Computer Systems Analysts
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.
- O*NET-SOC code
15-1211.00 - Preparation Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
Wages
Median annual wage, U.S.$105,850
Employment, U.S.519,530
Median hourly wage$50.89
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $67,340 | $82,860 | $105,850 | $134,110 | $167,710 |
By state (51)
| State | Employment | Median annual | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 6,560 | $101,770 | 0.93 |
| Alaska | 420 | $88,520 | 0.39 |
| Arizona | 11,330 | $103,530 | 1.05 |
| Arkansas | 4,100 | $81,760 | 0.94 |
| California | 59,060 | $127,720 | 0.97 |
| Colorado | 6,230 | $127,750 | 0.65 |
| Connecticut | 4,800 | $109,600 | 0.85 |
| Delaware | 2,140 | $110,560 | 1.32 |
| District of Columbia | 2,480 | $116,820 | 1.06 |
| Florida | 35,270 | $101,900 | 1.06 |
| Georgia | 11,640 | $106,240 | 0.71 |
| Hawaii | 1,670 | $88,640 | 0.79 |
| Idaho | 1,650 | $75,310 | 0.57 |
| Illinois | 20,610 | $101,570 | 1.01 |
| Indiana | 9,660 | $98,810 | 0.90 |
| Iowa | 4,760 | $95,920 | 0.91 |
| Kansas | 3,740 | $100,770 | 0.78 |
| Kentucky | 5,930 | $95,090 | 0.89 |
| Louisiana | 2,980 | $95,660 | 0.46 |
| Maine | 2,480 | $95,820 | 1.16 |
| Maryland | 15,340 | $113,610 | 1.66 |
| Massachusetts | 22,160 | $128,240 | 1.82 |
| Michigan | 14,070 | $103,410 | 0.96 |
| Minnesota | 11,330 | $106,350 | 1.15 |
| Mississippi | 1,990 | $86,280 | 0.51 |
| Missouri | 7,730 | $92,060 | 0.79 |
| Montana | 850 | $91,310 | 0.50 |
| Nebraska | 2,440 | $91,810 | 0.71 |
| Nevada | 2,540 | $104,060 | 0.49 |
| New Hampshire | 2,090 | $107,670 | 0.92 |
| New Jersey | 16,520 | $122,890 | 1.15 |
| New Mexico | 2,290 | $98,220 | 0.79 |
| New York | 24,100 | $109,610 | 0.74 |
| North Carolina | 20,910 | $106,850 | 1.27 |
| North Dakota | 280 | $105,470 | 0.20 |
| Ohio | 19,190 | $102,320 | 1.03 |
| Oklahoma | 3,710 | $95,930 | 0.65 |
| Oregon | 5,640 | $121,620 | 0.86 |
| Pennsylvania | 19,450 | $98,550 | 0.96 |
| Rhode Island | 1,850 | $134,630 | 1.10 |
| South Carolina | 7,700 | $98,280 | 1.00 |
| South Dakota | 1,110 | $99,790 | 0.73 |
| Tennessee | 10,220 | $95,630 | 0.93 |
| Texas | 47,990 | $107,390 | 1.02 |
| Utah | 2,950 | $98,770 | 0.51 |
| Vermont | 590 | $99,610 | 0.58 |
| Virginia | 23,190 | $120,840 | 1.69 |
| Washington | 24,120 | $129,410 | 2.03 |
| West Virginia | 1,030 | Not available | 0.44 |
| Wisconsin | 8,340 | $100,440 | 0.85 |
| Wyoming | 310 | $109,780 | 0.33 |
Similar occupations
Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.
