Over the past 2 weeks we looked at the careers on the "Best Careers of 2011" list, published by US News. Today, we'll review the final group, which are the technology related jobs.
| Occupation | Median Pay | % Projected Growth (2008-18) |
|---|---|---|
| Biomedical engineer | $78,860 | 72% |
| Civil engineer | $76,590 | 24% |
| Computer software engineer | $87,480 | 32% |
| Computer support specialist | $44,300 | 14% |
| Computer systems analyst | $77,000 | 20% |
| Environmental engineering technician | $42,350 | 30% |
| Environmental science technician | $40,790 | 29% |
| Hydrologist | $73,670 | 18% |
| Meteorologist | $84,710 | 15% |
| Network architect | $73,250 | 53% |
Professionals with various technology skills have been in high demand this year. Recruiters posted more than 1.1 million jobs ads for the above 10 careers between January and November of 2011. This represents a year-over-year increase of about 18%. Over the most recent 90 days, there have been 250,000 new online job ads posted for these occupations, up 7.6% compared to the same 90-day period in 2010.
Hiring Demand for Best Projected Technology Jobs
Source: WANTED Analytics
In the past 90 days, the most job ads were posted for Computer Systems Analysts. Recruiters posted more than 100,000 online at a 14% increase from 2010. Software Engineers were close behind with more than 77,000 job ads. Applications Software Engineers accounted for more than 65,000 of the job ads posted online, while Systems Software Engineers accounted for the remaining 12,000. Civil Engineers, Environmental Scientists and Engineering Technicians, Biomedical Engineers, Hydrologists, and Meteorologists saw declining hiring demand over the past 90 days.
| Occupation | Volume of Job Ads – 90 Days | % Change vs. 2010 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 100,763 | +14.7% |
| Computer Software Engineers | 77,512 | +4.0% |
| Computer Support Specialists | 54,206 | +4.7% |
| Network Architects (Network Systems and Data Communication Analysts) |
12,112 | +4.2% |
| Civil Engineers | 6,594 | -8.5% |
| Environmental Scientists | 1,070 | -6.3% |
| Environmental Engineering Technicians | 454 | -9.9% |
| Biomedical Engineers | 388 | -17.3% |
| Hydrologists | 62 | -53.7% |
| Meteorologists | 60 | -24.1% |
According to our Hiring Scale™, Hydrologists are likely to be the easiest job to fill of the above 10 careers. Nationwide, there are about 30 potential candidates in the workforce for every job ad currently online. In comparison, the occupation on this list that is likely to be the most difficult job to fill is Computer Systems Analysts, which only have 5 potential candidates for every job ad online. Some locations will see more difficult recruiting conditions, based on the local demand by employers and talent supply. For example, Cleveland, Ohio falls below the national average with about 2.7 potential candidates for each job opening.
Hiring Scale for Computer Systems Analysts – Cleveland, OH vs. Nationally
Source: WANTED Analytics
The Hiring Scale also showed that the easiest placed to recruit a Computer Systems Analyst is Poughkeepsie (New York), Eugene (Oregon), Binghamton (New York), South Bend (Indiana), and Prescott (Arizona). In these areas, the talent pool consists of up to 50 potential candidates per job opening. Recruiters that are able to source candidates from these areas are likely to reduce their time-to-fill. In fact, ads in Poughkeepsie are online for an average 38 days which is shorter than the nationwide average.
Hiring Scale for Computer Systems Analysts – Poughkeepsie, NY vs. Nationally
Source: WANTED Analytics
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