Chief Information Officers

Chief information officers work in typical office settings. The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that about one fourth of computer and information systems managers (a category that includes CIOs) work more than 50 hours a week.

This job can be stressful at times because CIOs must work closely with various departments or colleagues that may question their strategies and decisions. Since much of the work of CIOs is "big picture" thinking, it can be frustrating to get projects off the ground or put weeks of work into a project that is cancelled or delayed. On the other hand, many CIOs say that the best part of their jobs comes when new technology is actually put in place and has a positive effect on employees or the operation of their organization on the whole.

Forty-eight percent of CIOs who were surveyed by the Society for Information Management in 2022 for its IT Trends Study, 2023 said that they reported to the CEO/president, while 24.6 percent reported to the chief financial officer. A total of 18.1 percent of CIOs said that they reported to the chief operating officer or chief administrative officer.