If you have a love of computers and how they work, the information technology field could be right for you. Whether providing IT support to individual users, or setting up and maintaining networks for major corporations, those who make computers work better, faster, and more efficiently are in high demand.
Enjoy solving problems using logic and reason? Are you known for taking things apart and putting them back together again? A career in information technology will challenge your problem-solving skills while rewarding you with a competitive salary and security in the knowledge that the need for computers and information will continue to increase in demand, and so will the need for those who can work with them. Take our personality test to find out what information technology career path you should take.
Information Technology Careers Facts and Figures
| Computer Software Engineers |
| Average Hourly |
Average Annual |
| $43.65 |
$90,780 |
|
| Computer Programmers |
| Average Hourly |
Average Annual |
| $34.62 |
$72,010 |
|
| Network Systems & Data Communications Analysts |
| Average Hourly |
Average Annual |
| $34.02 |
$70,760 |
|
| Database Administrators |
| Average Hourly |
Average Annual |
| $33.78 |
$70,260 |
|
| Network & Computer Systems Administrators |
| Average Hourly |
Average Annual |
| $32.62 |
$67,850 |
|
| Computer Support Specialists |
| Average Hourly |
Average Annual |
| $21.78 |
$45,300 |
Source: May 2007 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, Department of Labor |
