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The rapidly growing information technology (IT) industry is the source of powerful changes in business practices in just about all industries. The IT sector and the software and hardware associated with the industry are a vital part of almost every global industry. The IT sector is powered by the demand for the transmission, storage and analysis of information.
The information technology industry covers a number of related sectors such as networking and the Internet. The convergence of information technology and telephony is powered by converting voice traffic from an analogue signal to a digital packet. With the popularity of on-demand entertainment, IT allows consumers to go beyond pay-per view options and get exactly want they desire, when they want it, whether it be video or music.
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- Travelocity Careers
- Trend Micro, Inc. Careers
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- Worldwide IT spending of $3.2 trillion in 2009 (IT analysis firm, Gartner)
- The US information technology services industry includes approximately 100,000 companies (Hoovers)
- The US information technology services industry annual revenue is about $290 billion (Hoovers)
- The rate of usage of Information Technology in the business sector in 2008 reached 47 percent (Statistics and Census Service)
- In 2008 76 percent of households had IT equipment (Statistics and Census Service)
Information Technology Industry Employment Background
Information technology includes a broad range of occupations including network and data communications analysts, software engineers, computer scientists, operations research analyst, systems analysts, database specialists and computer information systems analysts. The demand for IT security people is on the rise due to computer system hacking.
Information Technology Industry Employment Statistics
- More than 90 percent of IT workers have jobs outside the IT industry (United States Department of Labor)
- In 2008 about 25 percent of computer and information managers worked more than 50 hours per week (BLS)
- About 293,000 computer and information systems managers in 2008 (BLS)
- About 292,000 network systems and data communications analysts in 2008 (BLS)
- Computer systems design and related services, a classification which covers a range of IT occupations is among the top five industries regarding job growth in the nation (federal government)
Information Technology Industry Employment Outlook
The employment outlook for careers in the information technology industry vary according to the sector and type of career. Over all, the Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts a 38 percent growth in the field of information science through 2016. The Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts a 22 percent employment growth in the IT research field, a 29 percent employment growth in database administration jobs and a 16 percent employment growth for information systems manager jobs through 2016.
According to Gartner, an IT analysis firm, The infrastructure market which includes all the software to build, manage and run a company is the largest IT segment in terms of revenue and the fastest-growing through 2014; a positive indicator for related occupations. The BLS reports excellent employment prospects for qualified computer and information systems managers. Information technology is one of the fastest growing career areas.