Computer Systems Analysts
Analyze science, engineering, business, and other data processing problems to develop and implement solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions, improve existing computer systems, and review computer system capabilities, workflow, and schedule limitations. May analyze or recommend commercially available software.
Also known as: Computer Analyst · Computer Architect · Computer Consultant · Applications Analyst · Business Systems Analyst · Computer Methods Analyst
This score estimates how exposed the tasks in a role are to current and near-term AI capabilities. It does not predict whether a specific person will lose a job.
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Most exposed task
Use object-oriented programming languages, as well as client and server applications development processes and multimedia and Internet technology.
Augmentable 55/100 exposure
Most durable task
Interview or survey workers, observe job performance, or perform the job to determine what information is processed and how it is processed.
Durable 25/100 exposure
Useful next step
Make one change to the task mix
Compare one real week with the exposed tasks, test one supervised delegation, and redirect the saved time toward more durable work.
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No task is classified fully automatable in this release. The highest-exposure task relative to this role is shown in the free snapshot above; the assistive work is detailed next.
Augmentable tasks
Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.
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Use object-oriented programming languages, as well as client and server applications development processes and multimedia and Internet technology.55
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Read manuals, periodicals, and technical reports to learn how to develop programs that meet staff and user requirements.55
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Define the goals of the system and devise flow charts and diagrams describing logical operational steps of programs.55
Most durable tasks
Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.
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Consult with management to ensure agreement on system principles.25
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Interview or survey workers, observe job performance, or perform the job to determine what information is processed and how it is processed.25
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Train staff and users to work with computer systems and programs.30
Task exposure values and classifications are published, versioned estimates audited against the anchored rubric. This page reads them from the data release rather than generating them at request time. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.
What this means
A score of 44 puts Computer Systems Analysts in the most-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 0 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 16 augmentable, and 4 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.
Lower-exposure adjacent roles
No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.
Labor-market context
- $105,850median wage
- 519,530employed
- 34,200annual openings
- +8.7%projected growth
Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.
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Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.
How this score was calculated
The score is the plain average of the AI-exposure values of this role’s 20 analyzed tasks (equal task weights in this release — no hidden factors):
- Augmentable 16 tasks, averaging 48/100 exposure
- Durable 4 tasks, averaging 28/100 exposure
score = (16×48 + 4×28) ÷ 20 ≈ 44
Every task’s exposure value was scored against a published anchored rubric that scores tasks as actually performed — physical, in-person, and accountability requirements included (data release 2026.07.12-r2). The band (Very High) is a corpus quartile; the percentile is tie-aware across all 968 occupations.
FAQ — Computer Systems Analysts
- Will AI replace Computer Systems Analysts?
- This score cannot predict whether this occupation or any individual job will be replaced. It shows which tasks current and near-term AI can perform or accelerate, which tasks remain more durable, and where a worker can adapt. Employer decisions, demand, regulation, and how the role changes are outside the score.
- What does a score of 44 mean for a Computer Systems Analysts?
- It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 44 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the most-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.
- Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?
- This role has no strongly automatable task in the current data release.
- Which parts of this job are most durable?
- The most durable responsibilities are: Consult with management to ensure agreement on system principles; Interview or survey workers, observe job performance, or perform the job to determine what information is processed and how it is processed; Train staff and users to work with computer systems and programs. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.
- Is this score personalized to me?
- No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.
Score version jr-v1 · data release 2026.07.12-r2 · updated 2026-07-13 · baseline mapping: 20 of 20 tasks carry source-level provenance · methodology