OITC logo

The Ohio IT Clearinghouse is a statewide resource to promote heightened awareness of computer science and information technology as education and career paths, and to promote better computing skills and increased IT knowledge among the employees and students in the state. The Ohio IT Clearinghouse is a project of the Ohio Learning Network, funded by the Ohio Board of Regents.

OITC logo  
Comp Sci/IT Degrees | Ohio Computing Unlimited | Ohio IT Plus | Blog/Podcast | Contact/About | OITC Home  

Workforce Issues and Challenges
Related to IT Careers



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


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



News, Daily Facts
Key Websites, Reports, Blogs
Associations & Books

Yahoo! News: Current Stories on Ohio's Technology Workforce:



ITFacts: Daily Facts on Employment Trends



Key Websites:

Chief Learning Officer

Economic Policy Institute

Workforce Management

Workforce USA.net



Key Reports:

Governor's Commission on Higher Education & the Economy
AKA Ohio CHEE Report. About 70 pgs, PDF.

Executive Summary - Ohio CHEE Report
Summary - 4 pgs, PDF

NEOSA (Cleveland) Workforce Studies
Series of studies conducted since 2000 for NorthEast OH..

Education & Training for the Information Technology Workforce
Published 2003 by US Dept of Commerce- pdf download, 230 pgs., pdf.



Blogroll: Blogs Containing Insights about Workforce Issues (from Bloglines):


Workforce Research Sources:

US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - State and County Employment Statistics

US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - Occupational Employment Statistics

Ohio Labor Market Information (ODJFS)

Ohio Workforce.Org

Ohio Regional Economic Development Offices



Associations:

Association for Computing Machinery

Computing Research Association

IEEE Computing Society

Manufacturer's Alliance

National Center for Women and Information Technology

Ohio Chamber of Commerce

Ohio Manufacturers Association

Society for Human Resource Management


Books:







 

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

* - Ohio Occupational Employment Projections by Major Occupational Group - 2004-2014

Return to top of page