Computer and Information Systems Managers
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.
670,570 people do this job in the US. $175,140 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
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- 14%
- 0%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 22%. Today's estimate: 28%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 17 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Develop computer information resources, providing for data security and control, strategic computing, and disaster recovery.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 27% | 2.1 work days3.3 h to 1.7 work weeks | 1%Half by Sep 2028 | |
| Evaluate the organization's technology use and needs and recommend improvements, such as hardware and software upgrades.Done more than yearly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 15% | 6.7 h1.7 h to 4.2 work days | 6%Half by Jan 2028 | |
| Manage backup, security and user help systems.Done daily by most who do it. | 9% | 1.7 h25 min to 5 h | 51%Half by now | |
| Develop and interpret organizational goals, policies, and procedures.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 6% | 3.3 h1.3 h to 1.7 work days | 27%Half by Mar 2027 | |
| Direct daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 1.3 h38 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Assign and review the work of systems analysts, programmers, and other computer-related workers.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 1.3 h25 min to 3.3 h | 77%Half by now | |
| Provide users with technical support for computer problems.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 5% | 38 min13 min to 1.7 h | 95%Half by now | |
| Prepare and review operational reports or project progress reports.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 h38 min to 5 h | 66%Half by now | |
| Recruit, hire, train and supervise staff, or participate in staffing decisions.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 4% | 2.5 h50 min to 1 work day | Stays with people | |
| Review project plans to plan and coordinate project activity.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 4% | 1.7 h50 min to 5 h | 76%Half by now | |
| Control operational budget and expenditures.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 3% | 2.5 h50 min to 1 work day | 40%Half by Dec 2026 | |
| Consult with users, management, vendors, and technicians to assess computing needs and system requirements.Done more than monthly by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 3% | 1.7 h50 min to 4.2 h | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
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From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
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Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025).