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Computer and Information Systems Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.
- Median pay
- $171,200
- per year
- 10-year outlook
- +15.2%
- Growing
- Typical entry
- Bachelor's degree
Key skills
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Writing
- Coordination
What they 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.
- 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.
Majors that lead here
- Computer Science
- Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
- Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance
- Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
- Information Science/Studies
- Information Technology
- Information Technology Project Management
- Network and System Administration/Administrator
- System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections) and O*NET, used under CC BY 4.0.