No big surprise here, the majority of people are using Unix based OSes at work or school. It is a little surprising though to see that Programmers and Web Developers outweigh System Administrators. Of course, it could just be that they had more time to take the survey because the sysadmins where putting out fires. ;-)
| Response | Responses | 0f Total |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 869 | 84.0% |
| No | 132 | 12.8% |
| "NO ANSWER" | 33 | 3.2% |
The job categories below aren't perfect. I grouped several specific roles into broader categories where I could.
| Job/Field of Study | Responses | 0f Total |
|---|---|---|
| Analyst/Programmer | 232 | 22.4% |
| System Administrator | 171 | 16.5% |
| "NO ANSWER" | 169 | 16.3% |
| Web Developer | 76 | 7.4% |
| Computer Science | 65 | 6.3% |
| Informatics | 42 | 4.1% |
| Network Engineer | 31 | 3.0% |
| Management | 29 | 2.8% |
| Tech Support | 21 | 2.0% |
| Student | 19 | 1.8% |
| Engineering | 17 | 1.6% |
| Consultant | 15 | 1.5% |
| Research | 10 | 1.0% |
| Electrical Engineering | 9 | 0.9% |
| Teacher | 8 | 0.8% |
| Computer Engineering | 7 | 0.7% |
| IT Security | 7 | 0.7% |
| Security | 7 | 0.7% |
| Bioinformatics | 6 | 0.6% |
| Mathematics | 6 | 0.6% |
| Computer Security | 4 | 0.4% |
| Fine Arts | 4 | 0.4% |
| High School | 4 | 0.4% |
| Penetration Testing (that's what she said) | 4 | 0.4% |
| Postdoctoral Researcher | 4 | 0.4% |
| Systems Developer | 4 | 0.4% |
| Telecom Engineer | 4 | 0.4% |
| Database Administrator | 3 | 0.3% |
| Education | 3 | 0.3% |
| Physics | 3 | 0.3% |
| Quality Engineer | 3 | 0.3% |
| Administrator | 2 | 0.2% |
| Chemistry | 2 | 0.2% |
| Engineer | 2 | 0.2% |
| Environmental Engineering | 2 | 0.2% |
| Information Science | 2 | 0.2% |
| Librarian | 2 | 0.2% |
| Mobile Services Engineer | 2 | 0.2% |
| Agricultural Meteorology | 1 | 0.1% |
| Architect | 1 | 0.1% |
| Automation Specialist | 1 | 0.1% |
| Biology | 1 | 0.1% |
| Biophysics | 1 | 0.1% |
| Broadcasting | 1 | 0.1% |
| Data Recovery and Forensics | 1 | 0.1% |
| Economics | 1 | 0.1% |
| Faculty of Informatics | 1 | 0.1% |
| Field Application Engineer | 1 | 0.1% |
| Fraud Analyst | 1 | 0.1% |
| Historical Writer | 1 | 0.1% |
| Identity Management | 1 | 0.1% |
| Internet Research | 1 | 0.1% |
| Lab Aide | 1 | 0.1% |
| Law | 1 | 0.1% |
| Master | 1 | 0.1% |
| Medicine | 1 | 0.1% |
| Nursing | 1 | 0.1% |
| Online Publishing | 1 | 0.1% |
| Pastor | 1 | 0.1% |
| Pre-sales Engineer | 1 | 0.1% |
| Principal Technologist | 1 | 0.1% |
| Professional Services Engineer | 1 | 0.1% |
| Remote Sensing Scientist | 1 | 0.1% |
| Retired | 1 | 0.1% |
| Sales | 1 | 0.1% |
| System Integrator | 1 | 0.1% |
| Tester | 1 | 0.1% |
| Train Technician (AWESOME!) | 1 | 0.1% |
| Unemployed | 1 | 0.1% |
| Visual Effects | 1 | 0.1% |
| World Domination (*cue dramatic music*) | 1 | 0.1% |