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Career profile · 15-1299

Computer Occupations, All Other

All computer occupations not listed separately.

What the work can involve

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Training subjects to investigate

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Pay & employment outlook

Salary estimates for computer occupations, all other

National median annual wage$116,580May 2025 · existing wage and salary workers
National median hourly wage$56.05May 2025 · where BLS publishes hourly pay
Middle 50% of annual wages$79,370–$157,50025th–75th percentile · not an entry-level pay range
Estimated employment435,370May 2025 · excludes self-employed workers

The median divides workers into two equally sized groups by pay. It is not a starting salary, a school’s graduate outcome or a promise of employment. Lower percentiles are not automatically new graduates.

National outlook: 2025–2035

Projected employment change+5.1%471,200 to 495,300 jobs
Projected openings per year27,000Annual average · growth plus replacement needs
Typical education for entry
Bachelor's degree
Related work experience
None
Typical on-the-job training
None

BLS national employment projections, 2025–2035. Openings include people leaving occupations or the labor force; these are not advertised vacancies. Education categories describe typical entry, not legal eligibility or a guarantee that any specific program is sufficient.

Compare wages across 51 state/DC estimates
May 2025 cross-industry wage estimates for Computer Occupations, All Other
StateAnnual medianHourly medianEmployment
Alabama$106,330$51.122,630
Alaska$105,960$50.94710
Arizona$105,240$50.605,510
Arkansas$86,940$41.801,120
California$134,440$64.6380,150
Colorado$139,580$67.1011,800
Connecticut$127,720$61.403,100
Delaware$137,470$66.09860
District of Columbia$156,590$75.2917,200
Florida$105,370$50.6613,710
Georgia$104,610$50.2920,630
Hawaii$120,100$57.742,080
Idaho$98,700$47.451,040
Illinois$99,360$47.7711,160
Indiana$93,540$44.973,340
Iowa$107,340$51.613,850
Kansas$103,380$49.701,340
Kentucky$89,420$42.991,850
Louisiana$77,000$37.025,020
Maine$107,990$51.92900
Maryland$144,680$69.5619,060
Massachusetts$109,590$52.696,170
Michigan$105,680$50.817,440
Minnesota$91,750$44.114,180
Mississippi$86,940$41.801,450
Missouri$101,040$48.5814,340
Montana$81,970$39.41540
Nebraska$92,480$44.462,280
Nevada$100,220$48.182,610
New Hampshire$91,720$44.10970
New Jersey$108,310$52.0712,010
New Mexico$127,090$61.101,650
New York$116,990$56.2511,460
North Carolina$104,850$50.4115,090
North Dakota$78,330$37.66730
Ohio$109,780$52.786,150
Oklahoma$102,520$49.293,320
Oregon$97,350$46.802,450
Pennsylvania$107,230$51.5514,580
Rhode Island$102,210$49.14830
South Carolina$112,260$53.974,300
South Dakota$105,370$50.66240
Tennessee$76,470$36.7710,930
Texas$111,530$53.6257,020
Utah$97,470$46.866,680
Vermont$111,530$53.621,320
Virginia$139,030$66.8417,000
Washington$128,940$61.9914,360
West Virginia$107,140$51.513,380
Wisconsin$88,130$42.374,680
Wyoming$94,520$45.44170

Metropolitan and nonmetropolitan wages

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Sources: BLS May 2025 OEWS public downloads and 2025–2035 employment projections, retrieved September 9, 2026. Unpublished estimates stay unavailable. “+” means BLS’s upper reporting threshold ($239,200 annually or $115 hourly). Wages exclude self-employment and nonwage benefits. How to interpret these figures.

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Related occupations to compare

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Sources and attribution

This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under CC BY 4.0. Trade School Guides selects and organizes the material and adds explanatory guidance. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed or tested these modifications. Occupation code: 15-1299.00.

Training connections: CIP 2020–SOC 2018 crosswalk. Snapshot: September 8, 2026. See the methodology.