This statistic shows the ten STEM occupations that employed the most people in the United States in 2020. STEM refers to science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In May 2020, there were about 1.48 million software developers/software quality assurance analysts & testers in the United States, the most of any STEM occupation.
STEM occupations with the most employed persons in the United States in 2020
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 31, 2021). STEM occupations with the most employed persons in the United States in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/829178/largest-stem-occupations-by-employment-number/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "STEM occupations with the most employed persons in the United States in 2020." Chart. March 31, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/829178/largest-stem-occupations-by-employment-number/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). STEM occupations with the most employed persons in the United States in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/829178/largest-stem-occupations-by-employment-number/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Stem Occupations with The Most Employed Persons in The United States in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/829178/largest-stem-occupations-by-employment-number/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, STEM occupations with the most employed persons in the United States in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/829178/largest-stem-occupations-by-employment-number/ (last visited June 07, 2023)
STEM occupations with the most employed persons in the United States in 2020 [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 31, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/829178/largest-stem-occupations-by-employment-number/