Hot Jobs in Tech: Technology As An Individual Economy
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First off, I wanted to share this infographic created by KForce, one of the staffing agencies that handles large corporate accounts. Take a moment and look it over. You’ll probably notice that architect positions and mobile developers are in high demand, which is supported by the high wages.
Hot Jobs in Tech
While the location matters to a certain degree, the key is that these are the top tech skill areas. Even without these specific skill sets, people in tech earn an average of roughly $88,000 a year (BLS). With the average American household earning a median of roughly $50,000 annually (Wikipedia), it becomes apparent that tech is a way out of the conundrum of low or stagnate wages.
Another critical element to consider is that of unemployment. It could be ventured that technology (and perhaps STEM in general) forms a kind of mirror economy, one that reflects a different world for those whom live here. I’m speaking of the unemployment rate for IT staff. For college grads, the unemployment rate is roughly 4%. For skilled technology workers, the unemployment rate hovers around 1-2%, depending on the skill set and experience level.
Working in tech on predictive modeling projects, executive level summaries, and key indicator methods, I can see that the world I live in is different. The mirror economy of technology is one where recruiters contact you daily trying to fill job spots, and the level of vacant positions is 1:2. That’s right: there are two open positions for each person who can do the work properly. This is a primary reason that the technology world is a Bizarro employment/economic market. It’s a land of opportunity, even while the rest of the globe slowly lumbers under youth unemployment and stagnate economic growth.
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About Vellum Information
Vellum Information is a research and development platform focused around information visualization, web and data mining and analysis, healthcare and global health technology and data utilization.
We have a firm foot in open-source technology and public datasets, and believe that the best solutions are found in the root. It is our job to unearth these depths and make your answers accessible.
Computer science is really an art. They do not teach that in school, but the truth of it is that computers have a common language, and there are infinite dialects of it spoken around the world.
Current projects include:
Heath information technology and public health matters (and how the two meet).
Information visualization and beautiful data. This is a mantra for 2011: Make it simple, make it beautiful. Data can and should be straighforward and appealing. The era of static tables and charts is past.
Database development, web and application deployment and design - expert system design, case-based reasoning systems, knowledge management, and AI applications.
A keen interest in the Cloud and how it can be utilized to deploy an application across endless instances, which ties firmly into the rest of our projects.
Data/web mining and analysis, text mining, and content analysis. Semantic content and ontology creation.
Publishing several reports, as well as working on some academic presentations and publications. Look for us on Amazon and Google Books.
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Hot Jobs in Tech: Technology As An Individual Economy
About the role
First off, I wanted to share this infographic created by KForce, one of the staffing agencies that handles large corporate accounts. Take a moment and look it over. You’ll probably notice that architect positions and mobile developers are in high demand, which is supported by the high wages.
Hot Jobs in Tech
While the location matters to a certain degree, the key is that these are the top tech skill areas. Even without these specific skill sets, people in tech earn an average of roughly $88,000 a year (BLS). With the average American household earning a median of roughly $50,000 annually (Wikipedia), it becomes apparent that tech is a way out of the conundrum of low or stagnate wages.
Another critical element to consider is that of unemployment. It could be ventured that technology (and perhaps STEM in general) forms a kind of mirror economy, one that reflects a different world for those whom live here. I’m speaking of the unemployment rate for IT staff. For college grads, the unemployment rate is roughly 4%. For skilled technology workers, the unemployment rate hovers around 1-2%, depending on the skill set and experience level.
Working in tech on predictive modeling projects, executive level summaries, and key indicator methods, I can see that the world I live in is different. The mirror economy of technology is one where recruiters contact you daily trying to fill job spots, and the level of vacant positions is 1:2. That’s right: there are two open positions for each person who can do the work properly. This is a primary reason that the technology world is a Bizarro employment/economic market. It’s a land of opportunity, even while the rest of the globe slowly lumbers under youth unemployment and stagnate economic growth.
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Jobs, Robots, Capitalism, Inequality, And You (techcrunch.com) Big data, cloud computing experts hard to hire, bosses admit (techrepublic.com) Oregon tech adding jobs, boosting wages and leading state back from the recession (oregonlive.com)
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Not the right fit? Search for Hot Jobs in Tech: Technology As An Individual Economy jobs in Heart's Content, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
About Vellum Information
Vellum Information is a research and development platform focused around information visualization, web and data mining and analysis, healthcare and global health technology and data utilization.
We have a firm foot in open-source technology and public datasets, and believe that the best solutions are found in the root. It is our job to unearth these depths and make your answers accessible.
Computer science is really an art. They do not teach that in school, but the truth of it is that computers have a common language, and there are infinite dialects of it spoken around the world.
Current projects include:
Heath information technology and public health matters (and how the two meet).
Information visualization and beautiful data. This is a mantra for 2011: Make it simple, make it beautiful. Data can and should be straighforward and appealing. The era of static tables and charts is past.
Database development, web and application deployment and design - expert system design, case-based reasoning systems, knowledge management, and AI applications.
A keen interest in the Cloud and how it can be utilized to deploy an application across endless instances, which ties firmly into the rest of our projects.
Data/web mining and analysis, text mining, and content analysis. Semantic content and ontology creation.
Publishing several reports, as well as working on some academic presentations and publications. Look for us on Amazon and Google Books.