Explore jobs
Find specific jobs
Explore careers
Explore professions
Best companies
Explore companies
Job outlook for information officers in the United States
Are information officer jobs in demand?
Information officer job and salary trends over time
Information officer jobs over time
Information officer job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,342 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 2,207 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 2,094 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 1,889 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 1,765 | 0.00% |
Average information officer salary over time
Information officer salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $91,458 | $43.97 | +3.3% |
| 2025 | $88,560 | $42.58 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | $86,242 | $41.46 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | $84,240 | $40.50 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | $82,170 | $39.50 | +3.2% |
Information officer jobs by state
Most common states for information officers
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 206 | 27% |
| 2 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 2,218 | 26% |
| 3 | Vermont | 623,657 | 163 | 26% |
| 4 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 425 | 25% |
| 5 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 172 | 25% |
| 6 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 1,560 | 23% |
| 7 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 249 | 23% |
| 8 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 200 | 23% |
| 9 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 299 | 22% |
| 10 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 1,296 | 21% |
| 11 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 1,201 | 21% |
| 12 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 1,131 | 20% |
| 13 | Washington | 7,405,743 | 1,395 | 19% |
| 14 | Arizona | 7,016,270 | 1,359 | 19% |
| 15 | Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 364 | 19% |
| 16 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 554 | 18% |
| 17 | Maine | 1,335,907 | 237 | 18% |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 5,795,483 | 973 | 17% |
| 19 | Oregon | 4,142,776 | 710 | 17% |
| 20 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 582 | 16% |
Most common cities for information officers
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henderson | 1 | 3% | $83,603 |
| 2 | Chicago | 1 | 0% | $90,004 |
| 3 | Washington | 1 | 0% | $95,160 |
Information Officer job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of information officer experts
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
University of Oklahoma
University of South Florida
New Mexico State University
Arizona State University
Loyola University Chicago
Travis Stouffer
Assistant Professor of Information Systems, ChairUniversity of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Department of Information Systems
What soft skills should all Information Officers possess?
Travis Stouffer: -Conflict Resolution
-Attention to Detail
-Active Listening
Susan Burke Ph.D.
Director & Associate ProfessorUniversity of Oklahoma
School of Library and Information Studies
What soft skills should all Information Officers possess?
Susan Burke Ph.D.: Soft skills are the second most common thing I hear from library employers as being important for the profession. We recently surveyed our stakeholders on skills needed from our graduates and employers offered these suggestions for types of soft skills: Ability to show patience and compassion when helping and teaching people, interacting with people experiencing mental health issues and those experiencing homelessness, dealing with difficult customer interactions and conflict resolution, ability to reach out and make connections in the community, and commitment to lifelong learning.
Ehsan Sheybani Ph.D.
ProfessorUniversity of South Florida
School of Information Systems and Management
What skills stand out on Information Officer resumes?
Ehsan Sheybani Ph.D.: Analytical and problem-solving skills, Strong technical skills, The ability to work well under pressure, attention to detail, teamwork skills, organization and time management, interpersonal and communication skills, management and leadership skills.
What skills will help Information Officers earn the most?
Ehsan Sheybani Ph.D.: Software development, technical sales leadership, mobile app development, business analysis, digital marketing, affiliate marketing, analytical reasoning, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and blockchain.
Dr. Christopher Brown Ph.D.
ProfessorNew Mexico State University
Department of Geography
What skills stand out on Information Officer resumes?
Dr. Christopher Brown Ph.D.: -Analysis skills
-Cartographic skills
-Basic scripting skills - Arcade and Arc-Python
-Basic RS analysis
-Basic GDB file management
-Ability to capture data with remote devices in the field and bring these data into desktop or Web environment
What soft skills should all Information Officers possess?
Dr. Christopher Brown Ph.D.: -Ability to outline complex projects
-Ability to lay out priorities and manage time to get them done
-Ability to work in groups
-Ability to present ideas in a clear manner, both in writing and orally.
What hard/technical skills are most important for Information Officers?
Dr. Christopher Brown Ph.D.: See above. Most of the skills we want students to learn have been noted in the GIS&T section. I would add basic file management and network experience, ESPECIALLY in backing up data.
What skills will help Information Officers earn the most?
Dr. Christopher Brown Ph.D.: Ability to think critically, analyze and unpack problems, and pull together an answer to the riddles involved.
Ronald Dorn
Associate DirectorArizona State University
School of Geographical Sciences & Urban Planning?
What Information Officer skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
Ronald Dorn: Geographic information system (continually update yourself) and remote sensing. Programming skills (e.g. python) to make the GIS more powerful. Do not be scared by python programming. There are wonderful youtube series such as this one: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlrxD0HtieHhS8VzuMCfQD4uJ9yne1mE6. Writing!! AI cannot replace you. A big problem with AI words is that they are aspatial. Its pretty funny actually, that people do not notice.
What will help Information Officers increase their earning potential?
Ronald Dorn: Keep picking up skills like GIS, drone surveying, and more. If you stop searching for skills and learning them (or what you need), then you will not have salary growth. If you keep thinking about what skills could make you more valuable and slowly pick them up, then the sky is the limit for you.
What type of skills will young Information Officers need?
Peter Dordal Ph.D.: I'm leaving off software developers, and answering about our Information Technology graduates.
IT students entering the business world will need to know how to get the maximum leverage out of business systems. In many cases, this will mean writing their own specialized queries to extract the precise business intelligence needed; general-purpose "canned" queries just won't cut it. They will need a broad understanding of what software can accomplish for the enterprise and how to deploy new software effectively; this applies to software used in the office as well as to software used in manufacturing and shipping. And they will need to understand how to lease storage and computing resources from the cloud to meet not only predictable, long-term demands but also sudden short-term business projects.
Students working in database administration and management will need to be able to manage much larger volumes of data than a few years ago. They will need to be familiar with the great variety of new databases in order to pick the best tool for the job.
Students working in network management will need to be able to ensure that everyone has the bandwidth and server access they need, as those demands expand to include extensive video, low-latency real-time connectivity, and the regular transfer of huge amounts of data.
Students in cybersecurity will need to be fully acquainted with all the recommended best practices. However, they will also have to be able to anticipate and guard against potential new vulnerabilities. "By the book" protection is no longer sufficient.