Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software

This post summarizes key statistics on Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Income Over Career
Top Industries
Education Distribution
Top Majors
Weekly Hours Distribution

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Age	IncMed
20	32,412
25	94,128
30	118,501
35	129,872
40	139,039
45	146,601
50	147,278
55	144,189
60	138,289
65	130,419

EDUCATION	Share
Less Than High School Degree	0.2
High School Degree	1.8
Some College, No Degree	7.5
Associate's Degree	4.1
Bachelor's Degree	53.6
Master's Degree	29.4
Professional Degree (eg MD, PharmD, JD, etc)	0.7
PhD	2.8

Hours Worked	Share
0-20	1.90
20-39	2.70
39-41	74.80
41-50	16.10
50-60	3.50
More than 60	0.90

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share	Income	Industry
46.40	128,740	Computer and data processing services
3.50	219,900	Radio and television broadcasting and cable
3.20	118,843	Insurance
2.80	143,158	Telephone communications
2.80	128,740	Banking
2.70	146,601	Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies
2.60	122,167	Engineering, architectural, and surveying services
2.50	113,407	Management and public relations services
2.20	147,429	Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c.
2.00	123,591	Aircraft and parts

This table highlights the top industries people working as Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

Share	Major	Median Income
27.90	Computer Science	134,920
13.60	No 4-Year Degree	103,717
9.40	Computer Engineering	138,289
8.70	Electrical Engineering	150,265
4.10	Computer and Information Systems	118,843
2.60	Mathematics	142,612
2.40	Mechanical Engineering	132,859
1.80	General Engineering	136,088
1.80	Business Management and Administration	122,167
1.60	Physics	149,338

This table highlights the top majors people working as Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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