Computer Science Teachers build instructing, judgment and decision making and complex problem solving skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Health Informatics Specialists (77%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health Informatics Specialists | 77% | $105,850Pay for the broader BLS group “Computer Systems Analysts” | Not compared | None |
| 2 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | 75% | $140,300 | +45% | None |
| 3 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | 72% | $175,140 | +81% | None |
| 4 | Biostatisticians | 71% | $105,650Pay for the broader BLS group “Statisticians” | Not compared | None |
| 5 | Mathematicians | 71% | $126,710 | +31% | None |
| 6 | Instructional Coordinators | 71% | $77,440 | −20% | None |
| 7 | Statisticians | 70% | $105,650 | +9% | None |
| 8 | Speech-Language Pathologists | 69% | $97,870 | +1% | None |
| 9 | Sociologists | 69% | $106,030 | +9% | None |
| 10 | Software Developers | 69% | $135,980 | +40% | None |
Compared with Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary, median $96,980. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as computer science teachers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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77% skill match · $105,850 (broader BLS group)
Quality Control Analysis · Technology Design · Troubleshooting
75% skill match · $140,300 · +45% pay
Technology Design · Troubleshooting · Operations Analysis
72% skill match · $175,140 · +81% pay
Troubleshooting · Management of Financial Resources · Management of Personnel Resources
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Health Informatics Specialists (77% skill match, median $105,850), Computer and Information Research Scientists (75% skill match, median $140,300) and Computer and Information Systems Managers (72% skill match, median $175,140), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 17 pay more than computer science teachers at the median. The biggest increases: Industrial-Organizational Psychologists (+100%, $193,950), Computer and Information Systems Managers (+81%, $175,140) and Physicists (+78%, $172,250).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.