IT Jobs in Demand
• Occupational Trends Pamphlet - Ohio's Hot Jobs to 2014 (pdf document)
• Buckeye Top 50 - Ohio's High Wage Occupations in Demand, includes wages data, education requirements and top three skills required (pdf document)
• Ohio Occupational Employment Projections by Major Occupational Group - projections for growth, 2004 - 2014 (pdf document)
• Ohio IT Employment Category Projections 2004-2014 - Chart
• Ohio State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (May 2005) for "Computer & Mathematical Occupations" - Statewide
• Ohio Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates (May 2005)
Computer & Mathematical Occupations
- Akron, OH
- Canton-Massillon, OH
- Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
- Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
- Columbus, OH
- Dayton, OH
- Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH
- Lima, OH
- Mansfield, OH
- Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH
- Sandusky, OH
- Springfield, OH
- Toledo, OH
- Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
- Wheeling, WV-OH
- Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
Education Requirements
• Buckeye Top 50 - Ohio's High Wage Occupations in Demand, includes wages data, education requirements and top three skills required (pdf document)
• Educational Requirements for Broad Range of IT/Computer Science Occupations (pdf document)
• Occupations with High Employment Prospects in Ohio - organized by education level required (pdf document)
General Job Market Information
• Ohio Job Outlook to 2014 - Ohio's LMI Web site with various selection options
• Ohio Job Outlook to 2014 - Executive Summary (20 pages, pdf)
• Ohio Workforce Informer - state portal to labor and workforce data
Career Opportunities
• Ohio Workforce Informer Career Center
• Ohio's Statewide Job Matching System (SCOTI)
• Ohio Labor Market Information Career Exploration
Background in the field
• The Graying of the Ohio Labor Force - 18.8% of the Ohio workforce (25% of population) will be 55+ years old in 2012 – replacements will be in high demand
• IBM's Autonomic Computing project
• Tech Jobs: Teleworking in IT
• 20 Ways to Get Promoted in the Tech Industry
• Compendium of Workforce facts
Ohio IT Employment Category Projections 2004-2014
| Occ Code |
Occupational Title |
2004 emp |
2014 proj |
Chg |
Chg % |
Tot Ann Openings |
Avg Wage 2006 |
Ed Trng Level |
|
| 15-0000 |
Computer and Mathematical Occupations |
102870 |
126880 |
24010 |
23.30% |
3850 |
NA |
NA |
|
| 15-1011 |
Computer and Information Scientists-Research |
1450 |
1650 |
200 |
13.80% |
36 |
$42.77 |
2 |
|
| 15-1021 |
Computer Programmers |
14680 |
13980 |
-700 |
-4.80% |
347 |
$29.12 |
5 |
|
| 15-1031 |
Computer Software Engineers-Applications |
15240 |
21710 |
6470 |
42.50% |
798 |
$35.10 |
5 |
|
| 15-1032 |
Comp. Software Engineers-Systems Software |
8190 |
11550 |
3360 |
41.00% |
417 |
$36.48 |
5 |
|
| 15-1041 |
Computer Support Specialists |
15760 |
18210 |
2450 |
15.50% |
439 |
$20.21 |
6 |
|
| 15-1051 |
Computer Systems Analysts |
16280 |
19870 |
3590 |
22.10% |
543 |
$32.49 |
5 |
|
| 15-1061 |
Database Administrators |
4270 |
5600 |
1330 |
31.10% |
177 |
$31.94 |
5 |
|
| 15-1071 |
Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
10860 |
14220 |
3360 |
30.90% |
457 |
$29.22 |
5 |
|
| 15-1081 |
Network Systems & Data Comm. Analysts |
6970 |
10270 |
3300 |
47.30% |
412 |
$32.73 |
5 |
|
| 15-1099 |
Computer Specialists-All Other |
5980 |
6610 |
630 |
10.50% |
131 |
$28.36 |
6 |
|
| 15-2011 |
Actuaries |
530 |
610 |
80 |
15.10% |
31 |
$36.55 |
4 |
|
| 15-2031 |
Operations Research Analysts |
1650 |
1660 |
10 |
0.60% |
37 |
$31.21 |
3 |
|
| 15-2041 |
Statisticians |
630 |
610 |
-20 |
-3.20% |
17 |
$27.40 |
3 |
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* - Ohio Occupational Employment Projections by Major Occupational Group - 2004-2014
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