IT manager (CIO, IT project manager)

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Key facts

+15.8%jobs, 2025 to 2035

United States

Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI first replaces codified tasks; experience, management and judgement keep their value. Working well with AI is becoming an asset.

The job

Leads an organisation's IT teams and projects, and decides how to bring AI into them.

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chief data officer
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chief information officer
chief information officers
chief technology officer
chief technology officers
CIO
communications manager
CTO
customer service manager, telecommunications
data processing manager
documentation manager
ICT acquisitions manager
ICT applications manager
ICT data processing manager
ICT documentation manager
ICT documentation managers
ICT information and knowledge manager
ICT information and knowledge managers
ICT information manager
ICT knowledge manager
ICT manager
ICT operations manager
ICT operations managers
ICT product manager
ICT product managers
ICT products manager
ICT products managers
ICT project manager
ICT project managers
ICT vendor relations manager
ICT vendor relationship manager
ICT vendor relationship managers
ICT vendor relationships manager
information technology director
IT data processing manager
IT director
IT documentation manager
IT information and knowledge manager
IT information manager
IT knowledge manager
IT operations manager
IT process manager
IT product manager
IT products manager
IT project manager
IT projects manager
IT vendor relations manager
IT vendor relationship manager
network and telecommunications manager
network manager, telecommunications
soft manager
software applications manager
software manager
software managers
systems and networks manager
technical communication manager
telecom manager
telecommunications commissioning manager
telecommunications development manager
telecommunications equipment manager
telecommunications installation manager
telecommunications manager
telecommunications managers
telecommunications project manager
telecommunications service manager
telecommunications services manager
telecommunications systems manager
telecommunications technician supervisor
telecoms manager
web project manager
web projects manager

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Gauges

Risk 3/5 · Moderate

AI exposureVery highBLS AI exposure category "very high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (medium)

Employment outlookStrong growthBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Computer and information systems managers)

Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job

PayVery highBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $175,140

EntryLongBLS, typical education needed for entry

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Sources

The BLS projects +108,100 jobs for computer and information systems managers, from 685,800 to 793,900. Stanford finds that in AI-exposed jobs, employment falls for entry-level workers but holds for experienced staff.

AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Fastest growing occupations, 2025-2035Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Canaries in the Coal Mine? Six Facts about the Recent Employment Effects of AIStanford Digital Economy Lab · 2025, revised August 2026 · academic study

Checked on 27 October 2026.