IT Careers

Information Technology (IT) Careers

The sponsors of the the School of IT and the organizers of the Why IT Now initiative working together with industry, various U.S. departments of education, government agencies and IT professionals have assembled the best list of the currently known IT occupational titles and IT career resources available. The list consist of a broad range of specialty areas such as IT project management, networking, telecommunications, computer systems, IT security and more. Whenever possible, we provide in-depth explanations, job descriptions, skills required and interviews and videos from professionals working in the field.

The following list for example is a “representative sample” of some of the most sought after titles in demand today according to the U.S. Department of Labor. For a complete list of IT Job Titles download a comprehensive PDF courtesy of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).

For a complete list of “web centric” titles and resources for the Web professional visit the School of Web website.

In-Demand IT Occupations Titles – A Representative Sample

* Computer Software Engineers, Applications

* Computer Systems Analysts

* Computer Support Specialists

* Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts

* Network and Computer Systems Administrators

* Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software

* Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

* Industrial Engineers

* Computer and Information Systems Managers