Careers
Tech careers, from official data
Pay, job counts and outlook for 14 tech roles from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The fastest growing is data scientist, projected at +35% for 2025-35; the highest paid median is $175,140.
- Roles14 tech roles A to ZWhat each job involves, how people get in, pay, job counts and the ten-year outlook.
- PayPay by roleMedian pay and the range from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with notes on what the figures leave out.
- Certifications14 IT certificationsExam prices, length and renewal rules, checked against each vendor’s own pages.
What 14 tech roles pay
The bar spans the middle 80% of earners. The dark mark is the median. Hover a row for exact figures.
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IT manager$175k
$140k
$136k
$134k
$129k
$120k
$106k
$105k
$102k
$100k
$99k
$93k
$90k
$62k