Computer Support Specialists

This post summarizes key statistics on Computer Support Specialists 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	16,205
25	46,346
30	56,646
35	63,509
40	73,300
45	80,630
50	81,652
55	85,517
60	82,788
65	76,708

EDUCATION	Share
Less Than High School Degree	0.7
High School Degree	9.9
Some College, No Degree	24.7
Associate's Degree	15.8
Bachelor's Degree	38.2
Master's Degree	10.0
Professional Degree (eg MD, PharmD, JD, etc)	0.3
PhD	0.5

Hours Worked	Share
0-20	4.60
20-39	6.70
39-41	70.60
41-50	14.40
50-60	2.70
More than 60	0.90

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Computer Support Specialists.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share	Income	Industry
35.50	69,145	Computer and data processing services
5.00	47,376	Colleges and universities
4.60	62,373	Telephone communications
4.00	55,570	Elementary and secondary schools
2.90	71,064	Hospitals
2.50	99,902	Management and public relations services
2.30	68,044	Insurance
1.90	73,300	Banking
1.70	41,197	Business services, n.e.c.
1.70	72,078	General government, n.e.c.

This table highlights the top industries people working as Computer Support Specialists work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Computer Support Specialists. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

Share	Major	Median Income
51.00	No 4-Year Degree	56,704
6.70	Computer Science	83,073
4.70	Computer and Information Systems	70,312
3.00	Business Management and Administration	75,628
1.90	Electrical Engineering	111,140
1.80	Management Information Systems and Statistics	83,189
1.60	General Business	82,393
1.40	Computer Engineering	90,725
1.30	Psychology	67,192
1.20	Computer Information Management and Security	62,373

This table highlights the top majors people working as Computer Support Specialists received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Computer Support Specialists. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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