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Data Processing

Computer & Information Sciences

Data Processing graduates with a associate's typically earned about $53,247, measured a few years after finishing (median across US programs, College Scorecard).
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Median earnings by degree level

Earnings range across schools, by degree levelEach row is a degree level: the bar is the middle half of schools' program medians (25th to 75th percentile) and the dot is the overall median. Associate's median $53,247, $48,306 to $58,860.$48k$54k$59kAssociate's$53,247
DegreeMedian earningsTypical rangeSchoolsClear the bar
Associate's Degree$53,247$48,306 to $58,86021100%

"Clear the bar" is the share of programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test). Typical range is the 25th to 75th percentile of program medians.

Job outlook

Projected employment growth +8% (2024 to 2034), about 31,300 openings a year across the occupations this field commonly leads to.

OccupationMedian payGrowthOpenings/yr
Computer Occupations, All Other$108,970+8.2%31,300

Occupation pay and outlook: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS wages, Employment Projections). A field maps to several occupations, and the same occupations serve many majors, so these are the jobs this major commonly leads to, not positions reserved for its graduates; the openings should not be added up across majors.

Earnings source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10), median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.