Circles are the 20 most similar occupations, coloured by Job Zone. Lines join pairs where one is among the other's 10 most similar; darker lines are pairs O*NET also lists as related. Drag a circle to move it out of the way; select one to open it.
| # | Occupation | Job Zone | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Database Administrators | 4 | 0.979 |
| 2 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | 4 | 0.975 |
| 3 | Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | 3 | 0.975 |
| 4 | Web Developers | 3 | 0.973 |
| 5 | Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 4 | 0.971 |
| 6 | Information Security Analysts | 4 | 0.971 |
| 7 | Computer Network Architects | 4 | 0.969 |
| 8 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 3 | 0.969 |
| 9 | Web Administrators | 4 | 0.966 |
| 10 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | 5 | 0.964 |
One skill away
Among the 50 occupations most similar to Computer Systems Analysts, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.
| Occupation | Skill to build | Level gap | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | Management of Financial Resources | 1.38 | 0.975 |
| Computer Systems Engineers/Architects | Science | 1.24 | 0.975 |
| Computer Programmers | Programming | 0.88 | 0.952 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | Science | 1.50 | 0.938 |
| Logistics Engineers | Management of Financial Resources | 1.25 | 0.931 |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health | Science | 2.62 | 0.924 |
| Electrical Engineers | Science | 1.74 | 0.923 |
| Environmental Compliance Inspectors | Science | 1.37 | 0.922 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | Science | 1.37 | 0.919 |
Software to learn next
Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Computer Systems Analysts, excluding software Computer Systems Analysts already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.
| Software | Similar jobs using it | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Storage area network SAN software | 9 of 20 | 46.2x |
| Firewall software | 10 of 20 | 23.1x |
| Microsoft Active Directory | 8 of 20 | 26.4x |
| Border Gateway Protocol BGP | 7 of 20 | 35.9x |
| Encryption software | 7 of 20 | 32.3x |
| IBM Terraform | 7 of 20 | 32.3x |
| IBM AIX | 6 of 20 | 46.2x |
| SolarWinds | 6 of 20 | 39.6x |
| Jenkins CI | 7 of 20 | 23.1x |
| Kubernetes | 7 of 20 | 21.5x |
Skills
From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.
| Skill | Type | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speaking | Essential skill | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | Essential skill | 3.88 | 4.50 |
| Systems Evaluation | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 4.12 |
| Active Listening | Essential skill | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Critical Thinking | Essential skill | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Systems Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | Transferable skill | 3.62 | 4.12 |
| Active Learning | Essential skill | 3.62 | 4.00 |
| Complex Problem Solving | Transferable skill | 3.38 | 4.00 |
| Monitoring | Essential skill | 3.38 | 4.00 |
| Writing | Essential skill | 3.38 | 4.00 |
| Programming | Transferable skill | 3.25 | 4.00 |
| Troubleshooting | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.88 |
| Time Management | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.38 |
| Coordination | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.25 |
| Social Perceptiveness | Transferable skill | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Learning Strategies | Essential skill | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Operations Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.75 |
| Quality Control Analysis | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.50 |
| Mathematics | Essential skill | 3.00 | 3.38 |
| Operations Monitoring | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.12 |
| Service Orientation | Transferable skill | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Instructing | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.62 |
| Technology Design | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.12 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | Transferable skill | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Persuasion | Transferable skill | 2.75 | 3.00 |
