Employment

Computer support specialists held about 722,400 jobs nationally in 2012. Although they worked in a wide range of industries, about 20 percent were employed in the computer systems design and related services industry. Employment of computer support specialists is expected to increase by 17 percent from 2012 to 2022.

Source:

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-2015 edition, Computer Support Specialists.