Marketing Technology Architect

Also called: MarTech Lead, Marketing Systems Architect

Designs how all a company's marketing software (email, ads, customer data, AI tools) connects and works together.

A day in the life

You choose a new customer data platform, map how data flows from the website to email to ads, and make sure it follows privacy laws.

Pay over a career

Starting
$95k
Typical
$135k
High
$195k

Estimate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 8 years after high school. Bachelor's in information systems or marketing plus technical experience.

Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Information Systems, Marketing, Computer Science.

Outlook

Growing faster than average. Growing.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. AI is built into every marketing tool now; choosing systems, connecting data and keeping it privacy-safe stays human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Computer Science Principles, AP Computer Science A, Business elective.

Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1211.

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