the next hot jobs: Information Technology Industry

Economy in the last two years lost more than 700 million jobs. Currently, the United States, 10 percent of the labor force who are unemployed. Because of the economic recovery is weak, people predicted double-digit unemployment rate may be difficult in the next two years decreased significantly. However, even such a slump in the job market situation, there are some very optimistic about the employment prospects of the industry. Financial aspect program is broadcast series on "future hot jobs", to introduce you to different work in these industries. Introduce information technology industry today.

Economic downturn, tens of thousands of Americans to worry about employment issues. But if you're in the computer network engineering, database management, website design and maintenance, or have skills, then you probably do not worry about their jobs.

Information industry consultancy in Washington, the digital society (Digital Society) as a research director of the Ouqi (George Ou) said that the past two years, his industry inevitably be the impact of recession, but the industry's long-term outlook remains bullish .

"I do not think that IT industry immune to economic recession. Because of the economic contraction, we are cutting spending and hiring, I think this industry is also affected. But in the long run, computers and networks will permeate people's lives all aspects of the growth prospects of the industry is unquestionable. "

U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that from 2010 to 2018 decade, the information technology industry will be U.S. employment growth in the most promising markets. Specifically, the Labor Department is expected to network engineers in the job market likely to expand 23 per cent, the database administrator's job market will expand 20 percent network systems and data communications analysts in the job market will expand 53% .

Digital society, research director Ouqi said that information technology industry, new technologies, is to promote the employment of the main reasons for the growing population.

"11 years ago, the U.S. broadband market is almost non-existent, this is the information technology industry in the relatively new category. Wireless data communication is also a very new field, but also expanded rapidly over the past 10 years, an industry."

Labor Department data show that in 2010, the United States there are about 330,009 thousand five hundred network and computer systems engineer, database administrator 120 004 thousand, and nearly 300,000 networks and data analyst. U.S. information technology professionals employed by approximately 14 percent network systems developers, the vast majority of people working for telecommunications companies, finance companies, commercial management companies, insurance companies and other private and government sectors. In addition, there are about 7 per cent or so people to go it alone.

IT industry consolidation and outsourcing to low-cost market will make the United States lose some jobs in this field. But the industry point of view, the Labor Department estimated in 2010 to 2018, the information technology industry markets a net increase of 280,006 to 6 hundred thousand jobs.

Information technology consultant Ouqi that in the different IT departments, labor supply and demand are not the same. He said

"In general, a higher degree in the professional field, by U.S. employers are still hiring H1-B visas from foreign workers. In the most sophisticated network engineering field, there are still shortages of human resources. But the bottom in the comparison areas, such as computer service or the basic system administration, etc., I do not see the labor shortage. "

As of May 2010, the U.S. information technology professionals in the average annual income of roughly 60 thousand to 70 thousand U.S. dollars between. Network Engineer median annual income is about 60,006 thousands of U.S. dollars, slightly lower than the 60,009 database administrators thousands of dollars. Network systems and data communications analysts median annual income of just over $ 70,000.