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Tech careers, by the numbers

What tech jobs pay, where they are growing, and how people get hired.

Mojolin tracks 14 tech roles with official U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, compares the certifications employers ask for, and publishes plain guides for job seekers and for the teams hiring them.

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$175,140median pay, it managers (highest we track)+35%projected job growth for data scientists, 2025-351.7Msoftware developer jobs in the US, the largest group$61,860median pay in IT support, the most common way in

What 14 tech roles pay

The bar spans the middle 80% of earners, from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The dark mark is the median. Hover a row for exact figures.

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IT manager
Computer research scientist
Software developer
Network architect
Information security analyst
Data scientist
Systems analyst
Database administrator
Project manager (IT and tech)
Computer programmer
Systems administrator
Web developer
Technical writer
IT support specialist
Middle 80% of earners (10th to 90th percentile) Median annual paySource: BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2025 pay

Growing fastest, 2025-35

Projected to shrink

A decline is not a dead end. Support and server work is moving into cloud platforms and automation, and those jobs still open by the thousands each year as people retire or move up. Read where sysadmin work went.

Certifications employers ask for

Prices, exam length and renewal rules, checked against each vendor's own pages.

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CertificationExam priceExam timeValid for
CompTIA Linux+CompTIA$39990 min3 years
Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA)Red Hat$500Not published3 years
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)Cisco$300120 min3 years
CompTIA Security+CompTIA$43990 min3 years
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – AssociateAmazon Web Services$150130 min3 years
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)The Linux Foundation / CNCF$445120 min2 years

Guides

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