Computer and information systems managers: pay, outlook and skills
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.
Pay distribution and location comparison
These are published pay distribution points for everyone working in this occupation, not pay levels for junior, mid, or senior roles. Location figures are pay as published; no cost-of-living adjustment is applied.
United States, all industries
| Pay point | United States | Selected area |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $107,550 | - |
| 25th percentile | $138,060 | - |
| Median | $175,140 | - |
| 75th percentile | $220,730 | - |
| 90th percentile | $297,510 | - |
| People employed | 670,570 | - |
Source: OEWS May 2025, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (imported 9/17/2026) official file Reference period: OEWS May 2025.
Long-term outlook
Official ten-year projection for 2025 to 2035. Projected annual openings are an average per year over the decade, including openings from workers leaving the occupation. They are not a count of jobs open today.
Source: BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (imported 9/17/2026) official file Employment is published in thousands of jobs and converted here to people.
OptimizeResume analysis using U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. This is not a BLS statistic or a prediction that an individual will be hired.
Score trend
Historical scores may be restated when BLS revises underlying data. The chart uses the latest restated values.
Confidence
- At least 90% of required inputs and occupation-industry mapping are covered.
How this score is built
Monthly industry demand is mapped to this occupation using official occupation-industry relationships, then combined with occupation fundamentals and long-term projections.
Read Methodology v1.0Skills, software, and day-to-day work
Skill values are O*NET importance ratings on a 1-5 scale for the occupation itself. They describe what the work requires, not how much employers are hiring right now.
Most important skills
- Critical Thinking4.1 / 5
- Active Listening4.0 / 5
- Reading Comprehension4.0 / 5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.9 / 5
- Monitoring3.9 / 5
- Speaking3.9 / 5
- Complex Problem Solving3.8 / 5
- Coordination3.8 / 5
- Writing3.8 / 5
- Management of Personnel Resources3.6 / 5
- Social Perceptiveness3.6 / 5
- Systems Analysis3.6 / 5
O*NET importance rating, 1 (not important) to 5 (extremely important).
Software and technology
- Development environment softwareMicrosoft Azure software (in demand for this occupation) (hot technology), Apache Maven (hot technology), C (hot technology), Eclipse IDE (hot technology), Microsoft .NET Framework (hot technology), Microsoft Visual Basic (hot technology)
- Data base user interface and query softwareAmazon Web Services AWS software (in demand for this occupation) (hot technology), Microsoft Access (hot technology), Microsoft SQL Server (hot technology), MySQL (hot technology), Oracle Database (hot technology), Structured query language SQL (hot technology)
- Enterprise application integration softwareEnterprise application integration EAI software (in demand for this occupation), Extensible markup language XML (hot technology), IBM InfoSphere DataStage, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Progress Sonic ESB
- Web platform development softwareApache Tomcat (hot technology), Hypertext markup language HTML (hot technology), JavaScript (hot technology), Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP (hot technology), Node.js (hot technology), PHP (hot technology)
- Enterprise resource planning ERP softwareOracle PeopleSoft (hot technology), SAP software (hot technology), Infor ERP Baan, Management information systems MIS, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics AX
- Object or component oriented development softwareC# (hot technology), C++ (hot technology), Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS (hot technology), Oracle Java (hot technology), Perl (hot technology), Python (hot technology)
- Data base management system softwareApache Cassandra (hot technology), Apache Hadoop (hot technology), MongoDB (hot technology), NoSQL (hot technology), Oracle PL/SQL (hot technology), Teradata Database (hot technology)
- Operating system softwareApple macOS (hot technology), Linux (hot technology), Red Hat Enterprise Linux (hot technology), Shell script (hot technology), UNIX (hot technology), Hewlett Packard HP-UX
- Customer relationship management CRM softwareACT! Premium, Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge, Microsoft Business Contact Manager, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Oracle Eloqua, Oracle Siebel Server Sync
- Business intelligence and data analysis softwareTableau (hot technology), IBM Cognos Impromptu, MicroStrategy, Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, Qlik Tech QlikView
- Application server softwareMicrosoft Windows Server (hot technology), Microservices Architecture, Oracle WebLogic Server, Progress OpenEdge Application Server, Red Hat WildFly
- Filesystem softwareFile transfer protocol FTP software, Samba, Symantec Veritas File System, Symantec Veritas Volume Manager
O*NET marks individual examples only. “Hot technology” means the tool is frequently named across job postings generally; “in demand for this occupation” means O*NET recorded it as required by employers for this occupation. Unmarked examples are still commonly used.
Typical tasks
- Direct daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.
- Meet with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
- Review project plans to plan and coordinate project activity.
- Assign and review the work of systems analysts, programmers, and other computer-related workers.
- Provide users with technical support for computer problems.
- Develop computer information resources, providing for data security and control, strategic computing, and disaster recovery.
- Recruit, hire, train and supervise staff, or participate in staffing decisions.
- Stay abreast of advances in technology.
- Consult with users, management, vendors, and technicians to assess computing needs and system requirements.
- Develop and interpret organizational goals, policies, and procedures.
Also advertised as: Application Development Director, Computing Services Director, Data Processing Manager, Information Systems Director (IS Director), Information Systems Manager (IS Manager), Information Systems Supervisor (IS Supervisor), Information Technology Director (IT Director), Information Technology Manager (IT Manager).
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Sources and how to read this page
Source: OEWS May 2025, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (imported 9/17/2026) official file
Source: BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (imported 9/17/2026) official file
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How each number should be read
- Pay percentiles describe the spread of pay across everyone in the occupation, not experience levels.
- Employment counts are jobs, not people hired during the year.
- Projected annual openings are a decade average from the official projection, not current vacancies.
- O*NET skill ratings describe the work, not employer hiring demand.
- Values BLS did not publish, suppressed, or top-coded are shown as such and never treated as zero.