Employment
According
to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, computer
scientists hold 32,700 jobs in the
United States.
Although they are increasingly employed in every sector
of the economy, the largest employers of computer and information research scientists are as follows:
| Federal government, excluding postal service |
28% |
| Computer systems design and related services |
19 |
| Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences |
16 |
| Software publishers |
8 |
| Colleges, universities, and professional schools; state, local, and private |
6 |
Many computer scientists were also employed by software
publishing firms, scientific research and development organizations, and
in education.
The following is a partial
list of employers of Computer Scientists:
|
Technology Intensive Firms
U.S. Federal Government
and State and Local Affiliates
|
Other
Firms
Other Employers
- Colleges and
Universities
- K-12 Schools
- Professional
Associations
|
Note: Some resources in this section are provided by the US Department
of Labor,
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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