Friday, 04 December 2009

  • Ten Hot Tech Jobs



    The Daily Beast has a neat-o slide show of the top ten tech jobs, based on salary and projected growth in each field (from 2006 to 2016). Here's the list:

    1. Network Architect
    Salary: $73,278
    Estimated growth: 53%
    Job: Network architects are paid to envision creative solutions to communication conundrums (i.e., more sophisticated stuff than shouting across a crowded office).

    2. System Software Designer
    Salary: $95,264
    Estimated growth: 28%
    Job: Software Designers invent clever and sometimes mainstream administrative systems, such as direct deposit or a company-wide Intranet.

    3. Data Engineer
    Salary: $77,792
    Estimated growth: 29%
    Job: These engineers select and install a company's relevant programs for data management, and they usually operate within a specialty, such as finance.

    4. Network Administrator
    Salary: $68,328
    Estimated growth: 27%
    Job: Power! Network Administrators control who gets access to what, all the while making sure all the machines and systems are up and running.

    5. Database Manager
    Salary: $71,864
    Estimated growth: 29%
    Job: Lord of the spreadsheet. Companies need lots of data, and the Database Manager is in charge of keeping track of it all.

    6. Apps Designer
    Salary: $88,036
    Estimated growth: 45%
    Job: App Designers create those mini applications for smart phones—a very dynamic field!

    7. Avionics Specialist
    Salary: $50,856
    Estimated growth: 8.1%
    Job: These specialists maintain the equipment people trust their lives to everyday, like flight navigation and radar.

    8. Tech Support Specialist
    Salary: $44,772
    Estimated growth: 13%
    Job: As people become increasingly reliant upon technology, tech support is more important than ever.

    9. Technology Theorist
    Salary: $100,984
    Estimated growth: 22%
    Job: Notice the six-figure salary. Tech Theorists re-imagine and re-engineer computer systems, affecting everything else in their field.

    10. Computer Programmer
    Salary: $71,760
    Estimated growth: 4.1%
    Job: Ah, a classic. The rise of open source software has somewhat truncated this field, but it's also increased earnings and competitiveness.

    What do you think is the best job on the list? Are you considering a career in tech?

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