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Computer Systems Analyst in Los Angeles

20 postings read · sampled 2026-09-01 · source ats

What employers actually ask for

Credentials named in the 20 postings we read, ranked by how many mentioned each one.

What it costs

Exam and application fees plus typical self-study hours. Almost nobody needs every credential on this list — start with the top line.

Most-asked-for, on its own
$1,500CPA · ~400 hrs
asked for in 2 of 20 postings — 10%
If you earned all 2 of them
$2,055
fees checked 2026-08
600 hrs
600 hours — over a year at 10 hrs/wk

Not in the total: Bachelor's Degree — cost varies by institution.

What the official taxonomy says

O*NET surveys people already doing this job. That describes who got hired over a long window, not what employers are asking for now — where it disagrees with the counts above, the counts are the more current answer.

Education levels O*NET lists for this job
  • Associate’s degree or other 2-year degree
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Some college, no degree

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

O*NET 15-1211.00 · pulled 2026-09-01 · O*NET publishes the levels but no shares for this occupation, so they are shown in its order without percentages

This sample is small enough that one posting moves any percentage by more than a couple of points, so we are not calling anything low-signal here. Read the numbers above as a direction, not a measurement.

What it pays

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. A different survey from the postings above, so the two do not share a sample.

$76,430
10th percentile
$121,560
median
$165,620
90th percentile

Every credential above costs $2,055 — about 4 days' pay at the median.

Who was hiring

Employers with at least one matching posting in this sample.

Intuitive Surgical · Anthropic · SpaceX · USM · 360 IT Professionals · California Creative Solutions Inc · Infojini Inc · Integrated Resources Inc · Sonsoft Inc · Verkada

The same role elsewhere

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