Data source
US Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program estimates US employment by occupation each year. We use code 15-1252, Software Developers. It shows how many people have these jobs, as context for postings.
Supporting context; these measurements do not directly affect the score.
Data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS has not reviewed or endorsed this site or its results.
Visit the sourceBackground for: JobsLicense: US government work
US software developers, 20251687890
What the data shows
Computed from every record, as of May 2025.
- About 1,687,890 people were employed as software developers in the US in May 2025, the latest year available.
Limitations
- It counts people employed, not open jobs.
- It is published once a year, for May.
- The API only serves the latest year, so history builds up as the index keeps running.