Computer Systems Analysts - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this occupation in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

Computer systems design companies
Finance and insurance agencies
Information services companies

Outlook

Demand for this occupation will be faster than average as companies seek to improve existing computer operations. Companies are also investing in newer, faster, and mobile technologies. Growth will be highest at companies that provide cloud-computing technology.

In addition, growth in this occupation is expected in the health care industry as it moves to electronic medical records and other updates in technology.

Growth in this occupation will be driven by very rapid growth in the computer and data processing services industry. This is expected to be one of the fastest growing industries in the US economy. Demand will also result from the need to replace employees who are promoted to other positions or who retire.

Computer Systems Analysts (CIS 100047)

Location	Employment	&	Growth		>>>>	Annual openings
			This occupation	All occupations
Illinois	30,091 Very large	&	8.5%	5.8%	>>>>	2,232 Very High
Champaign Area	479 Very large	&	10.4%	7.0%	>>>>	36 High
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area	314 Very large	&	1.3%	5.0%	>>>>	20 High
Cook County	14,579 Very large	&	11.1%	5.6%	>>>>	1,130 Very High
Decatur Area	153 Large	&	5.9%	7.0%	>>>>	11 High
DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area	897 Very large	&	11.1%	9.7%	>>>>	69 High
Du Page County	5,379 Very large	&	11.8%	5.4%	>>>>	421 Very High
Edwardsville Area	262 Large	&	2.7%	5.1%	>>>>	18 High
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area	108 Large	&	4.6%	7.0%	>>>>	7 Moderate
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area	211 Very large	&	-1.4%	5.2%	>>>>	13 High
Lake County	2,005 Very large	&	12.1%	8.6%	>>>>	158 Very High
McHenry County	288 Very large	&	6.2%	6.8%	>>>>	20 High
Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area	282 Very large	&	3.9%	6.8%	>>>>	19 High
Northwest Illinois Area	300 Large	&	-0.7%	3.6%	>>>>	19 High
Peoria-Bloomington Area	1,410 Very large	&	8.5%	7.3%	>>>>	105 Very High
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area	227 Large	&	0.0%	4.3%	>>>>	14 High
Rock Island-Moline Area	530 Very large	&	9.1%	5.7%	>>>>	40 Very High
Rockford Area	495 Very large	&	4.0%	7.6%	>>>>	33 High
Shawnee National Forest Area	97 Large	&	-2.1%	2.4%	>>>>	6 Moderate
Springfield Area	728 Very large	&	4.9%	4.7%	>>>>	51 Very High
St Louis-Belleville Area	489 Very large	&	13.1%	6.4%	>>>>	39 High
Vermilion County	89 Large	&	6.7%	4.9%	>>>>	7 High
Will County	760 Very large	&	15.3%	9.1%	>>>>	63 High
United States	632,400 Very large	&	7.4%	3.7%	>>>>	46,200 Very High