Kentucky·Computer and Mathematical Occupations·SOC 15-1299

Best Computer Occupation, All Other programs in Kentucky, ranked by enrollment

All computer occupations not listed.

35 schools in Kentucky run programs that feed this job, graduating 6,247 people a year. The job pays a median of $89,420 in Kentucky across about 1,850 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledWebmasterRecords ManagerSystems EngineerWeb Site ManagerSecurity EngineerCorporate WebmasterSolutions ArchitectCloud Product Director
Graduates / yr
6,247
in Kentucky
Median pay · Kentucky
$89,420
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
1,850
people employed
Schools
35
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
52%
across those schools
Median net price
$18,824
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Kentucky that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

6 programs in Kentucky that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Kentucky (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Kentucky page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 11.0101In Kentucky
4,635
74.2%
27$57,986$24,286
2
CIP 11.0701In Kentucky
985
15.8%
9$70,374$23,250
3
CIP 11.0401In Kentucky
486
7.8%
4$57,313$25,833
4
CIP 11.1005In Kentucky
56
0.9%
7$48,185$25,250
5
CIP 51.2706In Kentucky
46
0.7%
4$47,775$25,000
6
CIP 43.0403In Kentucky
39
0.6%
3$40,889$25,000

Top 25 schools in Kentucky

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 15 of the 35 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Jefferson Community and Technical College
Louisville, KY Public · 1 feeder programs
913Computer and Information Sciences, General$41,54335%
2Campbellsville University
Campbellsville, KY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
810Computer Science42%$18,82480%
3Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington, KY Public · 2 feeder programs
506Computer and Information Sciences, General$37,01943%
4University of the Cumberlands
Williamsburg, KY Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs
462Information Science/Studies50%$11,67299%
5Gateway Community and Technical College
Florence, KY Public · 2 feeder programs
430Computer and Information Sciences, General$45,42859%
6Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College
Bowling Green, KY Public · 1 feeder programs
423Computer and Information Sciences, General$28,56858%
7Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
Elizabethtown, KY Public · 1 feeder programs
386Computer and Information Sciences, General59%
8West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Paducah, KY Public · 1 feeder programs
236Computer and Information Sciences, General$36,33250%
9University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY Public · 2 feeder programs
210Computer and Information Sciences, General$71,29371%93%
10Owensboro Community and Technical College
Owensboro, KY Public · 1 feeder programs
209Computer and Information Sciences, General$35,17454%
11Somerset Community College
Somerset, KY Public · 2 feeder programs
202Computer and Information Sciences, General$34,99243%
12Madisonville Community College
Madisonville, KY Public · 2 feeder programs
183Computer and Information Sciences, General$34,20749%
13Maysville Community and Technical College
Maysville, KY Public · 1 feeder programs
172Computer and Information Sciences, General$39,34256%
14University of Louisville
Louisville, KY Public · 3 feeder programs
142Computer Science61%79%
15Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY Public · 4 feeder programs
134Information Science/Studies$31,39052%68%
16Big Sandy Community and Technical College
Prestonsburg, KY Public · 1 feeder programs
128Computer and Information Sciences, General38%
17Hopkinsville Community College
Hopkinsville, KY Public · 1 feeder programs
117Computer and Information Sciences, General45%
18Ashland Community and Technical College
Ashland, KY Public · 1 feeder programs
113Computer and Information Sciences, General51%
19Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY Public · 2 feeder programs
97Computer and Information Sciences, General$39,86750%78%
20Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
Cumberland, KY Public · 2 feeder programs
70Computer and Information Sciences, General47%
21Hazard Community and Technical College
Hazard, KY Public · 1 feeder programs
60Computer and Information Sciences, General48%
22Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY Public · 3 feeder programs
40Computer Science56%94%
23Berea College
Berea, KY Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
34Computer and Information Sciences, General$35,18558%$5,27419%
24Murray State University
Murray, KY Public · 2 feeder programs
30Computer Science$36,93861%86%
25Henderson Community College
Henderson, KY Public · 1 feeder programs
25Computer and Information Sciences, General35%

All 35 schools in Kentucky

Every school in Kentucky with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Kentucky that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Jefferson Community and Technical CollegeLouisvillePublic9131
Campbellsville UniversityCampbellsvillePrivate not-for-profit8101
Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexingtonPublic5062
University of the CumberlandsWilliamsburgPrivate not-for-profit4624
Gateway Community and Technical CollegeFlorencePublic4302
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeBowling GreenPublic4231
Elizabethtown Community and Technical CollegeElizabethtownPublic3861
West Kentucky Community and Technical CollegePaducahPublic2361
University of KentuckyLexingtonPublic2102
Owensboro Community and Technical CollegeOwensboroPublic2091
Somerset Community CollegeSomersetPublic2022
Madisonville Community CollegeMadisonvillePublic1832
Maysville Community and Technical CollegeMaysvillePublic1721
University of LouisvilleLouisvillePublic1423
Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland HeightsPublic1344

What computer occupations, all other earn in Kentucky

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Kentucky
$89,420
Mean annual
$91,010
Jobs in state
1,850
What the range looks like
10th pct$44,980Median$89,42090th pct$136,990
Versus the national median
-23.3%

U.S. median $116,580. Kentucky pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.33×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Kentucky

Elizabethtown, KY
$106,330median
450 jobs
Lexington-Fayette, KY
$79,610median
210 jobs
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
$76,900median
590 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+8.2%
Much faster than average
Openings per year
31,300
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
38,500
472,000 → 510,500
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Computer Occupations, All Other page.

How to become a Computer Occupation, All Other

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

Reading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingActive ListeningWritingSpeakingMonitoring

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Kentucky

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 14 majors mapped to Computer Occupations, All Other13 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 11.0101Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • 11.0301Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
  • 11.0401Information Science/Studies
  • 11.0701Computer Science
  • 11.1005Information Technology Project Management
  • 26.1103Bioinformatics
  • 26.1104Computational Biology
  • 30.0801Mathematics and Computer Science
  • 30.1601Accounting and Computer Science
  • 30.3001Computational Science
  • 30.3101Human Computer Interaction
  • 40.0512Cheminformatics/Chemistry Informatics(no graduates reported)
  • 43.0403Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
  • 51.2706Medical Informatics

Common questions

Answers for people weighing computer occupations, all other programs in Kentucky.

What degree do you need to become a Computer Occupation, All Other?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Computer and Information Sciences, General, which awarded 4,635 degrees in Kentucky in 2024-25, 74.2% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Computer Occupation, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 6 programs to this occupation. The largest are Computer and Information Sciences, Computer Science, Information Science/Studies, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management, plus 2 more. Together they graduate about 6,247 people a year in Kentucky.

How much do computer occupations, all other earn in Kentucky?+

The median is $89,420 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 23.3% below the U.S. median of $116,580. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for computer occupations, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +8.2% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, much faster than average, with roughly 31,300 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Kentucky?+

35 institutions in Kentucky reported graduates from at least one of the 6 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do computer occupations, all other work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Webmaster, Records Manager, Systems Engineer, Web Site Manager, Security Engineer, Corporate Webmaster among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 15-1299.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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