How To Become A Senior Information Specialist: What It Is and Career Path

What is a senior information specialist and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a senior information specialist. For example, did you know that they make an average of $47.84 an hour? That's $99,505 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 10% and produce 83,100 job opportunities across the U.S.

ScoreSenior Information SpecialistUS Average

Salary

7.6

Avg. Salary $99,505

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability Level

6.7

Growth Rate 10%

Growth Rate 0.3%

Diversity

6.3

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.41%

Asian 12.52%

Black or African American 12.56%

Hispanic or Latino 14.67%

Unknown 5.27%

White 54.57%

Gender

female 51.44%

male 48.56%

Age - 41

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 41

Stress Level

6.7

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity Level

6.5

Complexity Level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work Life Balance

7.4

Work Life balance is good

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a senior information specialist

Explore senior information specialist education requirements

Most common senior information specialist degrees

Bachelor's

64.0 %

Master's

17.8 %

Associate

11.0 %

Start to develop specific senior information specialist skills

Skills	Percentages
Litigation	28.40%
Data Entry	9.68%
Technical Support	7.51%
DOD	4.55%
QA	4.23%

Complete relevant senior information specialist training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New senior information specialists learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a senior information specialist based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real senior information specialist resumes.

Research senior information specialist duties and responsibilities

Lead in-house and consultant team in large-scale Linux server upgrade for multinational consulting firm, which significantly enhance system performance.
Develop and edit HTML for online credit card payment website.
Perform QA review of other associates work prior to production implementation.
Used knowledge of HTML to code marketing e-mails before sending them via MailChimp.

Get senior information specialist experience

Generally, it takes 1-2 years to become a senior information specialist. The most common roles before becoming a senior information specialist include information specialist, consultant team lead and programmer analyst.

Apply for senior information specialist jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a senior information specialist job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

Average senior information specialist salary

The average Senior Information Specialist salary in the United States is $99,505 per year or $48 per hour. Senior information specialist salaries range between $76,000 and $129,000 per year.

Average Senior Information Specialist Salary

$99,505 Yearly

$47.84 hourly