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Computer Systems Analysts

Computer and Mathematical · SOC 15-1211

27.6% AI Exposure — High
$105,850
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
Proj. Annual Openings
519,530
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-2.1%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
72/100
AI Resiliency Score

AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.

Decision card

Career Evidence Passport

SOC 15-1211 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.

Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
SOC exposure
27.6%
High · Anthropic AEI
Automation friction
28/100
Low friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
Wages
$105,850
H-1B offered wage $105,100; LCAs are filings.
Projected openings
BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +8.7%.
Observed/proxy demand
13,010
FY2025 certified LCAs; 10,598 postings in 2025.

Skill evidence

Reading ComprehensionSpeakingActive ListeningWritingSpeaking
  • H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
  • Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
  • Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
  • This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.

Best transitions from here

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Lower AI-exposure roles that reuse your skills, ranked by a transition score (skills that transfer, safety gain, pay and retraining effort).

AI Exposure Analysis

AI Exposure27.6%
AI Resiliency72/100
Exposure BandHigh
Sector Avg. Exposure35.3%

Across AI measures

Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.

60.5%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic27.6%
AI capability · OpenAI61.7%
AI ability · AIOE92.1%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne0.7%

AI could do ~61.7% of this role but only ~27.6% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.

Top Skills

1.Reading Comprehension
2.Speaking
3.Active Listening
4.Writing
5.Speaking

H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand

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Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.

492,263
Decade Total (Certified LCAs)
13,010
FY2025 Volume
2% of all H-1B filings in FY2025
$105,100
Median Offered Wage (Latest Year)
#2 of 776
Rank by Total Volume
H-1B filing volume, FY2016–FY2025

O*NET occupation profile

What this work involves

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.

Common titles: Applications Analyst, Business Systems Analyst, Computer Analyst, Computer Systems Analyst, Computer Systems Consultant, Information Systems Analyst (ISA)

Representative Tasks

  • Troubleshoot program and system malfunctions to restore normal functioning.
  • Provide staff and users with assistance solving computer-related problems, such as malfunctions and program problems.
  • Test, maintain, and monitor computer programs and systems, including coordinating the installation of computer programs and systems.
  • Use the computer in the analysis and solution of business problems, such as development of integrated production and inventory control and cost analysis systems.
  • Coordinate and link the computer systems within an organization to increase compatibility so that information can be shared.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Troubleshoot issues with computer applications or systems.
  • Provide technical support for software maintenance or use.
  • Coordinate software or hardware installation.
  • Monitor computer system performance to ensure proper operation.
  • Test software performance.

Tools & Technologies

ServiceNow · hotApache Kafka · hotApache Maven · hotC# · hotDjango · hotGoogle Angular · hotIBM DB2 · hotjQuery · hotJUnit · hotOracle Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition J2EE · hot

Employment Projections & AI Exposure

5
Occupations Shown
31.9%
Avg AI Exposure
4
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.

Employment & Wage Trend

BLS OEWS, 2019–2025


Occupation Employment & Wage TrendMulti-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 15-1211: 2019 — employment: 589,060, median wage: $90,920; 2020 — employment: 574,450, median wage: $93,730; 2021 — employment: 505,150, median wage: $99,270; 2022 — employment: 505,210, median wage: $102,240; 2023 — employment: 498,810, median wage: $103,800; 2025 — employment: 519,530, median wage: $105,850.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.

Sector Comparison

MetricThis CareerSector Average
AI Exposure27.6%35.3%
OutlookAverage19% Bright
Median Salary$105,850N/A
AI Resiliency72/100N/A