| Negotiation | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| Operation and Control | Transferable skill | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| Equipment Selection | Transferable skill | 2.25 | 2.38 |
| Science | Essential skill | 2.25 | 1.88 |
| Management of Financial Resources | Transferable skill | 2.12 | 2.00 |
| Management of Material Resources | Transferable skill | 2.00 | 1.75 |
| Repairing | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.25 |
| Equipment Maintenance | Transferable skill | 1.88 | 1.00 |
| Installation | Transferable skill | 1.62 | 0.75 |
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Computers and Electronics | 4.63 | 6.00 |
| Customer and Personal Service | 3.70 | 3.92 |
| English Language | 3.48 | 4.13 |
| Mathematics | 3.25 | 3.76 |
| Administration and Management | 3.20 | 3.96 |
| Education and Training | 2.99 | 4.00 |
| Telecommunications | 2.97 | 3.02 |
| Engineering and Technology | 2.70 | 2.91 |
| Administrative | 2.57 | 3.70 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | 2.42 | 2.97 |
| Communications and Media | 2.36 | 2.70 |
| Economics and Accounting | 2.30 | 2.71 |
| Law and Government | 2.29 | 2.15 |
| Public Safety and Security | 2.24 | 1.71 |
| Design | 2.12 | 2.17 |
| Sales and Marketing | 2.08 | 2.13 |
| Production and Processing | 1.73 | 1.30 |
| Mechanical | 1.57 | 1.25 |
| Geography | 1.54 | 1.65 |
| Psychology | 1.42 | not rated |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 1.33 | not rated |
| Transportation | 1.31 | not rated |
| Physics | 1.29 | not rated |
| Philosophy and Theology | 1.26 | not rated |
| Therapy and Counseling | 1.22 | not rated |
| History and Archeology | 1.20 | not rated |
| Chemistry | 1.19 | not rated |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 1.18 | not rated |
| Biology | 1.16 | not rated |
| Building and Construction | 1.13 | not rated |
| Foreign Language | 1.01 | not rated |
| Fine Arts | 1.00 | not rated |
| Food Production | 1.00 | not rated |
| Name | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Deductive Reasoning | 4.12 | 4.12 |
| Oral Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.50 |
| Oral Expression | 4.00 | 4.38 |
| Written Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Information Ordering | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Inductive Reasoning | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Problem Sensitivity | 3.88 | 4.12 |
| Near Vision | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Speech Recognition | 3.62 | 3.50 |
| Fluency of Ideas | 3.50 | 4.00 |
| Speech Clarity | 3.50 | 3.12 |
| Written Expression | 3.38 | 4.00 |
| Category Flexibility | 3.25 | 3.75 |
| Visualization | 3.12 | 3.62 |
| Flexibility of Closure | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Originality | 3.00 | 3.62 |
| Mathematical Reasoning | 3.00 | 3.50 |
| Number Facility | 3.00 | 3.25 |
| Speed of Closure | 3.00 | 3.25 |
| Far Vision | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Perceptual Speed | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Selective Attention | 2.88 | 3.00 |
| Finger Dexterity | 2.62 | 2.75 |
| Time Sharing | 2.62 | 2.12 |
| Memorization | 2.50 | 2.75 |
| Visual Color Discrimination | 2.50 | 2.38 |
| Auditory Attention | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Control Precision | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Hearing Sensitivity | 2.00 | 1.88 |
| Arm-Hand Steadiness | 1.88 | 1.62 |
| Manual Dexterity | 1.88 | 1.38 |
| Trunk Strength | 1.75 | 1.38 |
| Wrist-Finger Speed | 1.62 | 0.88 |
| Depth Perception | 1.50 | 0.62 |
| Extent Flexibility | 1.38 | 0.50 |
| Dynamic Strength | 1.25 | not rated |
| Reaction Time | 1.25 | not rated |
| Multilimb Coordination | 1.12 | not rated |
| Rate Control | 1.12 | not rated |
| Dynamic Flexibility | 1.00 | not rated |
| Explosive Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
| Glare Sensitivity | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Coordination | 1.00 | not rated |
| Gross Body Equilibrium | 1.00 | not rated |
| Night Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Peripheral Vision | 1.00 | not rated |
| Response Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Sound Localization | 1.00 | not rated |
| Spatial Orientation | 1.00 | not rated |
| Speed of Limb Movement | 1.00 | not rated |
| Stamina | 1.00 | not rated |
| Static Strength | 1.00 | not rated |
Software used
Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.
