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Numbers of Computer and Mathematical Occupations in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division

Occupation group

Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Year Number
2005 76,640
2006 79,000
2007 81,550
2008 86,000
2009 87,390
2010 89,320
2011 92,440
2012 99,570
2013 97,190
2014 97,470
2015 92,860
2016 99,060
2017 98,640

Individual occupations

Computer Systems Analysts
Year Number
2010 11,080
2011 11,630
2012 11,950
2013 12,000
2014 11,620
2015 9,740
2016 9,730
2017 10,210

Information Security Analysts
Year Number
2012 2,010
2013 1,800
2014 2,050
2015 2,320
2016 2,650
2017 2,540

Computer and Information Research Scientists
Year Number
2005 1,230
2006 1,190
2007 1,340
2008 1,200
2009 1,230
2010 1,230
2011 1,190
2012 790
2013 640
2014 670
2015 970
2016 930
2017 710

Computer Network Support Specialists
Year Number
2005 4,270
2006 4,350
2007 3,800
2008 3,750
2009 3,410
2012 3,560
2013 2,640
2014 2,210
2015 1,790
2016 1,550
2017 2,040

Computer User Support Specialists
Year Number
2005 9,570
2006 10,090
2007 10,740
2008 11,380
2009 11,680
2010 12,900
2011 14,220
2012 11,640
2013 11,250
2014 10,770
2015 11,770
2016 12,470
2017 13,110

Computer Network Architects
Year Number
2012 3,360
2013 3,420
2014 3,300
2015 3,090
2016 3,080
2017 4,050

Database Architects
Year Number
2005 2,710
2006 2,820
2007 2,770
2008 2,480
2009 2,490
2010 2,400
2011 2,930
2012 3,110
2013 3,190
2014 2,720
2015 2,390
2016 2,030
2017 1,980

Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Year Number
2005 5,510
2006 5,840
2007 5,980
2008 6,480
2009 6,750
2010 6,880
2011 6,420
2012 6,790
2013 6,290
2014 6,460
2015 6,010
2016 6,600
2017 5,960

Computer Programmers
Year Number
2005 7,530
2006 8,440
2007 7,340
2008 7,550
2009 7,220
2010 6,930
2011 5,390
2012 5,350
2013 5,210
2014 5,830
2015 4,620
2016 4,650
2017 3,290

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Year Number
2005 26,750
2006 29,500
2007 31,480
2008 34,270
2009 33,350
2010 34,400
2011 35,790
2012 39,380
2013 38,890
2014 39,290
2015 37,460
2016 40,370
2017 37,610

Web and Digital Interface Designers
Year Number
2012 3,540
2013 3,130
2014 2,790
2015 2,590
2016 2,820
2017 3,010

Computer Occupations, All Other
Year Number
2005 3,900
2006 3,400
2007 3,190
2008 3,440
2009 4,870
2010 1,540
2011 1,360
2012 3,830
2013 4,350
2014 4,790
2015 4,470
2016 5,760
2017 7,780

Actuaries
Year Number
2005 640
2006 860
2007 870
2008 630
2009 500
2010 720
2011 750
2012 770
2013 650
2014 750
2015 640
2016 820
2017 880

Mathematicians
Year Number
2005 30
2007 0
2008 160
2009 0
2010 80
2011 80
2012 0
2013 70
2015 0
2016 60

Operations Research Analysts
Year Number
2005 1,580
2006 1,770
2007 1,800
2008 1,640
2009 1,710
2010 1,770
2011 2,010
2012 2,170
2013 2,210
2014 2,440
2015 2,970
2016 3,450
2017 3,180

Statisticians
Year Number
2005 390
2006 570
2007 680
2008 750
2009 690
2010 890
2011 950
2012 1,320
2013 1,450
2014 1,780
2015 2,030
2016 2,090
2017 2,290

Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other
Year Number
2006 40