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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Employment Projections > Data

Employment in STEM occupations

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Table 1.11 Employment in STEM occupations, 2018 and projected 2028
(Numbers in thousands)
Occupation category	Employment		Change, 2018–28		Median annual wage, 2019 (1)
Occupation category	2018	2028	Number	Percent	Median annual wage, 2019 (1)
Total, all occupations	161,037.7	169,435.9	8,398.1	5.2	$39,810
STEM occupations (2)	9,708.3	10,566.8	858.5	8.8	$86,980
Non-STEM occupations	151,329.4	158,869.1	7,539.6	5.0	$38,160
Footnotes: (1) Data are from the Occupational Employment Statistics program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wage data cover non-farm wage and salary workers and do not cover the self-employed, owners and partners in unincorporated firms, or household workers. (2) Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) occupations include computer and mathematical, architecture and engineering, and life and physical science occupations, as well as managerial and postsecondary teaching occupations related to these functional areas and sales occupations requiring scientific or technical knowledge at the postsecondary level. For more information, see https://www.bls.gov/oes/topics.htm#stem. Source: Employment Projections program, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Last Modified Date: April 15, 2020