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      100,000 IT Jobs Gained in 2010

      January 14, 2011 /

      Information Technology

      When it came to employment, the IT industry ended 2010 with a bang by adding 3,500 jobs in December. This represents the 13th consecutive monthly increase for IT employment.

      According to a monthly index of IT jobs developed and published by TechServe Alliance, a collaboration of IT services firms, clients, consultants and suppliers, in December, IT employment stood at 3,911,900  jobs; reflecting incremental growth of 0.1 percent. Along with December’s positive news were upward revisions of both October’s and November’s IT employment numbers. On a year-over-year basis, IT employment was up 2.6 percent, approximately 100,000 jobs, compared to only a 0.9 percent increase in total non-farm employment.

      Mark Roberts, CEO of TechServe Alliance mentions that the industry has not yet gained all of the jobs back that were lost during the economic downturn, but gaining 100,000 IT jobs in 2010 is “most welcome news.” This is also great news for graduates and anyone entering college with their eye on establishing a career in the IT industry.

      So what does it take to get your foot in the door at one of the nation’s top IT firms? A bachelor’s degree is the minimum requirement for most IT positions, no matter where you apply. For management positions, most employers require a graduate degree, specifically an MBA with a technology focus. Common majors for undergraduates include management information systems (MIS), computer science, or information science. Job experience through an internship or other IT position is also required.

      While IT employment is expected to grow overall, some career fields within the IT industry are expected to grow faster than others. For example, employment for “computer and information systems managers” is expected to grow by 17 percent for the 2008-2018 decade while employment for “computer software engineers and computer programmers” is expected to grow by an impressive 21 percent. Even better is “computer network, systems, and database administrators” at 23 percent.

      IT salaries are at an all-time high as well. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. IT professionals can expect to earn an average median salary of anywhere from $69,740 on the low end, up to $112,210+ per year on the high end.

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      Software Engineers Still on Top

      January 5, 2011 /

      Software Engineering

      This might not come as a surprise to tech-savvy souls and high-level professionals, but for the rest of the folks out there, this is news you might want to share with anyone you know that’s college-bound or interested in making a serious career change. Software engineers hold the number one spot on the list of the 200 best and worst jobs in America, according to CareerCast.com.

      In 2011, thanks to the popularity of smartphone applications and “cloud” based software, technical positions involving computers have risen to the top of the rankings. Indeed, Software Engineer, Computer Systems Analyst, Technical Writer and Computer Programmer all rank within the top 30 this year, although the Outlook for Computer Programmer is considerably worse due to outsourcing.

      Using information obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Census Bureau, and trade association studies, CareerCast assessed physical demands, work environment, income, outlook, and stress. Although software engineers are not the highest paid on the list – that title goes to mathematicians ($94,178 per year), this career ranked highest overall based on the five criteria.

      Other careers on the top ten list include mathematician (#2), actuary (#3), statistician (#4), computer systems analyst (#5), meteorologist (#6), biologist (#7), historian (#8), audiologist (#9), and dental hygienist (#10).

      CareerCast’s Jobs Rated 2011 list consists of 200 jobs from best to worst. Teachers are right in the middle at #100, and at the bottom of the list are stevedores (#190), construction workers (#191), meter reader (#192), painter (#193), welder (#194), emergency medical technicians (#195), taxi drivers (#196), roofers (#197), lumberjacks (#198), iron workers (#199), and roustabouts (#200).  

      For the full Jobs Rated 2011: Ranking 200 Jobs From Best to Worst list, visit CareerCast.com.

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      Fastest Growing Careers: Top Thirty for 2008-2018

      December 23, 2010 /

      Retail Sales

      People from all educational backgrounds and varying skill sets might discover that what they’re good at (or could be good at) is probably one of the fastest growing careers for the 2008-2018 projections decade. Published by the U.S. Department of Labor, the top thirty careers for 2008-2018 list includes jobs that require as little as short-term on-the-job training to as much as a doctoral degree. So, if you are a recent (or not-so-recent) graduate looking for a job, and your preferred career field is slow-growing, you might want to consider a sure thing while you wait for your first choice to bounce back.

      The thirty occupations with the largest employment growth for 2008-18, (In Thousands)

      1. Occupation: Network systems and data communications analysts
      Employment 2008: 292
      Employment 2018: 448
      Change: 53.4%
      Source of Education: Bachelor’s degree

      2. Occupation: Home health aides
      Employment 2008: 922
      Employment 2018: 1,383
      Change: 50%
      Source of Education: Short-term on-the-job

      3. Occupation: Personal and home care aides
      Employment 2008: 817
      Employment 2018: 1,193
      Change: 46%
      Source of Education: Short-term on-the-job

      4. Occupation: Computer software engineers
      Employment 2008: 515
      Employment 2018: 690
      Change: 34%
      Source of Education: Bachelor’s degree

      5. Occupation: Medical assistants
      Employment 2008: 484
      Employment 2018: 648
      Change: 33.9%
      Source of Education: Moderate-term on-the-job training

      6. Occupation: Management analysts
      Employment 2008: 747
      Employment 2018: 925
      Change: 23.9%
      Source of Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher

      7. Occupation: Registered nurses
      Employment 2008: 2,619
      Employment 2018: 3,200 
      Change: 22 %
      Source of Education: Associate degree

      8. Occupation: Physicians and surgeons
      Employment 2008: 661
      Employment 2018: 806
      Change: 21.8%
      Source of Education: First professional degree

      9. Occupation: Accountants and auditors
      Employment 2008: 1,291
      Employment 2018: 1,570
      Change: 21.7%
      Source of Education: Bachelor’s degree

