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Software Engineers and Designers |
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What you can expect to make |
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Hourly wages ($32.71) are above the national average ($18.07). |
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These earnings are above average for occupations in the natural and applied sciences and related occupations and above average for all professional occupations. |
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These wages grew at an average rate from 2002 to 2004. |
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Below the average |
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The unemployment rate (1%) is below the 2004 average (7%). |
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This rate is below the average for professionnal occupations. |
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% of part-time work is about the same as average |
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There were 23,100 workers employed in these occupations in 2004, an increase of 54% since 1997. |
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The percentage of part-time workers is 3% compared to the 2004 average (19%) and has stayed about the same since 1997. |
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The percentage of self-employed workers is 9% compared to the 2004 average of 15% and has risen since 1997. |
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The percentage of women is 17% compared to the 2004 average of 48% and has stayed about the same since 1997. |
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