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JOBS AND CAREERS. Information Technologies. COMPUTER JOB CLASSIFICATIONS. Business Systems Analyst Communication Technician Computer Programmer/Analyst Computer Operator I.S. or EDI Auditor PC Application Specialist PC Technician. COMPUTER JOB CLASSIFICATIONS.
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JOBS AND CAREERS Information Technologies Stephen W. Logan WSU-Online IS&T 3110
COMPUTER JOB CLASSIFICATIONS • Business Systems Analyst • Communication Technician • Computer Programmer/Analyst • Computer Operator • I.S. or EDI Auditor • PC Application Specialist • PC Technician
COMPUTER JOB CLASSIFICATIONS • RAD (Rapid Application Development) Project Manager • Software Development • Systems Programmer • Technical Support Representative • Trainer • VB-Programmer • Web Developer
CAREER LOAN PROGRAM • Microsoft Skills IT Career Loan Program • Training Loans • Computer Loans • Consolidation Loans • Financed by Servus Financial Corporation • Application Number • 1-888-895-LOAN
How Has Technology Changed Work? • Compressed activities • Infiltrated all careers & created new • Changed physical environment
New Careers and Technology Headhunters Hot jobs Skills with short half-lives Resume posting on the web 24 x 7 lives Certifications Outsourcing
Headhunters Their mission Dialing for dollars Stealing staff Cautions
Hot Jobs Software Development Network Engineers Help Desks
The Reality of Short-Lived Skills Development Cycles Technology Changes Product Popularity
Looking for a Job Ads Web Posting Cautions
No Life 24 X 7 Lights Out Centers Comp Time
Certifications • What’s Popular • MCSE • CNE • CCNA • MCSD Flooding the Market
Outsourcing, Consulting, & Contract Work • Outsourcing • Ethics • Who does it? • Why? • Consulting • Free-lance • Contracting • Hourly & per job
Salary Inflation • High Starting Salaries • Hiring Incentives • Hiring bonuses • Stocks • Perks • Telecommute
High Salaries in IS&T • New IS&T graduates in demand • Federal predictions of shortages • Many jobs have no college requirement
What Does a Career in Technology Require? • An interest in technology • Unafraid to face change • Ability to understand goals of a business • Aggressively pursue new skills
Stay Tuned …. How Much Could I Make?
IT-JOB OUTLOOK Computer occupations are expected to grow the fastest over the projection period (2000-10 period). In fact, these jobs account for 8 out of the 20 fastest growing occupations in the economy. In addition to high growth rates, these eight occupations combined will add more than 1.9 million new jobs to the economy. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is an agency within the U.S. Department of Labor. March 21, 2002
IT Careers • Software development • Responsibilities • Languages • Life on the job • Salary range of $50 - >$100K • Where are the jobs? • Vendors • Business/Industry
IT Careers • Network engineers • LAN administrators • WAN engineers • System Administrators • Responsibilities • Where are the jobs • Life on the job • Salary rang of $40 - $90+
IT Careers • Database Administrators • Developers, modelers • Where the jobs are • Life on the job • Responsibilities • Hot things (Oracle, Informix, Data Warehouse) • Salary range of $50 - >$100K
IT Careers • System Support • Desktop/Infrastructure • Life on the job • Salary Range of $30 - $90K • Hot skills (Help desk, NOCs, Call centers)
How High Can You Go? • Project Manager -- • Responsibilities • Salary Range of $60 - $100K+ • Consulting Partner • Responsibilities • Salary Range of $100 - $600K • Senior IT Manager • Responsibilities Salary Range of $60 - $100K • CIO • Responsibilities • Salary Range of $100 - $300K