Computer and Information Systems Managers
Business, Management and AdministrationO*NET 11-3021.00United States
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.
- Median annual earnings
- $174,134
- Projected change
- +17.3%
- Typical education
- Bachelor's degree
- Employment
- 691.94K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
50.5% of the workforce
Growing to 811.63K by 2035
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The work
What computer and information systems managers do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- 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.
- Stay abreast of advances in technology.
- Recruit, hire, train and supervise staff, or participate in staffing decisions.
- Consult with users, management, vendors, and technicians to assess computing needs and system requirements.
- Evaluate the organization's technology use and needs and recommend improvements, such as hardware and software upgrades.
- Develop and interpret organizational goals, policies, and procedures.
- Review and approve all systems charts and programs prior to their implementation.
- Prepare and review operational reports or project progress reports.
- Evaluate data processing proposals to assess project feasibility and requirements.
- Control operational budget and expenditures.
- Purchase necessary equipment.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $106,539
- 25th percentile
- $136,985
- 50th percentile
- $174,134
- 75th percentile
- $220,231
- 90th percentile
- $298,229
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $174,134 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
+17.3%much faster than average
2025691,941 jobs
2035 projected811,633 jobs
119,692 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- Bachelor's degree
- 50.5%
- Some college
- 26%
- Master's or Professional degree
- 14.4%
- Certificate
- 5.8%
- Associate degree
- 2.2%
- High school diploma or less
- 1.3%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Systems Evaluation
- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Systems Analysis
- Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Learning Strategies
- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Instructing
- Teaching others how to do something.
- Persuasion
- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Operations Analysis
- Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
- Mathematics
- Using mathematics to solve problems.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
- 01Directors of Information Technology2,115 postings
- 02Chief Technology Officers691 postings
- 03Chief Information Officers625 postings
- 04Transformation Leads441 postings
- 05Chief Information Security Officers349 postings
- 06Directors of Technology329 postings
- 07Digital Transformation Directors252 postings
- 08Vice Presidents of Software Engineering243 postings
- 09Client Partners218 postings
- 10Transformation Managers187 postings
- 11Directors of Sales Enablement172 postings
- 12Directors of Transformation162 postings
- 13Data Governance Managers137 postings
- 14Front End Leads136 postings
- 15Data Governance Leads130 postings
- 16IT Managers128 postings
- 17Program Directors127 postings
- 18Digital Transformation Managers120 postings
- 19Directors of Software Development118 postings
- 20Risk and Controls Managers115 postings
Top employers
- 01Accenture659 postings
- 02Pearson Education414 postings
- 03GE Aerospace334 postings
- 04IBM285 postings
- 05PNC272 postings
- 06JPMorgan Chase258 postings
- 07UKG215 postings
- 08Lumen Technologies208 postings
- 09Amazon196 postings
- 10Sedgwick183 postings
- 11CVS Health168 postings
- 12KPMG163 postings
- 13PricewaterhouseCoopers157 postings
- 14Robert Half130 postings
- 15Capital One127 postings
- 16Gartner127 postings
- 17The Hartford127 postings
- 18Ensono124 postings
- 19Giant Eagle122 postings
- 20Humana113 postings
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