I noted a few posts ago that the OES released their wage data for 2017. Since I have already detailed the queries I used to analyze this data in previous posts, I thought I would just do a quick post listing some interesting tidbits.

  • The number of Information Security Analyst actually decreased in CA by 1.24% between 2016 and 2017. This is surprising, considering the widespread concern that there are not enough people working on IT security. Here’s an interesting take on the topic.
  • The occupation that increased the most between 2016 and 2017 was Sociologist (77% - from 620 to 1100).
  • On the other hand, Anthropologists and Archeologists decreased 25%.
  • 8,390 technology jobs related to health were added in the last year. That’s a big growth area.