Iowa State University

Iowa State UniversityIowa State University

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department of Computer Science


Top-paying jobs for Computer Science Majors through 2014
 

A CNN article ranks the 10 top-paying jobs that are also among the 30 fastest-growing jobs through 2014. Job prospect for computer science majors is very bright.

  1. Computer systems software engineer -- $81,140
  2. Computer applications software engineer -- $76,310
  3. Biomedical engineer -- $70,520
  4. Physician assistant -- $69,250
  5. Environmental engineer -- $67,620
  6. Computer systems analyst -- $67,520
  7. Database administrator -- $61,950
  8. Physical therapist -- $61,560
  9. Network systems and data communication analyst -- $61,250
  10. Hydrologist -- $60,880