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Outlook of Careers in IT and IS

Outlook of Careers in IT and IS. Group 5: Shana Hayes Katie Overstreet Brad Smith Lauren Childress. Description/Types. Entry-Level Position Mid-Level Position Senior Management Position. Salaries. Entry level positions average $80,439 for this year.

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Outlook of Careers in IT and IS

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  1. Outlook of Careers in IT and IS Group 5: Shana Hayes Katie Overstreet Brad Smith Lauren Childress

  2. Description/Types • Entry-Level Position • Mid-Level Position • Senior Management Position

  3. Salaries • Entry level positions average $80,439 for this year. • Middle Management positions average $106,000-108,000 this year. • Senior Management positions average $143,921 this year.

  4. Education/Skills • Grounding in the “Why” of information technology • Bachelor’s Degree in IT • Bachelor’s in Computer Engineering • The ability to think “outside the box”

  5. Benefits • Pay Increases- 3% overall increase • C++ programmers earned 7-10% • Certified WebSphere skills earned12-14% • Cisco certification as a LAN design specialist 7-11% • Bonuses and Retention Plans • Negotiating • Technology hiring is going up • Work is challenging and interesting

  6. Pitfalls • Wage gap between male and female IT employees • Commitment Phobias • Difficult for those just entering work force to land a job • Outsourcing • High stress levels are prevalent among IT workers

  7. Top 5 Places to work in IT 5) Grant Thorton LLP (www.grantthornton.com) 4) American Fidelity Assurance (www.afadvantage.com) 3) The Capital Group Co. (www.capgroup.com) 2) University of Miami (www.miami.edu) 1) Quicken Loans (www.quickenloans.com)

  8. IT Jobs available in AR • Axciom corporation • Global Touchpoints Inc. • Genesis 10 • Precision Task Group • Success Factors.com • IBM • Robert Halt Technology

  9. Conclusion • There are many different jobs opportunities in IT • Salaries range from $80,000-143,000. • IT workers have huge bonuses and good retention plans • Women make 12% less than men IT workers

  10. Conclusion (cont’d) • IT workers must be creative and innovative • IT workers can suffer from stress that can lead to health problems • One of the Best places to work in IT is Quicken Loans

  11. The End Questions?

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