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Technology, a rapidly evolving industry, includes many sectors of the economy. The technology industry includes companies whose main function is creating innovate products and processes. Some of the major segments are electronics manufacturers/computer hardware manufacturers; software and computer related services; Internet services, telecommunications services providers, information technology (IT) and biotechnology. In general, the technology industry tends to be sensitive to economic cycles. The profitability of technology companies is powered by their ability to develop and market new products.
Technology Employment - Employer Reviews
- American Chemical Society Careers
- Apple Computers Careers
- Aricent Technologies Careers
- Avago Technologies Careers
- Barry Wehmiller Careers
- Big Huge Games Careers
- Bisco Careers
- Bose Corporation Careers
- Calspan Careers
- Charter Communications Careers
- Comcast Careers
- Hewlett Packard Careers
- Hutchinson Technology Careers
- i3 Nanotec LLC Careers
- IBM Careers
- JDS Uniphase Careers
- Jopana Technologies, Inc. Careers
- Konica Minolta Careers
- Mitek Careers
- Motorola Careers
- Oracle Careers
- RFMD Careers
- Seagate Technology Careers
- Sony Careers
- Synchronoss Technologies Careers
- Time Warner Cable Careers
- Trillium Teamologies Careers
- Western Digital Careers
- Xerox Corp Careers
- The U.S. technology sector includes approximately 145,000 companies with a combined annual revenue of over $1 trillion (First Research, 2011)
- In 2008, the trade value of exported technology from the United States: $298,026,122 (in thousands), (PIERS)
- In 2008, the United States had 9.09 share of the world's exported technology (PIERS)
- Global technology exports total almost $2 trillion annually (World Bank)
- In 2008, China was the #1 and United States was the #2 exporter of technology in the world (based on trade value), (PIERS)
Technology Employment Background
The broad technology industry includes a variety of sectors and jobs. Information technology is a rapidly growing sector in the United States. The major information technology job categories include:
- Network and computer systems administrators
- Database administrators
- Network architects
- Web administrators
- Computer security administrators
- Web developers
Workers in IT who specialize in technology's diverse applications have opportunities in fields such as homeland security, telecommunications, e-commerce, software development and information services.
Jobs in the telecommunications sector include telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, cable installers, computer software engineers and network systems and data communications analysts.
Technology Industry Employment Statistics
- The average annual revenue per worker in the technology industry is over $300,000 (First Research, 2011)
- In 2008 the number of employees in the computer and electronic product manufacturing sector: 1,247.7 (in thousands), (Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS))
- The telecommunications sector provided approximately 1 million jobs in 2008 (BLS)
- 18.7 percent of the workers in the telecommunications sector are in professional and related occupations (BLS)
- 26.2 of the workers in the telecommunications sector are in office and administrative support occupations (BLS)
- The number of computer and information systems managers in 2008: 293,000 (BLS)
- In 2008, there were approximately 1.5 million jobs in the computer systems design and related services industry (BLS)
- The Information Technology Association reports 92 percent of all IT workers are in non-IT companies and 80 percent work for small companies (BLS)
Technology Industry Employment Outlook
According to a PC World 2011 article, job opportunities are up for full-time tech workers and IT freelancers. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, IT jobs remain in demand nationwide. Those with portable and flexible IT skills, who have the ability to adapt to the changes in IT processes are highly valued by companies. Forester Research, forecasts global IT spending to grow by 8.7 percent in 2012.
Regarding the IT sector, experts forecast a demand for mobile app developers, usability experts, quality-assurance testers and IT security professionals. According to the Computing Technology Industry Association, people with knowledge and skills in both IT and healthcare are expected to be in demand.
The BLS forecasts a 9 percent employment growth for the telecommunications industry from 2008 to 2018, compared to an 11 percent growth for all industries combined. The BLS forecasts a 45 percent employment growth for the computer systems design and related services industry from 2008 to 2018, about four times as fast as the job growth for all industries combined.