Most common destination first. Every card carries the national median annual wage, projected employment change and openings over 2024–2034, and the typical education people already in the job hold.
What Can You Do With an Information Technology Degree?
Below are 15 occupations that information technology graduates commonly move into, most common first. Computer User Support Specialist leads at $61,860 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025); across the whole list the middle occupation pays $116,580 and 0 of 15 typically need a graduate degree. A major is a body of study, not a job assignment, so treat every entry as a common destination rather than a promise.
What the degree actually involves: Networks, operating systems, databases, security, and hands-on lab configuration.
Information technology is the operational sibling of computer science: less about building software from nothing, more about making networks, systems, databases and security work and keep working. Most graduates start on a support or administration desk, and the industry certifications you collect alongside the degree drive how fast you move off it.
- Common destinations
- 15
- Median pay range
- $61,860–$175,140
- Projected to grow
- 12 of 15
- Need a graduate degree
- 0 of 15
11 with a full profile page
BLS OEWS, May 2025
BLS EP, 2024–2034
BLS EP typical entry, 2024–2034
How this list was built
- The destinations are the occupations information technology graduates commonly move into. They are ordered by how common the destination is, not by what it pays, so the ordinary outcomes sit at the top where they belong rather than being buried under the flattering ones.
- Every destination is matched to a real occupation in the 923-occupation NueCareer career bank. A destination that does not resolve to a bank occupation is dropped rather than shown without data.
- All pay, growth, openings and education figures come from that bank: BLS OEWS May 2025 for wages, BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034 for projected change, annual openings and the typical education needed for entry, and O*NET 30.3 Database for what the work involves. Nothing is estimated and no figure here is generated by an AI model.
- Destinations whose BLS typical entry education is a master’s or a doctoral or professional degree are marked Graduate study on the list. That flag is read from the federal data, not asserted by us.
- What this list is not: a ranking of which destination you should pick, a statement of how many graduates reach each one, or a promise that the degree entitles you to any of them. Read the full methodology.
15 careers an information technology degree commonly leads to
1. Computer User Support Specialist
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $61,860
- Growth
- -3.7%
- Openings/yr
- 40,800
- Education
- Some college
Provide technical assistance to computer users.
Computer User Support Specialist salary & outlook →2. Network and Computer Systems Administrator
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $99,130
- Growth
- -4.2%
- Openings/yr
- 14,300
- Education
- Bachelor's
Install, configure, and maintain an organization's local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), data communications network, operating systems, and physical and virtual servers.
Network and Computer Systems Administrator salary & outlook →3. Computer Network Support Specialist
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $76,220
- Growth
- +1.8%
- Openings/yr
- 9,600
- Education
- Associate's
Analyze, test, troubleshoot, and evaluate existing network systems, such as local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), cloud networks, servers, and other data communications networks.
Computer Network Support Specialist salary & outlook →4. Computer Systems Analyst
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $105,850
- Growth
- +8.7%
- Openings/yr
- 34,200
- Education
- Bachelor's
Analyze science, engineering, business, and other data processing problems to develop and implement solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns.
Computer Systems Analyst salary & outlook →5. Information Security Analyst
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $129,180
- Growth
- +28.5%
- Openings/yr
- 16,000
- Education
- Bachelor's
Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information.
Information Security Analyst salary & outlook →6. Database Administrator
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $104,620
- Growth
- -0.7%
- Openings/yr
- 3,800
- Education
- Bachelor's
Administer, test, and implement computer databases, applying knowledge of database management systems.
Full page coming in the next tranche. Data shown here is from the same bank.
7. QA Analyst
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $104,300
- Growth
- +10.0%
- Openings/yr
- 14,000
- Education
- Bachelor's
Develop and execute software tests to identify software problems and their causes.
QA Analyst salary & outlook →8. Web Administrator
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $116,580
- Growth
- +8.2%
- Openings/yr
- 31,300
- Education
- Bachelor's
Manage web environment design, deployment, development and maintenance activities.
Full page coming in the next tranche. Data shown here is from the same bank.
9. Information Technology Project Manager
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $116,580
- Growth
- +8.2%
- Openings/yr
- 31,300
- Education
- Bachelor's
Plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects.
Full page coming in the next tranche. Data shown here is from the same bank.
10. Data Warehousing Specialist
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $139,500
- Growth
- +8.7%
- Openings/yr
- 4,000
- Education
- Bachelor's
Design, model, or implement corporate data warehousing activities.
Full page coming in the next tranche. Data shown here is from the same bank.
11. Health Informatics Specialist
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $105,850
- Growth
- +8.7%
- Openings/yr
- 34,200
- Education
- Bachelor's
Apply knowledge of nursing and informatics to assist in the design, development, and ongoing modification of computerized health care systems.
Health Informatics Specialist salary & outlook →12. Telecommunications Engineering Specialist
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $134,050
- Growth
- +11.9%
- Openings/yr
- 11,200
- Education
- Bachelor's
Design or configure wired, wireless, and satellite communications systems for voice, video, and data services.
Telecommunications Engineering Specialist salary & outlook →13. Computer Network Architect
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $134,050
- Growth
- +11.9%
- Openings/yr
- 11,200
- Education
- Bachelor's
Design and implement computer and information networks, such as local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), intranets, extranets, and other data communications networks.
Computer Network Architect salary & outlook →14. Software Developer
Computer and Mathematical
- Median pay
- $135,980
- Growth
- +15.8%
- Openings/yr
- 115,200
- Education
- Bachelor's
Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs.
Software Developer salary & outlook →15. IT Manager
Management
- Median pay
- $175,140
- Growth
- +15.2%
- Openings/yr
- 55,600
- Education
- Bachelor's
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.
IT Manager salary & outlook →
Does an information technology degree decide your career?
For most people, no. Federal survey data has consistently found that only a minority of US graduates work in a job closely related to their degree field, and that share falls further with each year after graduation. The exceptions are the fields where a licence sits at the end of the degree, and they are exceptions precisely because the route is fixed.
The practical reading of the list above is this: every destination on it lists a bachelor's degree or less as the typical entry requirement (BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034), so the decisions that matter after the degree are about experience rather than more study.
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Information Technology degrees: FAQ
Do you need a master's degree after an information technology degree?
Not for the destinations on this page. BLS Employment Projections (2024–2034) list a bachelor's degree or less as the typical entry requirement for all 15 of them. Individual employers can still ask for more.
What is the highest-paying career an information technology degree leads to?
Of the 15 destinations on this page, IT Manager has the highest national median wage at $175,140 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), against $50,980 for all US occupations. Typical entry education for it is bachelor's. A median is the midpoint of everyone in the job today, so a first salary normally sits well below it.
Which of these careers hires the most people each year?
Software Developer, with about 115,200 projected openings a year (BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034). Across all 15 destinations on this page the combined figure is roughly 426,700 openings a year. Openings include replacing people who leave, not just new jobs, which is why a slow-growing occupation can still hire heavily.
Is an information technology degree worth it?
That depends on the price you pay for it, which this page cannot know. What it can tell you is where the destinations sit: the middle occupation on this list pays $116,580 a year against $50,980 for all US occupations, the range runs $61,860–$175,140, and 12 of the 15 are projected to grow over 2024–2034 (BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034).
How was this list of careers put together?
The destinations were curated as the occupations information technology graduates commonly move into, ordered by how common rather than by pay, then matched against the 923-occupation NueCareer career bank. Every figure shown comes from that bank: wages from BLS OEWS May 2025, projected change and annual openings and typical entry education from BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034, and occupation descriptions from O*NET 30.3 Database. Nothing is estimated, and no figure on this page is generated by an AI model.
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