Employment

Computer support specialists held about 565,700 jobs nationally in 2008. Although they worked in a wide range of industries, about 18 percent were employed in the computer systems design and related services industry. Substantial numbers of these workers were also employed in administrative and support services companies, financial institutions, insurance companies, government agencies, educational institutions, software publishers, telecommunications organizations, and healthcare organizations. Employment of computer support specialists is expected to increase by 14 percent from 2008 to 2018.