Projected increase in the number of U.S. jobs over the full decade.
Job outlook · United States · BLS projections
Computer systems analyst
job outlook
BLS projects faster-than-average growth for this U.S. occupation through 2035. That projection is about total employment—not a personal job guarantee or an AI-specific forecast.
Projected employment growth8%2025–35 · analysts
All occupations3%same period
Average annual openings32,900includes replacement needs
Put the projection in context
Faster growth than
the two comparison groups.
Projected percentage change in U.S. employment from 2025 to 2035. All bars share a 0–10% scale; the values are projections, not current job vacancies.
- Computer systems analysts8%
- All computer occupations6%
- All occupations3%
Projected employment change · United States · 2025–35 · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Growth and openings are different measures
Not every opening
is a newly created job.
BLS projects employment moving from 544,400 in 2025 to 587,200 in 2035—about 42,900 net additional jobs over the decade. It separately projects an average of 32,900 openings each year.
Annual openings also include opportunities as workers transfer occupations or leave the labor force.
What BLS says is behind the projection
Organizations keep
expanding their IT.
BLS points to organizations across the economy continuing to rely on and expand information technology, including AI, with analysts needed to design and install systems. It also notes that small firms may contract this work out instead of hiring analysts directly.
That is the BLS explanation for its employment projection. It does not isolate how much growth is caused by AI or predict how the task mix will change.
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- Note whether employers ask for business-process analysis, a specific platform, SQL, testing, programming or industry knowledge.
- Check the level of experience behind the listed salary; “systems analyst” spans different roles.
- Look for repeated requirements across employers and compare those with skills you can demonstrate.
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These are U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projections for the 2025–35 period. Projections are not live vacancies, forecasts for Latvia or other countries, or an AI replacement-risk calculation.
Sources checked 28 September 2026. This is an editorial guide, not a local salary quote, hiring guarantee or individualized career advice.
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