Career
Computer and information systems managers
Lead the technology an organization runs on.
$175,140
Median pay
+15.8%
Job growth, 2025–35
53,500
Openings a year
Bachelor's degree
Typical education
4 years
Typical time after high school
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
- 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.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on information & systems, then persuasion & leadership?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“Direct daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
4 years of education after high school (bachelor's degree), for a median of $175,140 a year and 53,500 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- Business AdministrationSee the degree →
- Computer and Information SciencesSee the degree →
- Computer ScienceSee the degree →
- Information Technology ManagementSee the degree →
- Information ScienceSee the degree →
- Management Information SystemsSee the degree →
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Computer Systems Analysts$105,850 · +7.9%
- Project Management Specialists$102,320 · +6.7%
- Software Developers$135,980 · +10.2%
- Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
- Management Analysts$101,860 · +10.1%
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.