Employment in Computer and Mathematical Occupations
Occupation	May-04	May-05	change	% change
Total-Computer and Mathematical Occupations	2,915,300	2,952,740	37,440	1.3%
Computer and Information Scientists, Research	24,720	25,890	1,170	4.7%
Computer Programmers	412,090	389,090	-23,000	-5.6%
Computer Software Engineers, Applications	425,890	455,980	30,090	7.1%
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software	318,020	320,720	2,700	0.8%
Computer Support Specialists	488,540	499,860	11,320	2.3%
Computer Systems Analysts	489,130	492,120	2,990	0.6%
Database Administrators	96,960	99,380	2,420	2.5%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	259,320	270,330	11,010	4.2%
Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts	169,200	185,190	15,990	9.5%
Computer Specialists, All Other	130,420	116,760	-13,660	-10.5%
Actuaries	16,350	15,770	-580	-3.5%
Mathematicians	2,410	2,930	520	21.6%
Operations Research Analysts	55,030	52,530	-2,500	-4.5%
Statisticians	17,030	17,480	450	2.6%
Mathematical Technicians	1,720	1,430	-290	-16.9%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	8,500	7,320	-1,180	-13.9%
Source: BLS, Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2004 and May 2005.

Graduate Enrollment in Computer Sciences,
1983 to 2004
	Total	U.S. Citizens	Foreign Citizens	Foreign Students as % Total
1983	23,333	17,880	5,453	23.4%
1985	29,769	22,272	7,497	25.2%
1987	32,051	23,274	8,777	27.4%
1989	32,482	22,788	9,694	29.8%
1991	34,681	23,057	11,624	33.5%
1993	36,213	24,304	11,909	32.9%
1995	33,458	22,663	10,795	32.3%
1996	34,626	22,779	11,847	34.2%
1997	35,991	23,074	12,917	35.9%
1998	38,027	23,605	14,422	37.9%
1999	42,478	25,323	17,155	40.4%
2000	47,350	25,088	22,262	47.0%
2001	52,196	26,142	26,054	49.9%
2002	55,269	28,203	27,066	49.0%
2003	53,678	29,535	24,143	45.0%
2004	50,331	28,529	21,802	43.3%
Sources: National Science Foundation (NSF), Science and Engineering Indicators - 2006.
Appendix table 2-15.(1983-2003) Excel Spreadsheet
National Science Foundation, "Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and
Engineering: Fall 2004,"August 2006. Table 27. (2004) PDF