Management
Computer & Information Systems Managers
SOC 11-3021
Lead an organization's technology teams and decide what gets built and bought.
The job
Median pay
$175k
$138k to $221k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+16% projected
Openings a year
54k
BLS projection
Typical education
Bachelor's
Our model
AI displacement risk
Very high
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
3/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
89th pct
More exposed than 89% of occupations · modeled estimate · 53rd pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
68/100
Key skills
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Writing
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 94,720 | 5.2 | 1.2× | $218k |
| Texas | 73,060 | 5.2 | 1.2× | $172k |
| New York | 48,050 | 5.0 | 1.1× | $214k |
| Florida | 35,040 | 3.5 | 0.8× | $168k |
| New Jersey | 34,470 | 8.0 | 1.9× | $203k |
| Illinois | 31,680 | 5.2 | 1.2× | $172k |
| Pennsylvania | 27,060 | 4.5 | 1.0× | $164k |
| North Carolina | 25,650 | 5.2 | 1.2× | $173k |
| Massachusetts | 24,910 | 6.8 | 1.6× | $215k |
| Ohio | 19,500 | 3.5 | 0.8× | $164k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 18,560 | 3.8 | 0.9× | $174k |
| Virginia | 17,550 | 4.3 | 1.0× | $201k |
| Washington | 16,960 | 4.8 | 1.1× | $209k |
| Michigan | 16,010 | 3.6 | 0.8× | $164k |
| Maryland | 14,620 | 5.3 | 1.2× | $171k |
| Arizona | 14,270 | 4.4 | 1.0× | $166k |
| Tennessee | 12,040 | 3.7 | 0.8× | $159k |
| Colorado | 11,510 | 4.0 | 0.9× | $199k |
| Missouri | 11,130 | 3.8 | 0.9× | $159k |
| Minnesota | 10,970 | 3.7 | 0.9× | $176k |
| Connecticut | 10,570 | 6.2 | 1.4× | $172k |
| Wisconsin | 8,880 | 3.0 | 0.7× | $160k |
| Utah | 8,810 | 5.1 | 1.2× | $164k |
| Indiana | 8,060 | 2.5 | 0.6× | $142k |
| Alabama | 7,670 | 3.6 | 0.8× | $139k |
| Oregon | 7,440 | 3.8 | 0.9× | $175k |
| Washington DC | 5,690 | 8.1 | 1.9× | $195k |
| Nebraska | 5,070 | 4.9 | 1.1× | $136k |
| South Carolina | 4,930 | 2.1 | 0.5× | $161k |
| Kansas | 4,050 | 2.8 | 0.7× | $165k |
| Iowa | 3,920 | 2.5 | 0.6× | $144k |
| New Hampshire | 3,810 | 5.6 | 1.3× | $177k |
| Oklahoma | 3,790 | 2.2 | 0.5× | $137k |
| Nevada | 3,610 | 2.3 | 0.5× | $165k |
| Arkansas | 3,420 | 2.6 | 0.6× | $127k |
| Kentucky | 3,130 | 1.6 | 0.4× | $140k |
| Louisiana | 2,860 | 1.5 | 0.3× | $128k |
| Delaware | 2,140 | 4.4 | 1.0× | $169k |
| Idaho | 1,950 | 2.3 | 0.5× | $162k |
| Mississippi | 1,710 | 1.5 | 0.3× | $124k |
| New Mexico | 1,500 | 1.7 | 0.4× | $138k |
| Maine | 1,450 | 2.3 | 0.5× | $160k |
| Rhode Island | 1,210 | 2.4 | 0.6× | $167k |
| Hawaii | 1,200 | 1.9 | 0.4× | $142k |
| Montana | 1,180 | 2.3 | 0.5× | $133k |
| Vermont | 1,100 | 3.6 | 0.8× | $138k |
| West Virginia | 1,100 | 1.6 | 0.4× | $140k |
| Alaska | 970 | 3.0 | 0.7× | $133k |
| North Dakota | 850 | 2.0 | 0.5× | $149k |
| South Dakota | 380 | 0.8 | 0.2× | $162k |
| Wyoming | 330 | 1.2 | 0.3× | $121k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ62,430 jobs · $215k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX30,690 jobs · $174k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN24,950 jobs · $174k median
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA23,830 jobs · $233k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA23,180 jobs · $204k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV20,800 jobs · $195k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH20,530 jobs · $215k median
- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA19,070 jobs · $292k median
Where this ranks
Explore Computer & Information Systems Managers interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.