Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians

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2020 Workforce

148k

Average Age

38.4

Average Salary

$90,468

Average Male Salary

$98,540

Average Female Salary

$80,930

About

Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians are most often employed by the Computer Systems Design industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians was $90,468 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians are District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC, San Diego City (Northwest/Del Mar Mesa) PUMA, CA, and Arlington County (South) PUMA, VA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians are San Diego City (Northwest/Del Mar Mesa) PUMA, CA, District of Columbia (Central) PUMA, DC, and Arlington County (South) PUMA, VA.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians workforce. Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians workforce in 2020 was 147,840 people, of which 45.8% were women and 54.2% were men. Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians are paid most in San Jose City (Southwest/Almaden Valley) PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in San Diego City (Northwest/Del Mar Mesa) PUMA, CA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

80,079

Male Workforce

± 6.95k

67,761

Female Workforce

± 6.39k

The Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians workforce in 2020 was 147,840 people (45.8% women and 54.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 219% between 2014 (46,310) and 2020 (147,840).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Washington ($115,465), New Jersey ($112,508), and California ($111,379).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$90,468

AVERAGE WAGE

#63 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians earned an average of $90,468, $34,514 more than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.347

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.347, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians and on wages for those in the field. Computer Systems Design is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians, by average wage, is Motion pictures & video industries ($267,856).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

148k

2020 Workforce

± 9,435

39.6%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 7.08%

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians employed by various industries. Computer Systems Design employs the largest share of Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians at 40.3%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 30.8% and Insurance carriers with 29%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians in the US. The workforce of Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians in 2020 was 147,840 people, with 45.8% woman, and 54.2% men. The average age of male Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians in the workforce is 38.2 and of female Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians is 38.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians in 2020 was 147,840 people, with 45.8% woman, and 54.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (28,536 people), 30 to 34 years (26,714 people), and 35 to 39 years (21,098 people). Among them they concentrated 51.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 7.1% of Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians workers were Hispanic and 92.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (67.3%), Puerto Rican (21.6)%, and Spaniard (11.1)%

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Races

In 2020, 64.7% of the Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians workforce were White, of which 43% were women and 57% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian (23.3%) and Black (5.76%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Math & Statistics.

Among the necessary skills for Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians, Mathematics stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians need more than the average amount of Programming.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (23,722 people), Math & Statistics (23,544 people), and Engineering (14,273 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians workers were Graduate Degree (71,017 people), Bachelors Degree (57,221 people), and Some college (10,638 people).

The graphic shows the Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous mathematical science occupations, including mathematicians & statisticians need many skills, but most especially Mathematics, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension.