GET /api/program-job-outlook
Program job outlook
Graduates, employment, and wages for this program in Kentucky during 2025-2026. Null means the source file had no value for that field.
kctcs
6 occupations
11-3021.00
Typical education: BA+
Entry annual wages
$85,770
Median annual wages
$140,360
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.
15-1243.00
Typical education: BA+
Entry annual wages
$74,140
Median annual wages
$125,400
Design strategies for enterprise databases, data warehouse systems, and multidimensional networks. Set standards for database operations, programming, query processes, and security. Model, design, and construct large relational databases or data warehouses. Create and optimize data models for warehouse infrastructure and workflow. Integrate new systems with existing warehouse structure and refine system performance and functionality.
15-1241.00
Typical education: BA+
Entry annual wages
$62,850
Median annual wages
$103,740
Design and implement computer and information networks, such as local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), intranets, extranets, and other data communications networks. Perform network modeling, analysis, and planning, including analysis of capacity needs for network infrastructures. May also design network and computer security measures. May research and recommend network and data communications hardware and software.
15-1211.00
Typical education: BA+
Entry annual wages
$57,560
Median annual wages
$95,090
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.
15-1299.00
Typical education: BA+
Entry annual wages
$44,980
Median annual wages
$89,420
Related occupations
15-1299.01
Manage web environment design, deployment, development and maintenance activities. Perform testing and quality assurance of web sites and web applications.
15-1299.02
Assist scientists or related professionals in building, maintaining, modifying, or using geographic information systems (GIS) databases. May also perform some custom application development or provide user support.
15-1299.03
Implement and administer enterprise-wide document management systems and related procedures that allow organizations to capture, store, retrieve, share, and destroy electronic records and documents.
15-1299.04
Evaluate network system security by conducting simulated internal and external cyberattacks using adversary tools and techniques. Attempt to breach and exploit critical systems and gain access to sensitive information to assess system security.
15-1299.05
Develop and oversee the implementation of information security procedures and policies. Build, maintain and upgrade security technology, such as firewalls, for the safe use of computer networks and the transmission and retrieval of information. Design and implement appropriate security controls to identify vulnerabilities and protect digital files and electronic infrastructures. Monitor and respond to computer security breaches, viruses, and intrusions, and perform forensic investigation. May oversee the assessment of information security systems.
15-1299.06
Conduct investigations on computer-based crimes establishing documentary or physical evidence, such as digital media and logs associated with cyber intrusion incidents. Analyze digital evidence and investigate computer security incidents to derive information in support of system and network vulnerability mitigation. Preserve and present computer-related evidence in support of criminal, fraud, counterintelligence, or law enforcement investigations.
15-1299.07
Maintain and support distributed and decentralized blockchain-based networks or block-chain applications such as cryptocurrency exchange, payment processing, document sharing, and digital voting. Design and deploy secure block-chain design patterns and solutions over geographically distributed networks using advanced technologies. May assist with infrastructure setup and testing for application transparency and security.
15-1299.08
Design and develop solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions.
15-1299.09
Plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. Serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects. Plan project stages and assess business implications for each stage. Monitor progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met.
15-1242.00
Typical education: BA+
Entry annual wages
$47,150
Median annual wages
$87,390
Administer, test, and implement computer databases, applying knowledge of database management systems. Coordinate changes to computer databases. Identify, investigate, and resolve database performance issues, database capacity, and database scalability. May plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases.
The JSON object returned for this program. Formatted fields are display strings; unformatted fields keep the raw number, or null when the source had no value.
/api/program-job-outlook?cip=110101&institution=kctcs
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"academic_year": "2025-2026",
"cip": "110101",
"institution": "kctcs",
"program_area": "Computer and Information Sciences, General.",
"national_program_area": "Computer and Information Technologies",
"region": "Kentucky",
"area_aggregation_level": "State Level",
"post_kctcs_graduate_count": 1592,
"post_kctcs_graduate_count_formatted": "1,592",
"post_kctcs_employment_rate": "74%",
"post_kctcs_employment_rate_formatted": "74%",
"post_kctcs_median_annual_wages": 36236,
"post_kctcs_median_annual_wages_formatted": "36,236",
"average_annual_openings": 1077,
"average_annual_openings_formatted": "1,077",
"median_annual_wages": 96799,
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"median_entry_annual_wages": 57209,
"median_entry_annual_wages_formatted": "57,209",
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"occupation_code": "11-3021.00",
"occupation_title": "Computer and Information Systems Managers",
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"projected_employment_formatted": "3,045",
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{
"occupation_code": "15-1243.00",
"occupation_title": "Database Architects",
"occupation_description": "Design strategies for enterprise databases, data warehouse systems, and multidimensional networks. Set standards for database operations, programming, query processes, and security. Model, design, and construct large relational databases or data warehouses. Create and optimize data models for warehouse infrastructure and workflow. Integrate new systems with existing warehouse structure and refine system performance and functionality.",
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"employment_change_formatted": "23",
"percent_change": 0.045,
"percent_change_formatted": "4.5%",
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"annualized_percent_growth_formatted": "0.4%",
"average_annual_openings": 28,
"average_annual_openings_formatted": "28",
"openings": 278,
"openings_formatted": "278",
"entry_annual_wages": 74140,
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"median_annual_wages": 125400,
"median_annual_wages_formatted": "125,400",
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},
{
