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Software engineers make up a significant portion of the global workforce. As of 2022, there are an estimated 26.9 million professional software engineers worldwide, up from 21 million in 2016.[1] [2]

By country

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United States

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In 2023, there were an estimated 1.6 million [3] professional software developers in North America. There are 166 million people [4] employed in the US workforce, making software developers 0.96% of the total workforce.

Summary

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Role # SE title # TE title Ratio of SE to TE
Practitioners 611,900 Software engineers 1,157,020 Traditional engineers 53%
Managers 264,790 Computer and information systems managers 413,750 Engineering managers + construction managers 64%
Educators 16,495 Computer science (practical) 29,310 Engineering teachers 56%
Technicians 457,320 Computer programmers 516,170 Engineering technicians 88%

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Software engineers vs. traditional engineers

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The following two tables compare the number of software engineers (611,900 in 2002) versus the number of traditional engineers (1,157,020 in 2002).

There are another 1,500,000 people in system analysis, system administration, and computer support, many of whom might be called software engineers. Many systems analysts manage software development teams, and as analysis is an important software engineering role, many of them may be considered software engineers in the near future. This means that the number of software engineers may actually be much higher.

It is important to note that the number of software engineers declined by 5 to 10 percent from 2000 to 2002.

Code Description Number

(2002)

Hourly pay

(2002)

Annual salary

(2002)

Number

(2021)

Mean hourly pay

(2021)

Mean annual salary

(2021)

15-1031 Software eng., applications 356,760 34ドル.09 35ドル.48 73,800ドル 0.7 %
15-1032 Software eng., systems software 255,040 35ドル.60 36ドル.46 75,840ドル 0.6 %
17-2011 Aerospace engineers[9] 74,210 34ドル.97 35ドル.63 74,110ドル 1.1 % 56,640 $ 59.12 $ 122,970
17-2021 Agricultural engineers[10] 2,500 24ドル.38 26ドル.79 55,730ドル 2.9 % 1,120 $ 41.99 $ 87,350
17-2031 Biomedical engineers[11] 7,130 29ドル.04 30ドル.97 64,420ドル 1.7 % 17,190 $ 48.57 $ 101,020
17-2041 Chemical engineers[12] 32,110 34ドル.85 36ドル.06 75,010ドル 1.0 % 24,180 $ 58.58 $ 121,840
17-2051 Civil engineers[13] 207,480 28ドル.88 30ドル.29 63,010ドル 0.4 % 304,310 $ 45.91 $ 95,490
17-2061 Computer hardware engineers[14] 67,180 34ドル.69 36ドル.61 76,150ドル 1.1 % 73,750 $ 65.50 $ 136,230
17-2071 Electrical engineers[15] 146,180 32ドル.78 33ドル.88 70,480ドル 0.4 % 186,020 $ 51.87 $ 107,890
17-2072 Electronics eng., exc. computer[16] 126,020 33ドル.62 34ドル.43 71,600ドル 0.6 % 107,170 $ 55.53 $ 115,490
17-2081 Environmental engineers[17] 45,720 29ドル.52 30ドル.50 63,440ドル 0.7 % 42,660 $ 48.18 $ 100,220
17-2111 Health and safety, exc. mining[18] 34,160 27ドル.89 28ドル.77 59,830ドル 0.7 % 22,870 $ 47.93 $ 99,700
17-2112 Industrial engineers[19] 151,760 29ドル.88 30ドル.57 63,590ドル 0.3 % 293,950 $ 45.77 $ 95,200
17-2121 Marine eng., naval architects[20] 4,810 32ドル.04 32ドル.83 68,280ドル 2.2 % 7,380 $ 47.03 $ 97,820
17-2131 Materials engineers[21] 22,780 30ドル.09 30ドル.92 64,310ドル 1.0 % 21,530 $ 49.02 $ 101,950
17-2141 Mechanical engineers[22] 203,620 30ドル.23 31ドル.33 65,170ドル 0.4 % 278,240 $ 46.64 $ 97,000
17-2151 Mining and geological eng.[23] 5,050 29ドル.70 31ドル.14 64,770ドル 2.4 % 7,370 $ 48.29 $ 100,450
17-2161 Nuclear engineers[24] 15,180 39ドル.11 39ドル.57 82,300ドル 1.3 % 12,670 $ 58.54 $ 121,760
17-2171 Petroleum engineers[25] 11,130 40ドル.08 41ドル.13 85,540ドル 1.4 % 22,100 $ 70.06 $ 145,720

Computer managers vs. construction and engineering managers

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Computer and information system managers (264,790) manage software projects, as well as computer operations. Similarly, Construction and engineering managers (413,750) oversee engineering projects, manufacturing plants, and construction sites. Computer management is 64% the size of construction and engineering management.

