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COMPUTER PROGRAMMER

Total Donated

$10,364,545

Contributions

60,398

Unique Donors

1,387

Donors who entered COMPUTER PROGRAMMER as occupation account for $10,364,545 in itemized federal receipts in LobbyVault’s index of FEC.gov files. That sum sits on 60,398 contributions from 1,387 donor records. The two-word phrase is stored separately from PROGRAMMER if that shorter key did not normalize here. In compact millions the occupation total is $10.4 million.

Key figures

  • COMPUTER PROGRAMMER occupation itemizations sum to $10,364,545 from 60,398 contributions and 1,387 donors.
  • Mean amounts are about $172 per contribution and about $7,473 per donor record.
  • The two-word phrase is stored separately from PROGRAMMER unless the extract merged them.
  • Industry pages are a separate employer-side cut and should not be added to this total.

Fewer donors than PROGRAMMER, similar per-line mean

$10,364,545, 60,398 itemizations, and 1,387 donor records are the occupation-level facts. Mean contribution size is about $172. Mean dollars per donor record are about $7,473. Repeat giving is about 44 itemizations per donor record.

60,398 lines from 1,387 records is a high-repeat computing-title stack: even more itemizations per donor record than many one-word tech keys. The $172 per-line mean is arithmetic on that volume.

The packet has no language, seniority, or employer field. A few large itemizations can lift the average while most lines remain smaller.

COMPUTER PROGRAMMER is not PROGRAMMER

The FEC record does not verify that the donor writes code. Students, retirees, and people using a related computing title can sit on other keys. Best-efforts rules do not force a SOC taxonomy.

This page cites only $10,364,545, 60,398 contributions, and 1,387 donors. PROGRAMMER, SOFTWARE ENGINEER, and SOFTWARE DEVELOPER remain other keys unless the bulk extract merged them.

Full analysis: What computer-programmer donors give in federal races →

Questions

How much have computer-programmer donors given in FEC data?
The COMPUTER PROGRAMMER occupation string is attached to $10,364,545 across 60,398 contributions and 1,387 donor records in LobbyVault’s FEC bulk index. The figure is itemized occupation money, not a census of working programmers. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does COMPUTER PROGRAMMER include the shorter PROGRAMMER key?
Only if the bulk extract normalized PROGRAMMER to this phrase. Otherwise PROGRAMMER is a separate key. This page covers COMPUTER PROGRAMMER: $10,364,545, 60,398 contributions, and 1,387 donors. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules.
What is the average computer-programmer contribution?
Dividing $10,364,545 by 60,398 itemizations yields about $172 per contribution. Dividing by 1,387 donors yields about $7,473 per donor record. Both are means, not medians. Repeat giving is about 44 itemizations per donor record. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.
Does listing computer programmer prove the donor writes software?
No. Occupation is self-reported free text. The FEC record does not verify job duties. Quote 60,398 contributions and 1,387 donor records with the $10,364,545 total. Occupation is self-reported free text on FEC Form 3 and Form 3X schedules. Unitemized receipts never enter this occupation total.

Occupation is self-reported on FEC Form 3/3X itemizations. Indexed on LobbyVault from FEC bulk data.

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