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Harry Truman is purported to have said, All my economists say, on the one, or on the other hand what I really need is a onehanded economist.
Recession
Growth
What is IT?
Is this IT?
*Total, All Occupations (501,020 AAO) **IT Occupations (14,645 AAO) 1. Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators 2. Database Administrators 3. Network Systems Administrators 4. Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Tool Programmers 5. Software Developers, Systems Software 6. Computer & Information Research Scientists 7. Software Developers, Applications 8. Computer Systems Analysts 9. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 10. Computer & Information Systems Mgrs 11. Info. Security Analysts, Web Developers & Computer Network Architects
20.1% 21.0%
37.3% 34.4% 31.4% 29.3% 29.2% 24.4% 23.3% 22.2% 21.9% 21.6% 20.6%
$43,090
$35,557 Postsecondary award $76,097 Bachelor's degree $71,448 Bachelor's degree $48,205 Postsecondary award $98,631 Bachelor's degree $82,975 Doctoral degree $91,704 Bachelor's degree $84,524 Bachelor's degree $75,264 Doctoral degree $124,834 Bachelor's degree $83,528 Bachelor's degree
Total, All Occupations IT Occupations 12. Computer Support Specialists 13. Sound Engineering Technicians 14. Telecomm Equipt. Installer/Repairers 15. Audio and Video Equipment Technicians 16. Electrical Engineers 17. Computer Occupations, All Other 18. Computer Hardware Engineers 19. Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 20. Electrical & Electronics Engineering Techs 21. Computer Programmers 22. Computer, Automated Teller & Office Machine Repairers 23. Computer Operators
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5.2 3.9 3.5 3.3 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0
Education Preferred
Bachelor's degree Short-term OJT First professional Moderate OJT Bachelor's degree Bachelor's degree Moderate OJT Associate degree Bachelor's degree Associate degree Bachelor's plus exp Bachelor's degree Related work experience Associate degree Bachelor's degree
561 541 621 722 238 622 611 423 336 333 623 236 332 237 425
Administrative & Support Services 743,868 102,565 Professional, Scientific & Technical Services 662,750 75,209 Ambulatory Health Care Services 663,942 61,190 Food Services and Drinking Places 880,489 53,561 Specialty Trade Contractors 356,766 38,161 Hospitals 416,173 33,036 Educational Services 1,140,501 28,171 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods 311,990 20,109 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 104,640 16,913 Machinery Manufacturing 111,834 16,907 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities 189,695 16,420 Construction of Buildings 145,874 15,257 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 137,160 15,219 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 128,571 13,433 B2B Wholesale Electronic Markets 79,098 13,018
NAICS Description
43%
2014
ABS CHG
Postings 230,583 184,667 78,944 58,384 14,552 13,549 9,358 9,346 7,993 7,682
Metro Area Waco Amarillo College Station Odessa Beaumont-Pt Arthur Midland Brownsville-Harlingen Abilene Longview Laredo
Postings 7,656 7,021 6,881 6,655 6,467 4,540 4,520 4,440 3,914 3,848
Disruptive Technology
Advanced Oil & Gas Exploration Renewable Energy Advanced Materials 3-D Printing Energy Storage Next Generation Genomics Autonomous Cars Cloud Technology Internet of Things Automation of Knowledge Work Mobile Internet
The Argument for Skills over Occupational Titles: Job Titles That Didnt Exist Just 5 Years Ago
Job Title
1. Videogame Tester 2. Market Researcher Data Miner 3. Bioinformatics Specialist 4. Healthcare Applications Analyst 5. Big Data Integration Engineer 6. Chief Listening Officer 8. E-commerce specialist 9. Search Engine Optimization Manager 10. Behavioral Analytics Specialist
Job Title
11. Cyber Security Specialist 12. Product Blogger 13. Social Media Manager 14. Cyborg Anthropologist 15. Usability Engineer 16. Chief Sustainability Officer 18. Mobile App Developer 19. Online Reputation Manager 20. Programmer IV
Source: O*NET & Monster.com
We need workers who have a minimum of two years of college. They do not have to have a degree. Two years of college now is like how we needed workers to have at least a high school diploma in the past. Its because computers are involved in every job today so technical skills and the ability to learn technical skills is more important. Its simply because of productivity. To get the productivity a company needs to make a profit the company needs workers who can learn those technical skills.
- Red McCombs, San Antonio businessman in 2013 interview for upcoming publication
2. Technical knowledge (degrees needed for half of all job 4. Can you work with people who are of a different age, race, gender and education level than you? 5. Critical thinking skills (if given a sequence of events, can you determine what will probably happen next) 6. Can-do attitude / pleasant attitude (workers who are engaged in their work
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