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Information Technology

Developer Supervisor

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as electronic data processing, information systems, systems analysis, and computer programming.

Annual openings

1,253

Median wage

$199,420

Typical education

Education not reported

Growth 2026–2032

+16%

Median wage source: Colorado BLS OEWS (2025).

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Automation exposure

Low exposure

Tasks here lean on judgement and people skills that are hard to automate.

A typical day

  1. Direct daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.
  2. Meet with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
  3. Assign and review the work of systems analysts, programmers, and other computer-related workers.
  4. Provide users with technical support for computer problems.
  5. Develop computer information resources, providing for data security and control, strategic computing, and disaster recovery.
  6. Recruit, hire, train and supervise staff, or participate in staffing decisions.
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