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Computer Systems Engineers/Architects

Design and develop solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions.

87 AI exposure
28 Human advantage
64 Market demand
60 AI leverage

Is Computer Systems Engineers/Architects a safe career from AI?

Computer Systems Engineers/Architects scores 87 out of 100 for AI exposure, which is high. A large share of this work is the kind current AI systems are measurably good at. That is not a prediction the job disappears, and the research does not support one. It means more of this role is likely to change than most.

Its human advantage score is 28, which is low. Most of this role can be done through a screen, and that is the half of the labor market AI has reached first. Market demand scores 64 out of 100, combining how many of these jobs exist with where that number is heading. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment growing 5.1% over ten years.

What Computer Systems Engineers/Architects pay

The median wage is $108,970 a year. The lower quarter earns under $76,360 and the upper quarter over $147,530. About 439,380 people do this work in the United States.

Where Computer Systems Engineers/Architects can go next

Occupations that share most of what this job already requires, ranked by how much carries over.

Computer Hardware Engineers 86% of the skills carry over $155k median
Computer and Information Research Scientists 88% of the skills carry over $141k median
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists 84% of the skills carry over $130k median
Loss Prevention Managers 79% of the skills carry over $137k median

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Where this comes from

Work content and transitions from O*NET, the US Department of Labor's occupational database. Wages and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. AI exposure from published research measuring which occupations current AI capabilities overlap with. None of it is a forecast, and none of these numbers are ours: they are public data, put next to each other.

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