Of the 10,670 information systems professionals employed in North Carolina, 120 work in Asheville. The number of information systems professionals in Asheville has shrunk by 54% from 2006 to 2010. As the employment for information systems professionals in Asheville has decreased, overall employment in Asheville has increased.

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Salaries for information systems professionals in Asheville have increased. Asheville information systems professionals made $87,130 per year, on average, in 2010. Four years earlier in 2006, the average salary for information systems professionals in Asheville was $62,795 per year. The growth in the salary of information systems professionals in Asheville is faster than the salary trend for all careers in the city.

Information systems professionals in Asheville make a median yearly salary of $79,730. The difference in pay between the information systems professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 152%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $49,690 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $125,190 per year.

On average information systems professional salaries in Asheville are higher than salaries earned by their professional counterparts in related professions.

There is only one accredited information systems school in the city. Many of Asheville's information systems professionals are graduates of this school.

There is one degree and certificate program in information systems offered by Asheville's information systems school.

Approximately 1 students completed information systems courses in 2010.