June 14, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations, May 2009

Selected science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) occupations, employment and mean annual wage, May 2009
Occupation	Employment	Mean annual wage
Computer support specialists	540,560	$47,360
Computer systems analysts	512,720	$80,430
Computer software engineers, applications	495,500	$90,170
Sales representatives, wholesale/manufacturing, technical/scientific products	406,140	$81,370
Computer software engineers, systems software	385,200	$96,620
Computer programmers	367,880	$74,690
Network and computer systems administrators	338,890	$70,930
Computer and information systems managers	287,210	$120,640
Civil engineers	259,320	$81,180
Mechanical engineers	232,660	$80,580
Engineering managers	178,110	$122,810
Natural sciences managers	44,180	$127,000
Petroleum engineers	25,540	$119,960
Physicists	13,630	$111,250

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