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It doesn’t include “tech-adjacent” roles such as statisticians, animators, or health care technicians.  \nHere’s the list of the 16 occupations analyzed in this report, along with their Standard Occupational Classification codes:  \n\n| SOC Description |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| 11-3021 | Computer and Information Systems Managers |\n| 15-1211 | Computer Systems Analysts |\n| 15-1212 | Information Security Analysts |\n| 15-1221 | Computer and Information Research Scientists |\n| 15-1231 | Computer Network Support Specialists |\n| 15-1232 | Computer User Support Specialists |\n| 15-1241 | Computer Network Architects |\n| 15-1242 | Database Administrators |\n| 15-1243 | Database Architects |\n| 15-1244 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators |\n| 15-1251 | Computer Programmers |\n| 15-1252 | Software Developers |\n| 15-1253 | Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers |\n| 15-1254 | Web Developers |\n| 15-1255 | Web and Digital Interface Designers |\n| 15-1299 | Computer Occupations, All Other |\n\nEmployment Trends in Core IT Roles  \nChange in Employment by Occupation, 2014 to 2024  \nSoftware Developers  \nComputer and Information Systems Managers Computer Occupations, All Other Computer User Support Specialists Information Security Analysts  \nSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Web and Digital Interface Designers Computer Network Architects Web Developers  \nDatabase Architects  \nComputer and Information Research Scientists Database Administrators  \nComputer Network Support Specialists Computer Systems Analysts  \nNetwork and Computer Systems Administrators Computer Programmers  \n(400,000)(200,000) 0 200,000 400,000 600,000 800,000 1,000,000  \nNumber of Jobs  \nSource: Lightcast 2024.4  \nBetween 2014 and 2024, most of the growth in IT employment took place in a handful of occupations. The five roles with the biggest increases in employment accounted for the vast majority of growth in that 10-year period.  \n• Of the nearly 1.5 million new IT positions added from 2014 to 2024, more than half were software developers.  \n• The computer user support specialist role, the only core IT role that doesn’t require a bachelor’s degree, grew by 130,000 positions, representing a 22% increase.  \n• The number of computer programmer jobs decreased significantly, falling by nearly 154,000 positions between 2014 and 2024.  \nNumber of Jobs  \nTrends in Computer User Support Employment  \nChange in Overall U.S. Employment of  \nComputer User Support Specialists, 2014 to 2024  \n800,000 ~~  ~~700,000 ~~  ~~600,000 ~~  ~~500,000 ~~  ~~400,000 ~~  ~~300,000 ~~  ~~200,000 ~~  ~~100,000 ~~  ~~0 ~~ ~~  \n2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Source: Lightcast 2024.4  \nChange in Employment of Comput","cbCaikrInfirqPfl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikrInfirqPfl","pdf",408150,"English","# Methodology\n## Labor Market Data Analysis\n## Core IT Occupational Focus\n## Credential Analysis\n## Industry Segmentation\n## Working Definition of Core IT\n## Employment Trends in Core IT Roles\n## Trends in Computer User Support Employment\n## Digital Jobs Landscape Overview","[{\"question\":\"What time period and data sources does the report use?\",\"answer\":\"The analysis covers November 2023 to October 2024 and relies on Lightcast 2024.3 and 2024.4 job posting and employment data. 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