The Changing Job Market IT Opportunities

The leading metro areas by high-tech employment in 2006 were the New York Metro Area (316,500), Washington, DC (295,800), San Jose/Silicon Valley (225,300), Boston (191,700), and Dallas-Fort Worth (176,000), according to the AEA Cybercities Study 2008.

• Seattle led the nation in net tech job creation in 2006, adding 7,800 jobs.
• The next largest net gains in tech employment between 2005 and 2006 occurred in the New York Metro Area and Washington, DC, adding 6,400 and 6,100 respectively.
• On a percentage basis, Riverside-San Bernardino saw the fastest job growth in 2006 at 12 percent. San Jose/Silicon Valley leads the nation in concentration of high-tech workers in 2006, with 286 high-tech workers per 1,000 private sector workers. Fifty-six cybercities had wage differentials higher than 50 percent and three cybercities - Austin, San Diego, and Sacramento - had differentials higher than 100 percent.

A Cyberstates 2008 Report says:

• U.S. high-tech employment totaled 5.9 million in 2007, up by 91,400, or by 1.6 percent.
• This is down from the 139,000 jobs added in 2006 and the 87,400 jobs added in 2005.
• Unemployment rates are below two percent across many high-tech occupations in 2007.
• The software services industry added 82,600 jobs in 2007.
• The engineering and tech services industry added 45,800 jobs in 2007.
• The high-tech manufacturing industry shed 29,800 jobs in 2007.
• The communications services industry shed 7,200 jobs in 2007.
• U.S. high-tech venture capital totaled $16.9 billion in 2007, up by six percent.
• California, Texas, New York, Florida, and Virginia led the nation in high tech employment in 2006.
• For the second straight year, Virginia led the nation in concentration of high-tech workers in 2006, with 91 high-tech workers per 1,000 private sector workers.

From tech job gains in 2008, tech jobs will continue into 2009 and beyond, The National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses (NACCB), an industry group for tech-consulting companies, also provides evidence that, IT employment reached an all-time high in June, while the overall employment market continued to deteriorate.

This outlook makes tech a strong job sector. Tech pros with jobs in the U.S. rose to 3,907,800 last month, an all-time high. American companies added 90,000 IT jobs over the past year, a period during which the overall U.S. economy shed 438,000 jobs. "In light of deteriorating conditions in the general employment market, I am heartened by the continued resilience of IT employment," commented Mark Roberts, CEO of NACCB.

Stable tech jobs in Federal, State and City departments and agencies will continue to emerge. New tech job titles such as Certified IT Administrator, Software Specialist, Certified Network Specialist, accept Experience and Education papers with credentials.

Jobs in tech exist in tech procurement, tech auditing, tech quality assurance, tech security. Information Technology Jobs in America, Government Jobs in Information Technology and Government Jobs in America. Offering good pay, raises and pension, these jobs are among the most desirable, with global outsourcing not a possibility They may be the right long-term solution for you and your goals. Working for an IT staffing and solutions firm as you build your experience and certifications, and applying for a government job, is a hot career strategy.

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