Data processing, hosting & related services

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Workforce Population

174k

2022

Average Employee Age

40.4

2022

Average Salary

$119,406

2022

Average Male Salary

$141,740

2022

Average Female Salary

$88,144

2022

About

The top three occupations in the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group are software developers, data entry keyers, and computer & information systems managers. On average, full-time employees in the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group work 43.7 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $126,739. Part-time employees in the same industry work 20.8 hours and earn an average annual salary of $29,346.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group are Seattle City (Lake Union-Downtown) PUMA, WA, Seattle City (Northwest) PUMA, WA, and King County (Central)--Sammamish, Issaquah, Mercer Island & Newcastle Cities PUMA, WA.

The workforce of Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group in 2022 was 173,976 people, with 41.7% woman, and 58.3% men.

In 2022, 66.3% of the workforce in the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group was White (115,274 people), of which 40.8% were women and 59.2% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group.

The workforce in Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group was 173,976 people and is concentrated in California (31,030 workers). The average annual salary was $119,406, being $54,723 more than the national average salary, which was $64,683.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Information industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

0.878%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.05M people employed in the Information industry. This represents a 0.878% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Information over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2022 were California (31k), Texas (15.3k), and Washington (9.82k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2022, Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group had an average annual wage of $119,406, $54,723 more than the average national salary of $64,683.

The graph shows the position of Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.455

WAGE GINI

Data processing, hosting & related services has a wage GINI of 0.455, which is less than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Data processing, hosting & related services (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group.

Software developers are the most common position with 19,275 workers, but the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group employs a relatively high number of Data entry keyers and Computer & information systems managers.

The highest average salary in Data processing, hosting & related services goes to Architectural & engineering managers.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group according to occupations. In 2022, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were software developers (19,275 people), data entry keyers (13,820 people), and computer & information systems managers (13,254 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$141,740

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$10,813

$88,144

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$8,574

On average, Male workers in the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group make 1.61 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group.

The Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

California and Texas stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group.

Industrial Flow

The closest comparable data for Data processing, hosting & related services is from Information.

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group is Information.

In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

Intermediate Inputs

The closest comparable data for Data processing, hosting & related services is from Information.

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

The Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

The closest comparable data for Data processing, hosting & related services is from Information.

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Information Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2016

California
4,594
Texas
1,888
Florida
1,670

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Data processing, hosting & related services industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Data processing, hosting & related services Industry Group in the US.

Of the total workforce, 41.7% corresponds to women and 58.3% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $141,740 and $88,144.

79.3% of workers have a bachelors degree, some college or graduate degree.

Gender and Age

72,497

Women

41.7%

101,479

Men

58.3%

The workforce of Data processing, hosting & related services industry in 2022 was 173,976 people, with 41.7% woman, and 58.3% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Data processing, hosting & related services industry.

Races

In 2022, 66.3% of the workforce in the Data processing, hosting & related services industry was White (115,274 people), of which 40.8% were women and 59.2% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Asian and Black.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Data processing, hosting & related services workers in 2022 were bachelors degree (72,724 people), some college (32,724 people), and graduate degree (32,570 people).

The chart shows the Data processing, hosting & related services workforce by gender and educational level.

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