The graph and table below show that, from 2009 to 2018, just under 20 percent of workers in computer and mathematical occupations had degrees in Computer and Information Sciences. About 14 percent had degrees in Engineering and 11 percent had degrees in Business. Over 30 percent had no degree at all though this percentage did drop from 35.0 percent in 2009 to 31.5 percent in 2018. The rest had degrees in other areas.
Computer and Mathematical Occupations: 2009-2018, grouped by DEGFIELD (percent) Year Count Computer Engineer MathStat Comms LifeSci PhysSci SocSci Health Business NA. Other 1 2009 3,503,119 18.2 13.1 3.7 1.6 1.4 2.0 3.5 0.6 10.6 35.0 10.2 2 2010 3,441,249 18.3 13.3 3.6 1.6 1.3 2.7 3.4 0.7 10.9 35.1 9.1 3 2011 3,564,940 18.7 13.8 3.6 1.7 1.5 2.6 3.0 0.7 11.1 33.7 9.7 4 2012 3,715,877 19.7 13.7 3.3 1.8 1.4 2.6 3.5 0.8 11.1 32.8 9.4 5 2013 3,885,355 18.5 13.5 3.3 1.7 1.6 2.5 3.7 0.8 10.9 33.6 10.0 6 2014 4,131,948 18.4 13.5 3.4 1.9 1.6 2.4 3.6 0.9 11.1 33.1 10.2 7 2015 4,277,007 19.3 13.8 3.2 1.8 1.6 2.4 3.6 0.9 11.0 32.2 10.2 8 2016 4,525,376 19.5 13.8 3.2 2.0 1.7 2.3 3.5 0.9 11.1 31.7 10.3 9 2017 4,754,009 19.7 14.3 3.1 1.8 1.8 2.4 3.7 1.0 10.8 31.0 10.3 10 2018 5,033,745 19.2 13.8 3.1 2.0 1.6 2.3 3.7 1.0 11.0 31.5 10.8 URL parameters (short)= ?minyear=2009&maxyear=2018&STATE=&geo=NATION&occ=Computer%20and%20Mathematical%20Occupations&group=DEGFIELD&sortn=4
Computer and Mathematical Occupations: 2009-2018, grouped by DEGFIELD (count) Year Count Computer Engineer MathStat Comms LifeSci PhysSci SocSci Health Business NA. Other 1 2009 3,503,119 638,038 457,520 129,707 56,502 49,060 71,638 121,999 22,164 371,683 1,226,156 358,652 2 2010 3,441,249 630,448 459,092 122,564 54,433 44,330 93,812 116,607 23,628 374,344 1,208,138 313,853 3 2011 3,564,940 666,823 491,066 127,302 58,915 52,191 91,860 107,722 25,088 396,553 1,201,451 345,969 4 2012 3,715,877 730,337 507,272 122,581 68,670 50,613 98,196 129,411 28,057 412,884 1,217,981 349,875 5 2013 3,885,355 719,953 525,077 128,064 66,368 60,757 96,738 142,026 30,362 423,671 1,303,597 388,742 6 2014 4,131,948 761,076 556,609 139,579 78,063 67,878 99,664 148,439 36,671 457,367 1,365,838 420,764 7 2015 4,277,007 825,944 590,661 134,800 75,938 68,760 103,633 153,530 39,353 471,464 1,378,660 434,264 8 2016 4,525,376 882,497 623,706 142,658 89,688 79,081 105,775 160,314 39,611 500,699 1,435,189 466,158 9 2017 4,754,009 938,019 681,512 147,370 87,384 84,758 116,001 177,818 45,882 512,859 1,472,348 490,058 10 2018 5,033,745 965,895 695,542 154,070 98,683 78,641 116,950 188,157 51,294 555,456 1,585,556 543,501 URL parameters (short)= ?minyear=2009&maxyear=2018&STATE=&units=Count&geo=NATION&occ=Computer%20and%20Mathematical%20Occupations&group=DEGFIELD&sortn=4&geomtype=Line%20Graph
The occupations of Programmers, Software Developers, App & System Software is a narrow subset of Computer and Mathematical Occupations and seems to require more expertise, on average. Still, the graph and table below show that, from 2009 to 2018, just under 30 percent of workers in these occupations had degrees in Computer and Information Sciences. About 23 percent had degrees in Engineering and 8 percent had degrees in Business. Over 17 percent had no degree at all though this percentage did drop from 22.3 percent in 2009 to 17.7 percent in 2018. The rest had degrees in other areas.
