Headline risk
6%
Low RiskComputer systems analysts
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Analyze science, engineering, business, and other data processing problems to develop and implement solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions, improve existing computer systems, and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and schedule limitations. May analyze or recommend commercially available software.
Task evidence
98% weighted task match · 27% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 103,790
Employment 2024
521.1K
Projected Change (2024–34)
8.7%
Openings (2024–34)
34.2K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of computer systems analysts is projected to grow 9 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Translate nursing practice information between nurses and systems engineers, analysts, or designers, using object-oriented models or other techniques. AI use: 0%
- 2. Use informatics science to design or implement health information technology applications for resolution of clinical or health care administrative problems. AI use: 0%
- 3. Develop or implement policies or practices to ensure the privacy, confidentiality, or security of patient information. AI use: 93%
- 4. Analyze and interpret patient, nursing, or information systems data to improve nursing services. AI use: 0%
- 5. Identify, collect, record, or analyze data relevant to the nursing care of patients. AI use: 0%
- 6. Troubleshoot program and system malfunctions to restore normal functioning. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 41.2 · 569K employed
Under 25: 5% · 25–54: 73% · 55+: 22%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
title_match · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Computer systems analysts study an organization’s current computer systems and design ways to improve efficiency.
Most computer systems analysts work full time.
Computer systems analysts typically need a bachelor’s degree to enter the occupation. Studying a computer science or information systems field is common, although not always a requirement. Some firms hire job candidates who have a degree in business or liberal arts along with relevant skills.
The median annual wage for computer systems analysts was $103,790 in May 2024.
Employment of computer systems analysts is projected to grow 9 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.