers, applications	15-1132	Line item	718,400	853,700	0.5	0.5	135,300	18.8	238,000
Software developers, systems software	15-1133	Line item	395,600	447,000	0.3	0.3	51,300	13	107,900
Web developers	15-1134	Line item	148,500	188,000	0.1	0.1	39,500	26.6	58,600
Database and systems administrators and network architects	15-1140	Summary	648,800	705,000	0.4	0.4	56,200	8.7	150,100
Database administrators	15-1141	Line item	120,000	133,400	0.1	0.1	13,400	11.1	39,200
Network and computer systems administrators	15-1142	Line item	382,600	412,800	0.3	0.3	30,200	7.9	79,400
Computer network architects	15-1143	Line item	146,200	158,900	0.1	0.1	12,700	8.7	31,500
Computer support specialists	15-1150	Summary	766,900	855,700	0.5	0.5	88,800	11.6	187,400
Computer user support specialists	15-1151	Line item	585,900	661,000	0.4	0.4	75,100	12.8	150,500
Computer network support specialists	15-1152	Line item	181,000	194,600	0.1	0.1	13,600	7.5	36,900
Computer occupations, all other	15-1199	Line item	233,000	240,800	0.2	0.2	7,700	3.3	37,700
							478,100		1,040,000