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Also known as: Chief Information Officer (CIO), Senior Vice President of Technology, Head of Technology, Vice President of Engineering
You arrive at 7:30 AM, the office still quiet, sunlight streaming into your corner office overlooking downtown Austin. Your first action is to brew a strong coffee before opening your MacBook Pro. You scan urgent Slack messages from the evening and review your Google Calendar. There's a critical infrastructure meeting later, and a key architecture review for the new GenAI feature. You respond to a few emails in Gmail, setting the agenda for the day and mentally prioritizing tasks.
This executive career has a growing outlook through 2035. You typically gain experience in roles like Software Engineer or Technical Project Manager before reaching this position. From here, you can advance to top leadership roles such as Chief Executive Officer or Chief Operating Officer, or specialize further as a Product Development Vice President.
Career ladder
Often before this role
Where it can lead
$150,000 - $300,000 per year
Estimated for US-wide average
Bachelor's Degree
Minimum educational requirement for this position
Based on job level & field
Information Technology Project Management
Bachelor • Tech & Engineering • 4 years
Human-Centered Technology Design
Bachelor • Tech & Engineering • 4 years
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
Bachelor • Tech & Engineering • 4 years
Aerospace Technology
University • Tech & Engineering • 4 years
Software Engineering
University • Tech & Engineering • 4 years
Machine Learning
University • Tech & Engineering • 4 years