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Microsoft PowerShell is a hot technology software tool tracked in the Development environment software category of O*NET's Technology Skills file. It appears in the technology profile of 29 occupations that together employ about 10,229,760 workers, with a median wage of $102,610. O*NET flags it as a hot technology — a skill frequently requested in job postings.

Across the occupations that use it, the work is 87th 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 Microsoft PowerShell, 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
Software Developers 1,654,440 $133,080
Security Management Specialists 1,128,200 $81,270
Management Analysts 893,900 $101,190
Computer User Support Specialists 697,210 $60,340
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers 630,980 $136,550
Computer Systems Analysts 497,800 $103,790
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 439,380 $108,970
Digital Forensics Analysts 439,380 $108,970
Information Security Engineers 439,380 $108,970
Information Technology Project Managers 439,380 $108,970
Penetration Testers 439,380 $108,970
Validation Engineers 350,230 $101,140
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 318,570 $96,800
Business Intelligence Analysts 233,440 $112,590
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 199,800 $102,610
Information Security Analysts 179,430 $124,910
Computer Network Architects 177,010 $130,390
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists 177,010 $130,390
Computer Network Support Specialists 146,450 $73,340
Web and Digital Interface Designers 111,400 $98,090
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 111,140 $96,690
Intelligence Analysts 110,790 $93,580
Computer Programmers 109,870 $98,670
Web Developers 78,860 $90,930
Database Administrators 73,180 $104,620
Remote Sensing Technicians 71,400 $60,130
Database Architects 64,770 $135,980
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 14,200 $63,620
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 2,780 $52,380
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 29 occupations in occupations that use Microsoft PowerShell. Overlap measures shared tasks with AI, not automation. Lower overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · higher pay Higher overlap · lower pay Lower overlap · lower pay Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School Intelligence Analysts Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers Remote Sensing Technicians Security Management Specialists Computer Network Support Specialists Validation Engineers Penetration Testers AI task-overlap percentile → ↑ Median pay
Occupations that use Microsoft PowerShell, 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. "Microsoft PowerShell." 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/microsoft-powershell

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Singulariki. (2026). Microsoft PowerShell. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/software/microsoft-powershell

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