Computer Systems Analysts
Machines can already do 57% of this job's tasks. By 2035 that rises to 82%. Most of the work is changing now.
Share of the work machines can do
Worldwide baseline, 2026 to 2050
Computer Systems Analysts in 2026: the short answer
- Today: machines can do 57% of this job's tasks, and AI use is already seen in 28% of them.
- Forecast: machines can already do half of its tasks, and 82% by 2035, according to the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit.
- Size: 519,530 people do this job in the United States, on a median pay of $105,850 a year.
- Contact with people: it scores 66% for contact with people.
- Also called: Applications Analyst, Business Systems Analyst, Computer Analyst, Computer Systems Analyst.
Updated by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit. These are worldwide baseline figures; the Workforce Starburst shows them for your country. Go deeper: How ready am I? or an executive briefing.
How the work changes, task by task
The tasks that take up most of the day, with the share of each that machines can do in 2026 (dark) and 2035 (pink). Worldwide baseline.
| Task | Share of the day | Machines can do | 2026 to 2035 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troubleshoot program and system malfunctions to restore normal functioning | 9% | 65% to 92% | |
| Test, maintain, and monitor computer programs and systems, including coordinating the installation of computer programs and systems | 9% | 84% to 97% | |
| Analyze information processing or computation needs and plan and design computer systems, using techniques such as structured analysis, data modeling, and information engineering | 9% | 48% to 78% | |
| Provide staff and users with assistance solving computer-related problems, such as malfunctions and program problems | 8% | 35% to 65% | |
| Expand or modify system to serve new purposes or improve work flow | 6% | 35% to 65% | |
| Confer with clients regarding the nature of the information processing or computation needs a computer program is to address | 6% | 72% to 92% | |
| Use the computer in the analysis and solution of business problems, such as development of integrated production and inventory control and cost analysis systems | 5% | 78% to 97% | |
| Coordinate and link the computer systems within an organization to increase compatibility so that information can be shared | 5% | 65% to 92% |
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The skills computer systems analysts use most, most used first.
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When will machines do half of the tasks of Computer Systems Analysts?
Machines can already do half of its tasks. That is the worldwide baseline from the 311 Workforce Starburst, before adjusting for country.
Will AI take the job of computer systems analysts?
Machines can do 57% of the tasks of computer systems analysts today and 82% by 2035. Most of the routine work moves to machines, and the people in the job move to oversight, judgement and client work.
Sources and citing
Tasks and their share of the day: O*NET 31.0, occupation 15-1211.00 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0). Pay and jobs: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. AI use today: Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Scoring and forecast: the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit; after 2035 the figures extend each trend, with lower confidence. Foresight, not advice.
Cite as: 311 Institute (2026). Computer Systems Analysts: the outlook to 2050. 311 Workforce Starburst. https://www.311institute.com/jobs/computer-systems-analysts/