Programmers, Software developers, app & system SW: 2009-2018, grouped by DEGFIELD (percent) Year Count Computer Engineer MathStat Comms LifeSci PhysSci SocSci Health Business NA. Other 1 2009 1,328,106 26.7 21.8 4.6 0.9 1.2 2.8 2.4 0.4 8.4 22.3 8.5 2 2010 1,316,879 27.4 22.1 4.5 1.0 1.3 3.7 2.4 0.5 8.8 21.4 6.9 3 2011 1,344,062 27.7 22.6 4.5 0.9 1.2 3.6 2.2 0.6 8.9 20.6 7.3 4 2012 1,450,233 28.6 22.7 4.0 1.3 1.3 3.6 2.5 0.5 8.3 20.1 6.9 5 2013 1,482,323 27.4 22.8 3.7 1.1 1.4 3.4 2.8 0.5 8.3 20.7 7.8 6 2014 1,547,484 27.5 22.7 4.1 1.2 1.4 3.1 2.4 0.6 8.4 20.4 8.2 7 2015 1,630,845 28.7 23.1 3.6 1.0 1.5 3.1 2.4 0.8 7.8 20.0 8.0 8 2016 1,710,728 28.7 23.4 3.7 1.3 1.6 2.9 2.5 0.6 8.3 19.0 8.0 9 2017 1,804,227 29.7 23.8 3.7 1.3 1.7 3.0 2.5 0.6 7.6 18.0 8.2 10 2018 1,853,801 29.6 23.9 3.4 1.5 1.3 2.9 2.6 0.6 8.0 17.7 8.5 URL parameters (short)= ?minyear=2009&maxyear=2018&STATE=&geo=NATION&occ=Programmers,%20Software%20developers,%20app%20&%20system%20SW&group=DEGFIELD&sortn=4&geomtype=Line%20Graph
Programmers, Software developers, app & system SW: 2009-2018, grouped by DEGFIELD (count) Year Count Computer Engineer MathStat Comms LifeSci PhysSci SocSci Health Business NA. Other 1 2009 1,328,106 354,244 289,926 60,648 11,867 16,570 36,837 31,554 5,155 111,944 296,714 112,647 2 2010 1,316,879 360,467 290,873 59,592 13,806 16,555 48,386 31,445 6,680 116,232 281,457 91,386 3 2011 1,344,062 372,758 303,450 60,043 12,148 15,836 48,121 29,175 7,463 119,707 276,759 98,602 4 2012 1,450,233 414,877 329,614 58,204 19,124 19,071 52,827 36,926 7,463 120,001 291,458 100,668 5 2013 1,482,323 406,463 338,335 55,541 16,536 21,223 50,263 40,921 7,534 122,707 307,515 115,285 6 2014 1,547,484 425,723 351,308 62,695 18,429 22,029 47,210 37,022 9,872 130,655 315,520 127,021 7 2015 1,630,845 467,424 376,149 59,128 16,413 23,854 50,263 38,771 13,701 127,406 326,961 130,775 8 2016 1,710,728 490,189 400,280 63,777 23,009 26,830 50,278 43,043 9,460 142,309 325,545 136,008 9 2017 1,804,227 535,095 428,536 66,465 24,143 31,122 53,727 44,909 11,029 137,137 324,275 147,789 10 2018 1,853,801 547,935 442,659 63,762 27,953 24,937 53,845 47,528 11,494 147,579 327,752 158,357 URL parameters (short)= ?minyear=2009&maxyear=2018&STATE=&units=Count&geo=NATION&occ=Programmers,%20Software%20developers,%20app%20&%20system%20SW&group=DEGFIELD&sortn=4&geomtype=Line%20Graph
Code Abbreviation Full Title ---- ------------ ---------- 21 Computer Computer and Information Sciences 24,25 Engineer Engineering and Engineering Technologies 37 MathStat Mathematics and Statistics 19,20 Comms Communications and Communication Technologies 36 LifeSci Biology and Life Sciences 50,51 PhysSci Physical Sciences; Nuclear, Industrial Radiology, and Biological Technologies 55 SocSci Social Sciences 61 Health Medical and Health Sciences and Services 62 Business Busines 00 NA Not Applicable (having no degree or no degree entered) else Other Degree other than those listed above