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Education Requirements for Computer Science and IT Careers


 

Education & Training Levels for Selected IT Jobs and
Educational Cluster by Occupation *
(Education Level Definitions - pdf document)

Code Occupational Title Education and Training Level Educational Cluster*
15-1011 Computer and Information Scientists, Research Doctor's Degree Some College,College
15-1021 Computer Programmers Bachelor's Degree Some College,College
15-1031 Computer Software Engineers, Applications Bachelor's Degree College
15-1032 Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software Bachelor's Degree College
15-1041 Computer Support Specialists Associate Degree Some College,College
15-1051 Computer Systems Analysts Bachelor's Degree Some College,College
15-1061 Database Administrators Bachelor's Degree Some College,College
15-1071 Network and Computer Systems Administrators Bachelor's Degree Some College,College
15-1081 Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts Bachelor's Degree Some College,College
15-1099 Computer Specialists, All Other Associate Degree Some College,College
17-2061 Computer Hardware Engineers Bachelor's Degree Some College,College
25-4021 Librarians Master's Degree College
25-4031 Library Technicians Short-Term On-The-Job Training High School,Some College,College
27-1014 Multi-Media Artists and Animators Bachelor's Degree Some College,College
27-1024 Graphic Designers Bachelor's Degree Some College,College
27-3041 Editors Bachelor's Degree College
27-3042 Technical Writers Bachelor's Degree Some College,College
27-3043 Writers and Authors Bachelor's Degree College
27-4011 Audio and Video Equipment Technicians Long-Term On-The-Job Training High School,Some College,College
27-4012 Broadcast Technicians Associate Degree High School,Some College,College
27-4014 Sound Engineering Technicians Postsecondary Vocational Training High School,Some College,College
27-4032 Film and Video Editors Bachelor's Degree Some College,College
27-4099 Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other Moderate-Term On-The-Job Training Some College,College
*U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Projections and Training Data, Chapter 1, Table I-4.

* Extracted from Ohio Jobs Outlook, 2002 - 2012, released Feb 14, 2005