      10. Occupation: Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
      Employment 2008: 754
      Employment 2018: 909
      Change: 20.7%
      Source of Education: Postsecondary vocational

      11. Occupation: Construction laborers
      Employment 2008: 1,249
      Employment 2018: 1,505
      Change: 20.5%
      Source of Education: Moderate-term on-the-job training

      12. Occupation: Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants
      Employment 2008: 1,470
      Employment 2018: 1,746
      Change: 18.8%
      Source of Education: Postsecondary vocational

      13. Occupation: Landscaping and grounds-keeping workers
      Employment 2008: 1,206
      Employment 2018: 1,423
      Change: 18%
      Source of Education: Short-term on-the-job training
      14. Occupation: Customer service representatives
      Employment 2008: 2,252
      Employment 2018: 2,652
      Change: 17.7%
      Source of Education: Moderate-term on-the-job training

      15. Occupation: Elementary school teachers, except special education.
      Employment 2008: 1,550
      Employment 2018: 1,794
      Change: 15.8%
      Source of Education: Bachelor’s degree

      16. Occupation: Receptionists and information clerks
      Employment 2008: 1,139
      Employment 2018: 1,312
      Change: 15.2%
      Source of Education: Short-term on-the-job training

      17. Occupation: Postsecondary teachers
      Employment 2008: 1,699
      Employment 2018: 1,956
      Change: 15.1%
      Source of Education: Doctoral degree

      18. Occupation: Food preparation and servers
      Employment 2008: 2,702
      Employment 2018: 3,096
      Change: 14.6%
      Source of Education: Short-term on-the-job

      19. Occupation: Security guards
      Employment 2008: 1,077
      Employment 2018: 1,229
      Change: 14.2%
      Source of Education: Short-term on-the-job training

      20. Occupation: Truck drivers
      Employment 2008: 1,798
      Employment 2018: 2,031
      Change: 13%
      Source of Education: Short-term on-the-job training

      21. Occupation: Carpenters
      Employment 2008: 1,285
      Employment 2018: 1,450
      Change: 12.9%
      Source of Education: Long-term on-the-job

      22. Occupation: Executive secretaries and administrative assistants
      Employment 2008: 1,594
      Employment 2018: 1,799
      Change: 12.8%
      Source of Education: work experience n a related occupation

      23. Occupation: General office clerks
      Employment 2008: 3,024
      Employment 2018: 3,383
      Change: 11.9%
      Source of Education: Short-term on-the-job

      24. Occupation: First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support
      Employment 2008: 1,457
      Employment 2018: 1,618
      Change: 11%
      Source of Education: Work experience in a related occupation

      25. Occupation: General maintenance and repair workers
      Employment 2008: 1,361
      Employment 2018: 1,509
      Change: 10.9%
      Source of Education: Moderate-term on-the-job training

      26. Occupation: Child care workers
      Employment 2008: 1,302
      Employment 2018: 1,444
      Change: 10.9%
      Source of Education: Short-term on-the-job training

      27. Occupation: Teacher assistants
      Employment 2008: 1,313
      Employment 2018: 1,448
      Change: 10.3%
      Source of Education: Short-term on-the-job training

      28. Occupation: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing
      Employment 2008: 2,064
      Employment 2018: 2,276
      Change: 10.3%
      Source of Education: Moderate-term on-the-job training

      29. Occupation: Retail salespersons
      Employment 2008: 4,489
      Employment 2018: 4,864
      Change: 8.4%
      Source of Education: Short-term on-the-job

      30. Occupation: Waiters and waitresses
      Employment 2008: 2,382
      Employment 2018: 2,533
      Change: 6.4%
      Source of Education: Short-term on-the-job training

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      Hiring in the technology sector remains sluggish

      September 7, 2010 /

      The news isn’t very good on the job front, and even the tech sector is struggling to add jobs.

      Government labor reports released this year, including the most recent one, present a tableau of shrinking opportunities in high-skill fields.

      Job growth in fields like computer systems design and Internet publishing has been slow in the last year. Employment in areas like data processing and software publishing has actually fallen. Additionally, computer scientists, systems analysts and computer programmers all had unemployment rates of around 6 percent in the second quarter of this year.

      While that might sound like a blessing compared with the rampant joblessness in manufacturing, it is still significantly higher than the unemployment rates in other white-collar professions.

      The chief hurdles to more robust technology hiring appear to be increasing automation and the addition of highly skilled labor overseas. The result is a mismatch of skill levels here at home: not enough workers with the cutting-edge skills coveted by tech firms, and too many people with abilities that can be duplicated offshore at lower cost.

      That’s a familiar situation to many out-of-work software engineers, whose skills start depreciating almost as soon as they are laid off, given the dynamism of the industry.

      Technology firms are sitting on a mountain of cash, so hopefully this will be temporary. President Obama is now proposing huge tax breaks for investments in equipment, along with making the research tax credit permanent. If the GOP can put aside politics and pass these proposals that they have supported in the past, perhaps we can jump start this sector and other sectors.

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      CrunchBoard – Technology jobs at TechCrunch

      February 13, 2010 /

      TechCrunch, the popular technology blog, also has a job board. We stumbled onto CrunchBoard surfing the web and it seems to have many excellent opportunities posted. Naturally, employers want access to TechCrunch’s huge and devoted audience. We saw all sorts of premium jobs listed, from business development, research engineer, software developer, product management and more.

      There are tons of jobs boards out there, so there’s no shortage of sites to explore. But, if you want to get the most from your time, targeted jobs boards like this one can be a great tool.

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