92,230
2025 (latest)
COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS EMPLOYED
employed, May of each year · 2019–2025 · neither direction is "better" · BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (SOC 15-1251)
199,540
2019
199,540
high · 2019
92,230
low · 2025
−54%
since 2019
┊ dashed lines mark 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
Method & caveats. National employment from the OEWS national workbook for each May (TOT_EMP, detailed occupation). BLS cautions that OEWS estimates are not designed for year-to-year comparison: the survey pools three years of samples, and model-based (MB3) estimation began with May 2021. Values read from the seven national workbooks (2019–2025) and checked in with each file's hash. Computer programmers write and test code to specifications; software developers (a separate, larger occupation) design the software.
Sources
Every value on this page is read from the publisher below. Current and historical source documents:
- https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm
- https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm25nat.zip
- https://github.com/danielmiessler/substrate/tree/main/Data/US-Employment-And-Jobs
Data
| Year | Computer Programmers Employed | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 92,230 | −16% |
| 2024 | 109,870 | −9% |
| 2023 | 120,370 | −9% |
| 2022 | 132,740 | −13% |
| 2021 | 152,610 | −14% |
| 2020 | 178,140 | −11% |
| 2019 | 199,540 | — |
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