Top 10 IT Jobs to Look Out for This Decade

30 March 2010

Do you want your job this decade to be secured? If you are thinking of going into IT, these are the types of jobs you should consider:

1. Health Informatics Specialist

One of the fastest-growing industries today is actually health care. As stressed by the Obama administration, there is definitely a need to start automating processes in health care.

More companies these days are looking for IT health care specialists; those who can help them transform their manual records to electronic ones. They also need professionals who can improve procedures in collecting patients’ data for proper diagnosis.

2. Computer Software Engineer
Computer software engineers have been in demand for some time, but they will continue to do so over the next decade. By 2016, there will be an increase of more than 220,000 software engineers, thanks to the development of freeware and competition among software companies.

3. Networking / System Administrator
The Bureau of Labor Statistics believed that there will be an increase of over 50 percent in this profession from 2010 to 2020. A lot of companies would ask for their assistance in securing their networks and processes against hackers, as well as in improving their systems integration online.

4. Bioinformatician

This profession is a mergence between computer science and biology. The individual will have to make use of computer models to determine which of the drugs in the market will treat or cure which illnesses. The demand for this profession will virtually increase 100 percent over the next five years.

5. Data Miner

A number of career planners believed that data mining will no longer be needed in the future. Well, they are wrong. Their work just keeps on expanding. In the next 10 years, data miners are not only meant for researching, but they will also be for tracking bioterrorism threats and even looking for new stars in the solar system.

6. Artificial Intelligence Programmer

AI is no longer fiction. The demand for airport surveillance, automated homes and offices, and voice-recognition programs, to name a few, will also increase the need for AI programmers.

7. Military Information Technology Expert

As sad as it could be, wars may not be over in the next decade. In fact, battles will become more hi-tech, so one can expect growth in military technology.

8. Software Publisher

This is one of the most flexible IT fields. It is also easier to become one, as the cost of hardware has decreased, and more companies have decided to invest on IT.

9. MIS Manager

People with masters in business administration may opt to getting a degree in management information systems, as commerce and technology will still be the norm over the next decade.

10. Robotics Developer

Domestic robots will be on the rise in the next 20 years, as well as computerized fast-food chains and shuttle bus services.

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