Code Description Number Hourly pay Annual salary
11-3021 Computer and information systems managers 264,790 40ドル.98 43ドル.48 90,440ドル 0.3%
11-9021 Construction managers 208,360 30ドル.53 34ドル.24 71,210ドル 0.7%
11-9041 Engineering managers 205,390 43ドル.71 46ドル.03 95,750ドル 0.3%

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Software engineering educators vs. engineering educators

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Most people working in the field of computer science, whether making software systems (software engineering) or studying the theoretical and mathematical facts of software systems (computer science), acquire degrees in computer science. The data shows that the combined number of chemistry and physics educators (29,610) nearly equals the number of engineering educators (29,310). It is estimated that roughly half of computer science educators emphasize the practical (software engineering), and the other half emphasize the theoretical (computer science).[citation needed ] This means that software engineering education is 56% the size of traditional engineering education. There are more computer science educators than chemistry and physics educators combined, or engineering educators.

Code Description Number Hourly pay Annual salary
25-1021 Computer science teachers, postsecondary 32,990 (4) (4) 55,330ドル 1.1%
25-1032 Engineering teachers, postsecondary 29,310 (4) (4) 73,100ドル 1.3%
25-1052 Chemistry teachers, postsecondary 17,670 (4) (4) 60,800ドル 1.3%
25-1054 Physics teachers, postsecondary 11,940 (4) (4) 66,960ドル 1.0

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Other software and engineering roles

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Code Description Number Hourly pay Annual salary
15-1051 Computer systems analysts 467,750 30ドル.24 31ドル.20 64,890ドル 0.5%
15-1041 Computer support specialists 478,560 18ドル.80 20ドル.35 42,320ドル 0.5%
15-1061 Database administrators 102,090 26ドル.68 28ドル.41 59,080ドル 0.5%
15-1071 Network and computer systems administrators 232,560 26ドル.35 27ドル.70 57,620ドル 0.4%
15-1081 Network systems and data communications analysts 133,460 28ドル.09 29ドル.51 61,390ドル 0.6%
17-3011 Architectural and civil drafters 101,190 17ドル.95 18ドル.78 39,060ドル 0.6%
17-3012 Electrical and electronics drafters 35,470 19ドル.76 21ドル.16 44,020ドル 0.8%
17-3013 Mechanical drafters 68,280 19ドル.58 20ドル.71 43,080ドル 0.9%

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Relation to IT demographics

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Software engineers are part of the much larger software, hardware, application, and operations community. In 2000 in the U.S., there were about 680,000 software engineers and about 10,000,000 IT workers.

There are no numbers on testers in the BLS data.[citation needed ]

India

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There has been a healthy growth in the number of India's IT professionals over the past few years. From a base of 6,800 knowledge workers in 1985–86, the number increased to 522,000 software and services professionals by the end of 2001–02. It is estimated that out of these 528,000 knowledge workers, almost 170,000 are working in the IT software and services export industry; nearly 106,000 are working in the IT enabled services and over 230,000 in user organizations.[26]

Australia

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In May 2024, the Australian government reported that 169,300 Australians are employed as software and applications programmers, 17% of who are women. The role grew annually by 8,300 workers.[27]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Labs, Qubit (29 November 2022). "How Many Programmers are there in the World and in the US? [2023]". Qubit Labs. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Global Developer Population and Demographic Study 2016 V2". Evans Data Corporation . Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  3. ^ "BLS 15-1252 Software Developers". U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age". U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  5. ^ "2002 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates".
  6. ^ "Architecture and Engineering Occupations".
  7. ^ "Computer and Mathematical Science Occupations".
  8. ^ "Management Occupations".
  9. ^ "Aerospace Engineers". www.bls.gov. Retrieved 2022年12月15日.
  10. ^ "Agricultural Engineers". www.bls.gov. Retrieved 2022年12月15日.
  11. ^ "Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers". www.bls.gov. Retrieved 2022年12月15日.
  12. ^ "Chemical Engineers". www.bls.gov. Retrieved 2022年12月15日.
  13. ^ "Civil Engineers". www.bls.gov. Retrieved 2022年12月15日.
  14. ^ "Computer Hardware Engineers". www.bls.gov. Retrieved 2022年12月15日.
  15. ^ "Electrical Engineers". www.bls.gov. Retrieved 2022年12月15日.
  16. ^ "Electronics Engineers, Except Computer". www.bls.gov. Retrieved 2022年12月15日.
  17. ^ "Environmental Engineers". www.bls.gov. Retrieved 2022年12月15日.
  18. ^ "Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors". www.bls.gov. Retrieved 2022年12月15日.
  19. ^ "Industrial Engineers". www.bls.gov. Retrieved 2022年12月15日.
  20. ^ "Marine Engineers and Naval Architects". www.bls.gov. Retrieved 2022年12月15日.
  21. ^ "Materials Engineers". www.bls.gov. Retrieved 2022年12月15日.
  22. ^ "Mechanical Engineers". www.bls.gov. Retrieved 2022年12月15日.
  23. ^ "Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers". www.bls.gov. Retrieved 2022年12月15日.
  24. ^ "Nuclear Engineers". www.bls.gov. Retrieved 2022年12月15日.
  25. ^ "Petroleum Engineers". www.bls.gov. Retrieved 2022年12月15日.
  26. ^ From Website of the National Association of Software and Service Companies, one of the more authoritative sources of information.
  27. ^ "Software and Applications Programmers". Jobs and Skills Australia. Retrieved 2024年05月05日.

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