This document contains charts and data about IT sector and occupation employment from February 2017 to December 2018. It shows that IT sector employment increased by 6,000 in December compared to November, with the largest gains in computer/electronics manufacturing and information services. IT occupation employment also increased over this period. The top 5 IT occupations for job postings in December were software developers, user support specialists, systems engineers/architects, systems analysts, and web developers, with a total of 133,800 postings, down 26,000 from November.

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TOP 5 IT OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS DEC vs. NOV
Software developers, applications 67,100 -13,500
Computer user support specialists 20,900 -3,900
Computer systems engineers/architects 17,300 -1,700
Computer systems analysts 14,500 -4,200
Web developers 14,000 -2,700
TOTAL OF TOP 5 IT OCCUPATION POSTINGS 133,800 -26,000
COMPTIA IT EMPLOYMENT TRACKER
Monthly Core IT Sector and Core IT Occupation Employment Analysis
Published January 2019
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The IT sector is the largest employer of IT occupations.
Approximately 44 percent of positions within the IT
sector are IT occupations. The remaining 56 percent of
occupations in the IT sector are comprised of sales,
marketing, finance, HR, R&D, and related positions.
IT SECTOR EMPLOYMENT BREAKOUT DEC vs. NOV
Computer, electronics, & semiconductor mfg. 1,078,200 +3,600
Telecommunications 748,400 -500
Data processing, hosting, & related services 328,900 +300
Other info services, including search portals 302,800 +400
IT & software services | computer sys. design 2,142,000 +2,200
TOTAL 4,600,300 +6,000
IT SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
IT OCCUPATION EMPLOYMENTCOMPONENTS OF THE IT WORKFORCE DISCUSSION
IT OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS
Source:BurningGlassTechnologiesLaborInsights|DatainthousandsSource:BureauofLaborStatisticsCPS|Datainmillions|Notseasonallyadjusted
Source:BureauofLaborStatisticsCES|Datainmillions|Seasonallyadjusted
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