"occupation_code": "15-1241.00",
"occupation_title": "Computer Network Architects",
"occupation_description": "Design and implement computer and information networks, such as local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), intranets, extranets, and other data communications networks. Perform network modeling, analysis, and planning, including analysis of capacity needs for network infrastructures. May also design network and computer security measures. May research and recommend network and data communications hardware and software.",
"typical_education_level": "BA+",
"estimated_employment": 1817,
"estimated_employment_formatted": "1,817",
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"projected_employment_formatted": "1,888",
"employment_change": 71,
"employment_change_formatted": "71",
"percent_change": 0.039,
"percent_change_formatted": "3.9%",
"annualized_percent_growth": 0.004,
"annualized_percent_growth_formatted": "0.4%",
"average_annual_openings": 95,
"average_annual_openings_formatted": "95",
"openings": 953,
"openings_formatted": "953",
"entry_annual_wages": 62850,
"entry_annual_wages_formatted": "62,850",
"median_annual_wages": 103740,
"median_annual_wages_formatted": "103,740",
"sub_occupation_descriptions": []
},
{
"occupation_code": "15-1211.00",
"occupation_title": "Computer Systems Analysts",
"occupation_description": "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.",
"typical_education_level": "BA+",
"estimated_employment": 4862,
"estimated_employment_formatted": "4,862",
"projected_employment": 5098,
"projected_employment_formatted": "5,098",
"employment_change": 236,
"employment_change_formatted": "236",
"percent_change": 0.048,
"percent_change_formatted": "4.8%",
"annualized_percent_growth": 0.005,
"annualized_percent_growth_formatted": "0.5%",
"average_annual_openings": 296,
"average_annual_openings_formatted": "296",
"openings": 2954,
"openings_formatted": "2,954",
"entry_annual_wages": 57560,
"entry_annual_wages_formatted": "57,560",
"median_annual_wages": 95090,
"median_annual_wages_formatted": "95,090",
"sub_occupation_descriptions": []
},
{
"occupation_code": "15-1299.00",
"occupation_title": "Computer Occupations, All Other",
"occupation_description": "All computer occupations not listed separately.",
"typical_education_level": "BA+",
"estimated_employment": 2258,
"estimated_employment_formatted": "2,258",
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"projected_employment_formatted": "2,281",
"employment_change": 23,
"employment_change_formatted": "23",
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"entry_annual_wages": 44980,
"entry_annual_wages_formatted": "44,980",
"median_annual_wages": 89420,
"median_annual_wages_formatted": "89,420",
"sub_occupation_descriptions": [
{
"occupation_code": "15-1299.01",
"occupation_title": "Web Administrators",
"occupation_description": "Manage web environment design, deployment, development and maintenance activities. Perform testing and quality assurance of web sites and web applications."
},
{
"occupation_code": "15-1299.02",
"occupation_title": "Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians",
"occupation_description": "Assist scientists or related professionals in building, maintaining, modifying, or using geographic information systems (GIS) databases. May also perform some custom application development or provide user support."
},
{
"occupation_code": "15-1299.03",
"occupation_title": "Document Management Specialists",
"occupation_description": "Implement and administer enterprise-wide document management systems and related procedures that allow organizations to capture, store, retrieve, share, and destroy electronic records and documents."
},
{
"occupation_code": "15-1299.04",
"occupation_title": "Penetration Testers",
"occupation_description": "Evaluate network system security by conducting simulated internal and external cyberattacks using adversary tools and techniques. Attempt to breach and exploit critical systems and gain access to sensitive information to assess system security."
},
{
"occupation_code": "15-1299.05",
"occupation_title": "Information Security Engineers",
"occupation_description": "Develop and oversee the implementation of information security procedures and policies. Build, maintain and upgrade security technology, such as firewalls, for the safe use of computer networks and the transmission and retrieval of information. Design and implement appropriate security controls to identify vulnerabilities and protect digital files and electronic infrastructures. Monitor and respond to computer security breaches, viruses, and intrusions, and perform forensic investigation. May oversee the assessment of information security systems."
},
{
"occupation_code": "15-1299.06",
"occupation_title": "Digital Forensics Analysts",
"occupation_description": "Conduct investigations on computer-based crimes establishing documentary or physical evidence, such as digital media and logs associated with cyber intrusion incidents. Analyze digital evidence and investigate computer security incidents to derive information in support of system and network vulnerability mitigation. Preserve and present computer-related evidence in support of criminal, fraud, counterintelligence, or law enforcement investigations."
},
{
"occupation_code": "15-1299.07",
"occupation_title": "Blockchain Engineers",
"occupation_description": "Maintain and support distributed and decentralized blockchain-based networks or block-chain applications such as cryptocurrency exchange, payment processing, document sharing, and digital voting. Design and deploy secure block-chain design patterns and solutions over geographically distributed networks using advanced technologies. May assist with infrastructure setup and testing for application transparency and security."
},
{
"occupation_code": "15-1299.08",
"occupation_title": "Computer Systems Engineers/Architects",
"occupation_description": "Design and develop solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions."
},
{
"occupation_code": "15-1299.09",
"occupation_title": "Information Technology Project Managers",
"occupation_description": "Plan, initiate, and manage information technology (IT) projects. Lead and guide the work of technical staff. Serve as liaison between business and technical aspects of projects. Plan project stages and assess business implications for each stage. Monitor progress to assure deadlines, standards, and cost targets are met."
}
]
},
{
"occupation_code": "15-1242.00",
"occupation_title": "Database Administrators",
"occupation_description": "Administer, test, and implement computer databases, applying knowledge of database management systems. Coordinate changes to computer databases. Identify, investigate, and resolve database performance issues, database capacity, and database scalability. May plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard computer databases.",
"typical_education_level": "BA+",
"estimated_employment": 829,
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"percent_change_formatted": "5.2%",
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}
]
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