Hi, rossbj-ga.
As of May, 2002, the U.S. Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor
Statistics ( http://www.bls.gov/home.htm ) says there are
approximately 562,700 computer programmers in the U.S.
Their definition of a "Computer Programmer" is as follows:
"Convert project specifications and statements of problems and
procedures to detailed logical flow charts for coding into computer
language. Develop and write computer programs to store, locate, and
retrieve specific documents, data, and information. May program web
sites."
If you wish to generate a report, or keep track of this number as it
changes in the future, you can go to their website.
http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/srgate
From here, you must enter the Series ID for this report, which is
EU80737101.
The heading will look something like the following.
National Employment, Hours, and Earnings Series Catalog:
Series ID : EEU80737101
Not Seasonally Adjusted
Industry : Computer programming services
SIC Code : 7371
Data Type : ALL EMPLOYEES, THOUSANDS
Additional Links:
Hecker, Daniel, "Occupational employment projections to 2010," Monthly
Labor Review, November 2001. (Page 65)
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2001/11/art4full.pdf
Computer Programmers
**** Year 2000 - 585,000 (Rounded to Nearest Thousand)
**** Year 2010 (est.) - 680,000 (Rounded to Nearest Thousand)
Braddock, Douglas., "Occupational employment projections to 2008,"
Monthly Labor Review, November 1999 (Page 60)
http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/1999/11/art5full.pdf
Computer Programmers
**** Year 1998 - 648,000 (Rounded to Nearest Thousand)
**** Year 2008 - (est.) 839,000 (Rounded to Nearest Thousand)
Silvestri, George T., "Occupational employment projections to 2006,"
Monthly Labor Review, November 1997 (Page 66)
http://www.bls.gov/emp/emp11o97.pdf
Computer Programmers
**** Year 1996 - 568,000 (Rounded to Nearest Thousand)
**** Year 2006 - (est.) 697,000 (Rounded to Nearest Thousand)
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