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Computer Occupations

RI Employment Data

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$50,700
Starting Salary (2025)
$102,210
Median Salary (2025)
8.2%
Projected Job Growth
830
RI Employment (2025)

What personality traits do you need to succeed?

Attention to Detail
Analytical Thinking
Dependability
Integrity
Persistence
Initiative

What key skills are needed for this job?

Critical Thinking
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Writing
Complex Problem Solving
Systems Analysis

Expected Knowledge

Geography

Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

Computers and Electronics

Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

English Language

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Common Activities

Working with Computers

Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Getting Information

Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

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