As of June 2026, Computer Systems Analysts has an AI-exposure score of 73/100 (Very High exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Computer Systems Analysts
More exposed than 94% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$105,850. About 34,200 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
How you compare to similar Computer & Mathematical roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
- Coordinate and link the computer systems within an organization to increase compatibility so that information can be shared.
- Interview or survey workers, observe job performance, or perform the job to determine what information is processed and how it is processed.
- Confer with clients regarding the nature of the information processing or computation needs a computer program is to address.
- Provide staff and users with assistance solving computer-related problems, such as malfunctions and program problems.
- Recommend new equipment or software packages.
- Determine computer software or hardware needed to set up or alter systems.
- Test, maintain, and monitor computer programs and systems, including coordinating the installation of computer programs and systems.
- Expand or modify system to serve new purposes or improve work flow.
- Assess the usefulness of pre-developed application packages and adapt them to a user environment.
- Read manuals, periodicals, and technical reports to learn how to develop programs that meet staff and user requirements.
- Troubleshoot program and system malfunctions to restore normal functioning.
- Analyze information processing or computation needs and plan and design computer systems, using techniques such as structured analysis, data modeling, and information engineering.
- Consult with management to ensure agreement on system principles.
- Train staff and users to work with computer systems and programs.
- Define the goals of the system and devise flow charts and diagrams describing logical operational steps of programs.
- Review and analyze computer printouts and performance indicators to locate code problems, and correct errors by correcting codes.
- Use the computer in the analysis and solution of business problems, such as development of integrated production and inventory control and cost analysis systems.
- Use object-oriented programming languages, as well as client and server applications development processes and multimedia and Internet technology.
- Develop, document, and revise system design procedures, test procedures, and quality standards.
- Specify inputs accessed by the system and plan the distribution and use of the results.
No augmentable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (100%).
No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as automatable (100%).
Safer adjacent roles
Your AI-Safe Career Report
Every task scored with what to do about it · 5–10 safer roles with salary, demand & reachability · skill-gap map · a 30/60/90-day roadmap · plus a résumé & LinkedIn rewrite · PDF.
Grounded in O*NET + the Anthropic Economic Index + BLS — personalized to your role.
AI was the most-cited reason for U.S. layoffs through mid-2026 — the workers who adapt earliest fare best. — Challenger, Gray & Christmas, 2026The upside: Workers with AI skills earn a roughly 62% wage premium — adapting pays. — PwC Global AI Jobs Barometer, 2026
Instant delivery — your personalized report is ready about a minute after checkout.
Scan your own job
Computer Systems Analysts — median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)
Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$105,850. More states are being added.