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Computer and Information Systems Managers

SOC 11-3021 · 2024-2034

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.

How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.

What California expects of this job

Typical pay in California

$221,952per year

Projected openings

82,270

Projected change

+16.5%

Usually needs

Bachelor's degree

Skills this work uses most

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.

1. Critical Thinking
2. Reading Comprehension
3. Active Listening
4. Judgment and Decision Making
5. Speaking
6. Monitoring

Pay by region

What the pay actually ranges across

The lowest-paid tenth earn under

$132,150

A quarter earn under

$173,096

Half earn under

$221,952

Three quarters earn under

$298,393

The highest-paid tenth earn over

$331,439

A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.

Similar work

O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.

Programs that train for this job — 87

• Cyber Security Support Technician (Advanced)

  United Youth of America, Inc · Los Angeles · $11,465

  Working 6 months later

  Not reported

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• Cyber Security Support Technician (Basic)

  United Youth of America, Inc · Los Angeles · $11,505

  Working 6 months later

  63%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $12,473

• Cert. of Achievement Network and Security Specialist

  Contra Costa College · San Pablo · $1,263

  Working 6 months later

  Not reported

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• AS Degree Computer Information Systems: Computer Operations

  Contra Costa College · San Pablo · $3,594

  Working 6 months later

  Not reported

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• AS Information Technology

  Contra Costa College · San Pablo · $3,228

  Working 6 months later

  Not reported

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• Computer Operations 1

  Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center - LAUSD · Los Angeles · $610

  Working 6 months later

  53%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $9,386

• Information Technology (IT) Fundamentals

  North Orange County Regional Occupational Program · Anaheim · $995

  Working 6 months later

  100%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $10,884

• Data Science Career Track

  Springboard · San Francisco · $9,900

  Working 6 months later

  Not reported

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• System Administrator - CompTIA Network+ Certification Prep

  Antelope Valley Adult School · Lancaster · $450

  Working 6 months later

  Not reported

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• Cisco Certified Network Associate

  ABCO Technology · Los Angeles · $4,062

  Working 6 months later

  61%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $10,317

• Programmer

  ABCO Technology · Los Angeles · $11,258

  Working 6 months later

  73%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $11,000

• Introduction to Information Technology Support (A+)

  Calbright College · Sacramento · $0

  Working 6 months later

  1%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $3,132

• Cyber Technician Specialist

  Fresno City College · Fresno · $770

  Working 6 months later

  Not reported

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• Cybersecurity

  Fresno City College · Fresno · $1,246

  Working 6 months later

  Not reported

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• Microsoft Windows Networking

  City College of San Francisco · San Francisco · $768

  Working 6 months later

  Not reported

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• IT Professional

  Lemoore College · Lemoore · $1,600

  Working 6 months later

  Not reported

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• Networking Fundamentals

  Lemoore College · Lemoore · $1,782

  Working 6 months later

  Not reported

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• South Valley Apprenticeship Program - Computer Network Support Specialist

  Lemoore College · Lemoore · $1,920

  Working 6 months later

  Not reported

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• A+ and Network+ CompTIA Certification Training (online, exam vouchers included)

  California State University San Marcos Extended Learning · San Marcos · $3,995

  Working 6 months later

  83%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• CompTIA Network+ and Security+ Certification Training (Online, exam vouchers included)

  California State University San Marcos Extended Learning · San Marcos · $3,695

  Working 6 months later

  90%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• CompTIA A+ Certification Training (Voucher Included)

  Loyola Marymount University - LMU Extension · Los Angeles · $3,497

  Working 6 months later

  100%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $17,604

• Database Management Certificate

  UCLA Extension · Los Angeles · $9,315

  Working 6 months later

  33%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $8,126

• Data Science Certificate

  UCLA Extension · Los Angeles · $6,275

  Working 6 months later

  34%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $19,800

• Cybersecurity Certificate (Online)

  UCLA Extension · Los Angeles · $4,995

  Working 6 months later

  26%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $13,876

• Certificate in Project Management (Hybrid)

  UCLA Extension · Los Angeles · $6,625

  Working 6 months later

  16%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $21,625

  Outcomes cover more than this program The provider filed these figures against more than the program named — several of its programs, or the whole institution. They are shown because they are real, and nothing here ranks or rates them, because they do not describe this program.

• Database Management Certificate (Online)

  UCLA Extension · Los Angeles · $9,315

  Working 6 months later

  38%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $8,126

• Cybersecurity Certificate

  UCLA Extension · Los Angeles · $4,995

  Working 6 months later

  22%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $13,876

• Data Science Intensive (Online)

  UCLA Extension · Los Angeles · $5,200

  Working 6 months later

  9%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• Information Technology Specialist

  Kern High School District-BAS · Bakersfield · $100

  Working 6 months later

  71%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $14,440

• Cyber Security Technician Program

  Covered 6 · Moorpark · $18,600

  Working 6 months later

  Not reported

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• Enterprise Security Professional

  De Anza College, Occupational Training Institute · Cupertino · $4,984

  Working 6 months later

  3%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

  Outcomes cover more than this program The provider filed these figures against more than the program named — several of its programs, or the whole institution. They are shown because they are real, and nothing here ranks or rates them, because they do not describe this program.

• Enterprise Security Professional - Advanced

  De Anza College, Occupational Training Institute · Cupertino · $5,498

  Working 6 months later

  Not reported

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

  Outcomes cover more than this program The provider filed these figures against more than the program named — several of its programs, or the whole institution. They are shown because they are real, and nothing here ranks or rates them, because they do not describe this program.

• Coding (Online)

  UC Irvine Continuing Education · Irvine · $13,745

  Working 6 months later

  Not reported

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• Software Engineering and Quality

  UCSC Silicon Valley Extension · Santa Clara · $7,070

  Working 6 months later

  65%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• Embedded Systems

  UCSC Silicon Valley Extension · Santa Clara · $6,570

  Working 6 months later

  91%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• Computer Programming

  UCSC Silicon Valley Extension · Santa Clara · $6,320

  Working 6 months later

  41%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• Software Quality Assurance

  UCSD Division of Extended Studies · La Jolla · $3,335

  Working 6 months later

  Not reported

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported

• Network Security Technician

  Ventura Adult and Continuing Education · Ventura · $9,702

  Working 6 months later

  89%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $12,500

  Outcomes cover more than this program The provider filed these figures against more than the program named — several of its programs, or the whole institution. They are shown because they are real, and nothing here ranks or rates them, because they do not describe this program.

• Network Systems Technician

  Ventura Adult and Continuing Education · Ventura · $7,921

  Working 6 months later

  90%

  Earnings in one quarter after

  $11,500

  Outcomes cover more than this program The provider filed these figures against more than the program named — several of its programs, or the whole institution. They are shown because they are real, and nothing here ranks or rates them, because they do not describe this program.

• Six Sigma Green Belt and Project Management

  Amfasoft · Fremont · $7,500

  Working 6 months later

  Not reported

  Earnings in one quarter after

  Not reported