- Atlassian JIRA in demand
- Microsoft Excel in demand
- Microsoft Office software in demand
- Microsoft Power BI in demand
- Microsoft PowerPoint in demand
- Microsoft SharePoint in demand
- Python in demand
- SAP software in demand
- ServiceNow in demand
- Structured query language SQL in demand
- AJAX hot
- Adobe Acrobat hot
- Adobe Illustrator hot
- Adobe Photoshop hot
- Amazon DynamoDB hot
- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud EC2 hot
- Amazon Redshift hot
- Amazon Web Services AWS CloudFormation hot
- Amazon Web Services AWS software hot
- Ansible software hot
- Apache Cassandra hot
- Apache Hadoop hot
- Apache Hive hot
- Apache Kafka hot
- Apache Maven hot
- Apache Spark hot
- Apache Subversion SVN hot
- Apache Tomcat hot
- Apple macOS hot
- Atlassian Confluence hot
All 311
- Bash hot
- C hot
- C# hot
- C++ hot
- Cascading style sheets CSS hot
- Chef hot
- Cisco Webex hot
- Django hot
- Docker hot
- ESRI ArcGIS software hot
- Eclipse IDE hot
- Elasticsearch hot
- Epic Systems hot
- Extensible markup language XML hot
- Git hot
- GitHub hot
- Go hot
- Google Analytics hot
- Google Angular hot
- Google Docs hot
- Hibernate ORM hot
- Hypertext markup language HTML hot
- IBM DB2 hot
- IBM SPSS Statistics hot
- JUnit hot
- JavaScript hot
- JavaScript Object Notation JSON hot
- Linux hot
- MEDITECH software hot
- Marketo Marketing Automation hot
- Microsoft .NET Framework hot
- Microsoft ASP.NET hot
- Microsoft Access hot
- Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP hot
- Microsoft Azure software hot
- Microsoft Outlook hot
- Microsoft PowerShell hot
- Microsoft Project hot
- Microsoft SQL Server hot
- Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services SSIS hot
- Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services SSRS hot
- Microsoft Team Foundation Server hot
- Microsoft Teams hot
- Microsoft Visio hot
- Microsoft Visual Basic hot
- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications VBA hot
- Microsoft Visual Studio hot
- Microsoft Windows hot
- Microsoft Windows Server hot
- Microsoft Word hot
- MongoDB hot
- MySQL hot
- NoSQL hot
- Node.js hot
- Oracle Cloud software hot
- Oracle Database hot
- Oracle Java hot
- Oracle Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition J2EE hot
- Oracle PL/SQL hot
- Oracle PeopleSoft hot
- Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management hot
- Oracle SQL Developer hot
- PHP hot
- Perl hot
- PostgreSQL hot
- Puppet hot
- R hot
- React hot
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux hot
- Red Hat OpenShift hot
- Ruby hot
- SAP ERP hot
- SAS hot
- Salesforce software hot
- Scala hot
- Selenium hot
- Shell script hot
- Slack hot
- Splunk Enterprise hot
- Spring Boot hot
- Spring Framework hot
- Swift hot
- Tableau hot
- Teradata Database hot
- The MathWorks MATLAB hot
- Transact-SQL hot
- UNIX hot
- UNIX Shell hot
- jQuery hot
- 3M Post-it App
- ADP Workforce Now
- Access management software
- AcmeStudio
- Active directory software
- Ada
- Adobe ActionScript
- Adobe ColdFusion
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe Flex
- Advanced business application programming ABAP
- Amazon Simple Storage Service S3
- Apache Ant
- Apache Groovy
- Apache HTTP Server
- Apache Pig
- Apache Solr
- Apache Struts
- Application management software
- Architecture description language ADL
- Atlassian Bamboo
- Automated installation software
- Backbone.js
- Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge
- Blackboard software
- Blink
- Business intelligence system software
- Cisco Systems CiscoWorks
- Citrix cloud computing software
- Common business oriented language COBOL
- Compatibility testing software
- Component object model COM software
- Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
- Cost estimating software
- CrossTec NetOp Remote Control
- Customer information control system CICS
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Database software
- Defect tracking software
- Delphi Technology
- Diagramming software
- Distributed component object model DCOM software
- Drupal
- Dynamic analysis software
- Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML
- Eiffel
- Electronic design automation EDA software
- Element management software
- Embarcadero JBuilder
- Enterprise JavaBeans
- Ext JS
- Extensible hypertext markup language XHTML
- FileMaker Pro
- Flow chart software
- Formula translation/translator FORTRAN
- Functional testing software
- Fund accounting software
- Geographic information system GIS software
- Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
- Help desk software
- Hewlett Packard HP-UX
- Hewlett Packard LoadRunner
- Hierarchical simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis HSPICE
- Human resource management software HRMS
- HyperSpace
- IBM Cognos Impromptu
- IBM Domino
- IBM InfoSphere DataStage
- IBM Notes
- IBM Power Systems software
- IBM Rational ClearCase
- IBM Rational ClearQuest
- IBM Rational PurifyPlus
- IBM Rational Rose XDE
- IBM WebSphere
- Informatica Corporation PowerCenter
- InstallShield
- Integrated development environment IDE software
- Integration testing software
- Interoperability testing software
- J
- Job control language JCL
- Jupyter Notebook
- KornShell
- LAMP Stack
- LexisNexis
- Load testing software
- McAfee
- Medical condition coding software
- Medical procedure coding software
- MicroStrategy
- Microsoft ASP.NET Core MVC
- Microsoft ActiveX
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- Microsoft Exchange
- Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)
- Microsoft Publisher
- Microsoft Visual Basic Scripting Edition VBScript
- Microsoft Visual Basic.NET
- Microsoft Visual C# .NET
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro
- Migration testing software
- Minitab
- Mutation testing software
- Nagios
- National Instruments LabVIEW
- NetSuite ERP
- Network intrusion prevention systems NIPS
- NortonLifeLock cybersecurity software
- Objective C
- Omni Group OmniGraffle
- OpenAI ChatGPT
- OrCAD Capture
- Oracle Application Server
- Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition
- Oracle Business Intelligence Suite
- Oracle E-Business Suite Financials
- Oracle Eloqua
- Oracle Fusion Applications
- Oracle Fusion Middleware
- Oracle Hyperion
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- Oracle JDBC
- Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP
- Oracle Master Data Management MDM Suite
- Oracle PeopleSoft Financials
- Oracle Solaris
- Oracle Taleo
- Oracle WebLogic Server
- Patch and update management software
- Perforce Helix software
- Personal computer diagnostic software
- Popkin System Architect
- Qlik Tech QlikView
- Quest Erwin Data Modeler
- Rapide
- Recovery testing software
- Red Hat WildFly
- Regression testing software
- Relational database management software
- Remote control software
- Requirements management software
- Ruby on Rails
- SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise
- SAP Business Objects
- SAP BusinessObjects Desktop Intelligence
- SAP Crystal Reports
- SAP Master Data Management MDM
- SAP NetWeaver
- SAP NetWeaver BW
- Salesforce Visualforce
- Security testing software
- Skype
- Slido interaction software
- Smalltalk
- Snort
- Software asset management SAM software
- Software distribution software
- SpectraQuest
- Stac Software ReachOut
- StataCorp Stata
- Static analysis software
- Stress testing software
- Structure prediction software
- Sun Microsystems Sun ONE
- Supervisory control and data acquisition SCADA software
- Symantec Visual Cafe
- Symantec pcAnywhere
- System and data disaster recovery software
- System testing software
- Systems and application deployment and migration software
- Tax software
- Test design software
- Test implementation software
- Time sharing option TSO software
- Ubuntu
- Unified modeling language UML
- Unit testing software
- Usability testing software
- VMware
- Verilog
- Veritas NetBackup
- Version control software
- Virtual private networking VPN software
- Virus scanning software
- Voice over internet protocol VoIP system software
- Web server software
- WebFOCUS
- Wireshark
- Wise Solutions Wise for Windows Installer
- YouTube
Where it concentrates
Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.
| Metro area | Employment | Location quotient | Median annual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Park, MD | 690 | 2.94 | $101,630 |
| Huntsville, AL | 2,610 | 2.93 | $107,350 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 19,050 | 2.73 | $133,690 |
| Springfield, IL | 820 | 2.43 | $117,590 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 1,480 | 2.38 | $72,510 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 2,530 | 2.20 | $106,410 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 3,290 | 2.19 | $86,890 |
| Bloomington, IL | 630 | 2.13 | $103,030 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2,680 | 1.98 | $102,070 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 17,470 | 1.93 | $129,180 |