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Software developers, 2025 · 1,687,890 workers · Official statistic
Computer user support specialists, 2025 · 717,190 workers · Official statistic
Computer systems analysts, 2025 · 519,530 workers · Official statistic
Systems administrators, 2025 · 314,340 workers · Official statistic
Data scientists, 2025 · 262,440 workers · Official statistic
Information security analysts, 2025 · 190,650 workers · Official statistic
Software testers and QA analysts, 2025 · 186,740 workers · Official statistic
Computer network architects, 2025 · 179,740 workers · Official statistic
Network support specialists, 2025 · 146,190 workers · Official statistic
Web and digital interface designers, 2025 · 113,330 workers · Official statistic
Operations research analysts, 2025 · 108,510 workers · Official statistic
Computer programmers, 2025 · 92,230 workers · Official statistic
Web developers, 2025 · 70,190 workers · Official statistic
Database administrators, 2025 · 69,990 workers · Official statistic
Database architects, 2025 · 67,140 workers · Official statistic
Computer research scientists, 2025 · 37,200 workers · Official statistic
Statisticians, 2025 · 29,030 workers · Official statistic
Actuaries, 2025 · 26,670 workers · Official statistic
Mathematicians, 2025 · 2,030 workers · Official statistic
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Tech & Data

28 jobs · 19 with a full timeline

From the human "computers" who tabulated figures in the 1800s to today's agentic coding tools, the work of building and running software has been remade every decade or two. This family spans the people who write and test software, the ones who turn data into decisions, the engineers who keep networks and systems running and secure, and the researchers and quants who push the math forward. Each role carries its own arc; here they sit side by side.

Employment: the latest cited US figure for each job, with its year. BLS 2025-35 outlook: ↑ more than 3% growth, → within 3% either way, ↓ more than 3% decline (BLS Employment Projections, projected change in jobs 2025 to 2035).

Growing fastest (BLS 2025-35)

  1. Data Scientists262K workers (2025)↑ +34.6%
  2. Computer and Information Research Scientists37K workers (2025)↑ +21.8%
  3. Information Security Analysts191K workers (2025)↑ +21%
  4. Operations Research Analysts109K workers (2025)↑ +11.9%
  5. Statisticians29K workers (2025)↑ +11%

Declining (BLS 2025-35)

  1. Computer Programmers92K workers (2025)↓ -7.3%
  2. Network and Computer Systems Administrators314K workers (2025)↓ -4.1%
  3. Computer User Support Specialists717K workers (2025)↓ -3.5%

All Tech & Data jobs

Software & Web

  1. Software Developers1.69M workers (2025)↑ +10.2%
  2. Computer Systems Analysts520K workers (2025)↑ +7.9%
  3. Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers187K workers (2025)↑ +5.7%
  4. Web and Digital Interface Designers113K workers (2025)↑ +6%
  5. Computer Programmers92K workers (2025)↓ -7.3%
  6. Web Developers70K workers (2025)↑ +3.8%

Data & Analytics

  1. Data Scientists262K workers (2025)↑ +34.6%
  2. Database Administrators70K workers (2025)→ -0.1%
  3. Database Architects67K workers (2025)↑ +9.4%
  4. Statisticians29K workers (2025)↑ +11%

Infrastructure & Security

  1. Computer User Support Specialists717K workers (2025)↓ -3.5%
  2. Network and Computer Systems Administrators314K workers (2025)↓ -4.1%
  3. Information Security Analysts191K workers (2025)↑ +21%
  4. Computer Network Architects180K workers (2025)↑ +7.7%
  5. Computer Network Support Specialists146K workers (2025)→ +1.2%

Research & Quant

  1. Operations Research Analysts109K workers (2025)↑ +11.9%
  2. Computer and Information Research Scientists37K workers (2025)↑ +21.8%
  3. Actuaries27K workers (2025)↑ +9.2%
  4. Mathematicians2K workers (2025)→ +0.6%

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