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IBM Cognos Impromptu

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IBM Cognos Impromptu is a software tool tracked in the Business intelligence and data analysis software category of O*NET's Technology Skills file. It appears in the technology profile of 53 occupations that together employ about 30,886,290 workers, with a median wage of $99,710.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 82nd percentile for AI task-exposure (High) — how much of what those jobs do overlaps with what today's AI can attempt. That measures the exposure of the work, not the value of the tool or any sign it is being replaced. See where every tool category sits →

Occupations that use this tool

Occupations whose O*NET technology profile lists IBM Cognos Impromptu, ranked by employment. Wage and employment are BLS OEWS (national, cross-industry, May 2024) and describe the occupation, not an individual or the tool's own market.

Occupation Workers Median pay
General and Operations Managers 3,584,420 $102,950
Customer Service Representatives 2,725,930 $42,830
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1,737,820 $46,290
Software Developers 1,654,440 $133,080
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 1,495,580 $66,140
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1,455,770 $49,210
Accountants and Auditors 1,448,290 $81,680
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 1,266,860 $66,780
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 1,113,160 $47,320
Project Management Specialists 1,006,160 $100,750
Human Resources Specialists 917,460 $72,910
Management Analysts 893,900 $101,190
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 861,140 $76,950
Financial Managers 818,620 $161,700
Treasurers and Controllers 818,620 $161,700
Computer User Support Specialists 697,210 $60,340
Computer and Information Systems Managers 645,970 $171,200
Sales Managers 603,710 $138,060
Medical and Health Services Managers 565,840 $117,960
Computer Systems Analysts 497,800 $103,790
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 472,300 $78,140
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 439,380 $108,970
Information Technology Project Managers 439,380 $108,970
Billing and Posting Clerks 417,500 $47,170
Marketing Managers 384,980 $161,030
Financial and Investment Analysts 340,580 $101,350
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 318,570 $96,800
Logisticians 235,640 $80,880
Logistics Analysts 235,640 $80,880
Logistics Engineers 235,640 $80,880
Business Intelligence Analysts 233,440 $112,590
Human Resources Managers 215,520 $140,030
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 199,800 $102,610
Medical Records Specialists 187,910 $50,250
Information Security Analysts 179,430 $124,910
Computer Network Architects 177,010 $130,390
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 176,420 $103,960
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 156,950 $55,290
Web and Digital Interface Designers 111,400 $98,090
Computer Programmers 109,870 $98,670
Operations Research Analysts 107,760 $91,290
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 102,370 $77,020
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 92,710 $77,180
Web Developers 78,860 $90,930
Database Administrators 73,180 $104,620
Data Warehousing Specialists 64,770 $135,980
Database Architects 64,770 $135,980
Sales Engineers 56,690 $121,520
Financial Risk Specialists 56,320 $106,000
Computer and Information Research Scientists 38,480 $140,910
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars 37,620 $67,310
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling 36,700 $77,180
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products — —
Exposure quadrant: AI task-overlap percentile vs Median pay AI task-overlap (horizontal) versus median pay (vertical), each as a percentile across all scored occupations, for 40 occupations in occupations that use IBM Cognos Impromptu. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians General and Operations Managers Computer and Information Research Scientists Medical and Health Services Managers Logisticians Computer User Support Specialists First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers Network and Computer Systems Administrators Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Customer Service Representatives AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that use IBM Cognos Impromptu, by AI task-overlap and median pay

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "IBM Cognos Impromptu." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/software/ibm-cognos-impromptu

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Singulariki. (2026). IBM Cognos Impromptu. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/software/ibm-cognos-impromptu

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